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RWANDA: RELEASE OPPOSITION PARTY LEADER AND MEMBERS

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RWANDA: RELEASE OPPOSITION PARTY LEADER AND MEMBERS
This action ended on July 2, 2026

Opposition politician and President of political party, Development and Liberty for All (DALFAUmurinzi) Victoire Ingabire, eight DALFA members, and a journalist have been arbitrarily detained and are facing subversion charges for their legitimate peaceful political activities. Victoire Ingabire was arrested in June 2025 and accused of conspiring with the others, arrested in October and December 2021 and accused among other charges of “forming or joining a criminal organization, conspiring to commit crimes against the government, and inciting unrest or disorder among the population”. Rwandan authorities must immediately release all the ten individuals as they are detained solely for the peaceful exercise of their human rights.

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PLEASE TAKE ACTION AS SOON AS POSSIBLE UNTIL: July 2, 2026

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Mr. President,

I am concerned about the ongoing arbitrary detention and prosecution of president of opposition political party Development and Liberty for All (DALFA-Umurinzi), Victoire Ingabire, along with eight DALFA party members, Hamad Hagenimana, Emmanuel Masengesho, Alphonse Mutabazi, Marcel Nahimana, Jean Claude Ndayishimiye, Alexis Rucubanganya, Sylvain Sibomana, Claudine Uwimana, and journalist Théoneste Nsengimana.

Victoire Ingabire – who remains held in arbitrary detention after being denied bail on July 15, 2025 – was arrested on June 19, 2025. The next day, the authorities launched an investigation against her into her alleged subversion for communicating with the 8 DALFA party members and journalist Théoneste Nsengimana, who were arrested in October and December 2021 (and are now awaiting the end of their trial, which began in November 2024) for taking part in a training on non-violent action and campaign planning. They all face serious charges with potential sentences up to life imprisonment and 10 years of prison for the journalist.

I urge you to ensure the immediate and unconditional release of Victoire Ingabire and the nine other individuals as they are detained solely for the peaceful exercise of their human rights. I urge you to ensure that all the charges against them are immediately dropped.

Yours sincerely,

[YOUR NAME]

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