A delegation from the European Union Parliament was denied access to jailed opposition leader Victoire Ingabire, due to what the government said was absence of a formal request.
Iraxte Garcia Perez, chair of the EU Parliament’s Committee on Women’s Rights and Gender Equality, said the delegation sought to know Ingabire’s situation in prison.
“We have not received any formal request from the EU delegation to visit Victoire Ingabire,” said Hillary Sengabo, spokesperson of the Rwanda Correctional Services. FULL STORY
