human rights in general and implement the African Charter on Human and Peoples Rights in particular. This report was prepared by the Ministry of Justice through the National Task Force in charge of drafting international human rights reports. The taskforce is comprised by representatives of government and civil society institutions responsible for implementing international human rights obligations. PART I: COUNTRY BACKGROUND, INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK LEGISLATIVE AND Country Background 7. Demographic information remains relatively the same from the previous reports apart from the latest statistical information as detailed in the table below. Table 1: Key socio-economic indicators for Rwanda Key socio-Economic Indicator Value rating Surface area (*1000 square Km, 2016) 26.34 Population (in Million, 2016) 11.91 Population growth (Annual, in %) 2.81 Population density(people per sq km of land area 446.1 2016) Life expectancy at birth (in years) 66.7 GDP (Current US Dollars, in billions) 5.7 GDP Growth (Annual, in %) 5.75 Inflation (GDP deflator, annual, in %) 6.30 Exports 50.7 Imports (% of GDP) 192.6 Source: http://countrymeters.info/en/Rwanda Page 7 of 105