The Applicant contends that in 2010, after spending nearly 17 years abroad, she decided to return to Rwanda to contribute in nation-building, and among her priorities was the registration of the political party, FDU Inkingi. The Applicant adds that she did not attain this objective because as from 10 February 2010, charges were brought against her by the judicial police, the Prosecutor and Courts and Tribunals of the Respondent. The Applicant alleges that she was charged abetting terrorism, with spreading the ideology of genocide, sectarianism and divisionism, undermining aiding and the internal security of a state, spreading rumours which may incite the population against political authorities, establishment of an armed branch of a rebel movement and attempted recourse to terrorism. 10. On 30 October 2012 and 13 December 2013, the Applicant was sentenced to 8 and later 15 years imprisonment by the High Court and the Supreme Court of Rwanda. 11. The Applicant submits that ali local remedies have been exhausted. Hil. 12. Procedure By a letter dated 3 October 2014, Counsel for the Applicant seised the Court with the Application and by letter dated 19 November 2014, the Registry of the Court served the Application on the Respondent. 13. By a letter dated 6 February 2015, the Registry transmitted the Application to all States Commission Parties to the Protocol, the Chairperson of the African Union (hereinafter referred to as “the AUC”) and the Executive Council of the African Union. 14. By a letter dated 23 January 2015, the Respondent filed its Response to the Application and by letter dated 14 April 2015 the Applicant filed her Reply to the Respondent's Response to the Application.

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