Victoire Ingabire Umuhoza

Victoire Ingabire Umuhoza is a Rwandan political figure, who served eight years of a 15-year prison sentence handed to her by Rwanda authorities, after she tried to run for president. The African Court on Human and People’s Rights later ruled that those proceedings were a violation of her rights. She is the founder and head of a yet to be registered political party in Rwanda: Development and Liberty for All (DALFA-Umurinzi).

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Rwanda shows that it takes more than seats in Parliament to liberate women

To emancipate Rwandan women, we need cultural and economic shifts as well as parliamentary representation

By Victoire Ingabire Umuhoza

/ 8 Mar 2023

Rwanda shows that it takes more than seats in Parliament to liberate women

Il est temps pour le Rwanda de donner une chance à la non-violence

OPINION : Une vieille tradition de recours de la violence pour gagner et conserver le pouvoir a plongé le Rwanda dans un cycle infernal

By Victoire Ingabire Umuhoza

/ 13 Oct 2022

Il est temps pour le Rwanda de donner une chance à la non-violence

Es hora de que Ruanda le dé una oportunidad a la no violencia

Una larga historia de ejercicio de la violencia política mantiene a Ruanda atrapada en un ciclo imposible

By Victoire Ingabire Umuhoza

/ 6 Oct 2022

Es hora de que Ruanda le dé una oportunidad a la no violencia

It’s time for Rwanda to give non-violence a chance

A long history of using violence to win and retain power has left Rwanda trapped in an impossible cycle

By Victoire Ingabire Umuhoza

/ 5 Oct 2022

It’s time for Rwanda to give non-violence a chance