Enforced disappearance
Unresolved
Illuminée Iragena
2016
Political activist / nurse FDU-Inkingi
Biography
Political activist connected to FDU-Inkingi. Frequently cited in human-rights reporting on enforced disappearances in Rwanda.
Circumstances
Vanished in March 2016. Human rights defenders widely report that she died under torture in an unacknowledged state detention centre. She has never reappeared.
Alleged responsibility
Authorities have not produced a transparent accounting. Rights organisations allege enforced disappearance and death in secret detention.
Sources
Human Rights Watch / Amnesty reporting on Iragena’s disappearance; UN and NGO submissions on secret detention.
This register entry summarizes publicly available reporting. It does not constitute a legal verdict. Readers should consult primary sources linked above.
