Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, what recent discussions he has had with his counterpart in Rwanda on the (a) treatment in detention and (b) health of journalist Dieudonné Niyonsenga; and if he will make it his policy to call for his release.

We are aware of the detention of Dieudonné Niyonsenga. The UK remains committed to working with Rwanda to support the development of its civil and political rights, and to address any concerns around the limited space for political opposition and critical voices. Where we have concerns about restrictions on political opposition, civil society and media freedom, we raise these with the Rwandan government, both directly and via our High Commission.