Its platform emphasizes unity, non-violence, social justice, participatory democracy, and calls for subsidized prices for agricultural produce.

[4][5] Green Party leaders in the US called on the Obama Administration to support an investigation into his murder and the allegations that it was politically motivated.

President Paul Kagame and his ruling Rwanda Patriotic Front (RFP) has close ties to the US.

[7] On 17 December 2016, Frank Habineza was nominated as the party leader and flag bearer for the 2017 presidential elections.

By doing this the party abandoned its earlier threat to boycott the election after its demands for electoral reforms were snubbed by the government.