Kigali - President Paul Kagame has said campaign groups “such as Human Rights Watch” (HRW) have not treated Rwanda fairly at any one moment and seem to “victimise” the country on “almost everything.

“Some of these organisations seem to come up with reports on Rwanda after they have probably consumed drugs”, Kagame told a press briefing Friday amid laughter. “There is nothing sensible from these people (organisations) about Rwanda as everything in this country looks chaotic to them”

Mr. Kagame was reacting to a question put to him on allegations by Human Rights Watch that Rwanda may be condoning the use of child soldiers in the rebel ranks of D R Congo dissident General Laurent Nkunda.

Controversy still remains on who has been supporting the Gen. Nkunda but fingers have been pointed at Rwanda because Nkunda derives his support among the Banyamurenge. This group that has origins in Rwanda have lived in D R Congo for well over a century but have not been accepted by those that call themselves as “real Congolese”.

Citing Human Rights Watch specifically, President Kagame said the mere existence of Rwanda seems to pose a disturbing problem to the campaign groups.

Human Rights Watch and Reporters without Borders (RSF) have been in the news day in and out raising various concerns of abuse in Rwanda but have not got many supporters as the donor countries have instead expressed satisfaction with the state of affairs in the country.

Speaking to RNA recently, the European Commission envoy in Rwanda Mr. David Macrae described critics of Rwanda as “alarmists” whose concerns do not help to serve progress of the country.

The visiting EC commissioner for Development and Humanitarian affairs Mr Louis Michel has expressed outright satisfaction on various Fora along his tour of the country that Rwanda is performing well, the basis for which aid would be increased by 50%.

The United States has also increase its support to Rwanda for 2007 period. Britain and Belgium have both increase donor injections as has The Netherlands.