24th November, 2017, the African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights (AfCHPR) held that Rwanda violated Victoire Ingabire Umuhoza’s right to freedom of opinion and expression, as well as her right to an adequate defense. The court ruled that Rwanda had violated Ingabire’s right to various aspects of her defense …
Fred W. Holt, a Norwegian human rights defender and a member of Friends of Victoire was awarded, together with Anneke Verbraeken and Patrick Mbeko, the Victoire Ingabire Umuhoza Prize for Democracy and Peace, 2016 on 12 March 2016 in Brussels, Belgium: Dear friends, Ladies and Gentlemen, I am deeply honoured by being awarded the prize «Victoire …
In her notes recently published by the Editions Scribe under the French title ‘Entre les 4 murs de 1930’, (Between the 4 walls of 1930 – my translation) the Rwandan political prisoner Victoire Ingabire tells among many other moving facts a touching story of her 3 years inmate Cynthia. She …
Victoire Ingabire Umuhoza: Five Years as a Political Prisoner Mrs. Victoire INGABIRE UMUHOZA returned back home in Rwanda on January 16th 2010 to participate in the presidential elections. Instead, after several months under house arrest, she was detained, tried and sentenced to 15 years in prison, after a clearly unfair …
Winner of the Nobel Peace Prize, Leymah Roberta Gbowee, to join hands with Friends of Victoire to advocate for Madame Victoire Ingabire Umuhoza. Leymah Gbowee, met with Marie-Lyse Numuhoza, in The Hague, Netherlands on 27th April 2015 and discussed about Prisoner of Conscience Victoire Ingabire Umuhoza and about Friends of …
Prisoner of Conscience Victoire Ingabire was featured by Friends of Victoire at the Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom (WILPF)’s Centennial Conference: “100 years of Peacemaking”. WILPF is the oldest women’s peace organisation in the world and has Sections and Branches in more than 33 countries. On its 100th …
Organised by Universal Peace Federation – United Kingdom, celebration of the International Women’s Day 2015 – Empowering Women, Empowering Humanity: Picture It!, was held in Committee Room 4, House of Lords, Westminster on 23rd March 2015 and was hosted by Rt. Hon. Baroness Verma, Under Secretary of State for Energy and …
The event is an opportunity for people to get to know about Prisoner of Conscience Madam Victoire Ingabire Umuhoza, the Icon of the struggle for Freedom and Democracy in Rwanda, by interacting with : Her family members Those who have been part of her civil society journey Those who were …
Friends of Victoire wish to invite you and your family to their first annual picnic event at Heaton Park in Manchester. This is a family-friendly event to socialise and play in the beautiful surroundings of Heaton Park, a very family friendly environment. You will also get to know more about Friends …
A story of a courageous Rwandan Mother and prisoner of conscience
