All Congolese are equal before the law and have the right to equal protection by the law. Article 13 No Congolese person may be subject to any discriminatory measure on the ground of his/her religion, family origin, social condition, residence, views or political beliefs, or membership of a certain race, ethnicity, tribe, cultural or linguistic minority, in matters of education or access to public functions or in any other matter, whether it results from the law of from a measure of the executive. Article 14 The public authorities ensure the elimination of all forms of discrimination against women and the protection and promotion of their rights. They take all appropriate measures in order to ensure the full realization of the potential of women and their full participation in the development of the nation in all areas, and most notably in the civil, political, economic, social and cultural areas. They take measures in order to fight all forms of violence against women in their public and private life. Women are entitled to fair representation in national, provincial and local institutions. The State guarantees the achievement of equality between men and women in said institutions. The law determines the conditions for the enforcement of these rights. In Uganda, Article 1 Paragraph 4 states that the Peoples shall express their will and their consent to those who will govern them and are free to elect their representatives with a referendum. As part of the goals of politics and democratic principles of the Ugandan constitution, it is stated that the State shall be based on democratic principles and encourage the active participation of all citizens ane at all levels. Likewise, we would like to add that all Ugandans should have access to positions of high responsibility at all levels. The constitution of Rwanda, in its article 9, paragraph 4 and 5, ensures: 4 the building of a state governed by the rule of law, a pluralistic democratic government, equality of all Rwandans, and equality between women and men reflected by the fact that women are granted at least thirty percent of the positions in decision-making bodies; 5 the building of a State committed to the well-being of the population and to social justice, Article 11 All Rwandans are born and remain free and equal in rights and duties. The Chamber of deputies shall be composed of 80 members as follows: 1 fifty three (53) are elected in accordance with the provisions of article 77 of this Constitution; 2 twenty four (24) women; that is: two from each Province and the City of Kigali. These shall be elected by a joint assembly composed of members of the respective District, Municipality, Town or Kigali City Councils and members of the Executive Committee of women’s organizations at the Province, Kigali City, District, Municipalities, Towns and Sector levels;