On the case of Victoire Ingabire in Rwanda
B-10-2025-0393
on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group · Rapporteur: Catarina Vieira, Mounir Satouri, Sara Matthieu, Ville Niinistö, Nicolae Ștefănuță, Erik Marquardt
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- Full procedure 2025/2861
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A resolution on the case of Victoire Ingabire in Rwanda, calling for her immediate release and that of other Dalfa-Umurinzi members and journalists, and urging the EU to raise human rights concerns with Rwanda.¶¶ It also calls for halting cooperation on critical raw materials with Rwanda until it ceases interference in the DRC, and for suspending EU financial support to Rwandan justice institutions involved in human rights violations.¶¶
Key points
- Calls for the immediate release of Victoire Ingabire and other Dalfa-Umurinzi members and journalists on trial or previously sentenced on abusive charges.¶
- Urges Rwandan authorities to investigate the death or disappearance of five Dalfa-Umurinzi members since 2017.¶
- Urges the EU and its member states to raise the crackdown on political opposition and human rights compliance in political dialogue with Rwanda at the highest level.¶
- Restates the call to completely halt any cooperation on critical raw materials with Rwanda until it ceases interference in the DRC, including exporting minerals from M23-controlled areas.¶
- Calls on the European Commission to suspend existing financial and other support, such as the Justice and Accountability Programme, to Rwandan justice institutions involved in human rights violations.¶
Who is affected
- Victoire Ingabire and other Dalfa-Umurinzi members and journalists detained or convicted in Rwanda.¶
- Rwandan authorities, who are urged to investigate deaths and disappearances and face EU dialogue on human rights.¶¶
- EU and member states, called on to raise human rights and halt cooperation on critical raw materials with Rwanda.¶
- European Commission, called on to suspend financial support to Rwandan justice institutions.¶