Motion for a European Parliament resolution on the case of Victoire Ingabire in Rwanda
Decision
The European Parliament adopted Motion B10-0393/2025 under procedure 2025/2861(RSP), recorded as texts adopted P10_TA(2025)0193, with the file last updated on 9 September 2025. The text was tabled as a motion for a resolution on the case of Victoire Ingabire and debated in plenary.
What Changes
The resolution calls for the immediate release of Ingabire and other Dalfa-Umurinzi members and journalists and urges investigations into the death or disappearance of five party members since 2017. It urges the EU and member states to raise the crackdown on political opposition in high-level political dialogue, restates a call to halt cooperation on critical raw materials with Rwanda until interference in the DRC stops, calls on the Commission to suspend financial and other support to implicated Rwandan justice institutions, and instructs the Parliament President to forward the resolution to EU bodies, member states and Rwandan authorities.
Who Is Affected
The resolution directly concerns Victoire Ingabire and Dalfa-Umurinzi members and journalists, Rwandan justice institutions and authorities, the Government of Rwanda, the EU and its member states, and cooperation on critical raw materials involving Rwanda and operations related to the DRC.
Sources
Official Documents
- MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the case of Victoire Ingabire in Rwanda Parliament adopted a resolution calling for Ingabire’s release, urging EU-Rwanda concerns in dialogue, halting cooperation on critical raw materials, and suspending EU funding to Rwandan justice institutions.
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