Enforced disappearance
Unresolved
Boniface Twagirimana
2018
Opposition party deputy leader FDU-Inkingi (unregistered)
Biography
Deputy leader of the unregistered FDU-Inkingi party. Was held in high-security Mpanga prison.
Circumstances
Mysteriously vanished from Mpanga high-security prison in October 2018. Prison authorities said he escaped; his party and human rights groups contend he was forcibly disappeared or killed by state agents. He has not reappeared publicly.
Alleged responsibility
Official claim: escape. Opposition and rights groups: enforced disappearance/killing. Case remains unresolved in open sources.
Sources
Amnesty International and HRW reporting on Twagirimana’s disappearance from Mpanga; regional press.
This register entry summarizes publicly available reporting. It does not constitute a legal verdict. Readers should consult primary sources linked above.
