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MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION (2025/2861(RSP)) 2025-09-08

On the case of Victoire Ingabire in Rwanda

on behalf of the PPE Group · Rapporteur: Sebastião Bugalho, Reinhold Lopatka, Željana Zovko, Isabel WiselerLima, Rosa Estaràs Ferragut, Andrey Kovatchev, Ingeborg Ter Laak, Tomas Tobé, Antonio LópezIstúriz White, Loucas Fourlas, Tomáš Zdechovský, Danuše Nerudová, Dariusz Joński, Davor Ivo Stier, Wouter Beke, Seán Kelly, Vangelis Meimarakis, Mirosława Nykiel, Jan Farský, Ondřej Kolář, Loránt Vincze, Inese Vaidere, Luděk Niedermayer

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Parliament strongly condemns the arrest of Victoire Ingabire on 19 June 2025 and calls for her immediate release, an end to harassment of opposition figures, and restoration of political space. It urges Rwanda to comply with the African Court's 2019 reparations order, accept the Court's jurisdiction, and accredit Ingabire's legal team.

Key points

  1. Strongly condemns the arrest of Victoire Ingabire on 19 June 2025 on charges of inciting public disorder and forming a criminal organization.
  2. Considers the latest detention part of systematic political persecution contradicting Rwanda's international human rights obligations.
  3. Calls on Rwanda to immediately release Victoire Ingabire, cease all forms of harassment against opposition figures, and restore political space for genuine democratic participation.
  4. Expresses deep concern at continued persecution, arrests, and intimidation campaigns against supporters of Victoire Ingabire.
  5. Welcomes the African Court's 2017 ruling that found Rwanda violated her freedom of expression and right to fair trial.
  6. Calls on Rwanda to fully comply with the African Court's 2019 order for complete reparations.
  7. Urges Rwanda to accept the African Court's jurisdiction and respect international human rights mechanisms.
  8. Calls on Rwanda to accredit the selected legal team of Victoire Ingabire.

Who is affected

  • Rwanda: must release Ingabire, comply with court orders, and stop harassment of opposition.
  • Victoire Ingabire: benefits from calls for release and legal team accreditation.
  • Opposition figures and supporters in Rwanda: targeted by calls to cease harassment.

Figures and deadlines

  • 19 June 2025: date of Ingabire's arrest.

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