PDR-Ihumure

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{{Infobox political party

| name = Party of Democracy in Rwanda – Ihumure

| native_name = Parti Démocratique au Rwanda

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| colorcode = #FFEA00

| leader =

| founder = Paul Rusesabagina

| foundation = 2006

| ideology = Hutu interests

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| website = {{URL|https://mrcd-ubumwe.org/}}

| country = Rwanda

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The Party of Democracy in Rwanda – Ihumure ({{langx|fr|Parti Démocratique au Rwanda}}), often shortened to PDR-Ihumure, is a Rwandan opposition political party, which chiefly operates in exile in the United States and Europe.{{Cite journal|last=Martin|first=Michelle E.|date=2013|title=Ethnonationalist Conflict-Generated Diaspora Use of Social Media in Transnational Political Engagement in Homeland Conflict: The Case of Rwanda|url=https://bradscholars.brad.ac.uk/bitstream/handle/10454/6417/Michelle%20Martin%20-%20Dissertation%20Department%20of%20Peace%20Studies%20-%20Post-Viva%20Final.pdf;sequence=3|journal=University of Bradford (DPhil Thesis)|volume=|pages=xiii|via=Bradford University|access-date=8 January 2021|archive-date=20 September 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210920180632/https://bradscholars.brad.ac.uk/bitstream/handle/10454/6417/Michelle%20Martin%20-%20Dissertation%20Department%20of%20Peace%20Studies%20-%20Post-Viva%20Final.pdf;sequence=3|url-status=live}} It is a part of the MRCD (Rwandan Movement for Democratic Change, French: Mouvement Rwandais pour le Changement Démocratique) coalition of opposition parties. Along with PDR-Ihumure, the coalition includes CNRD-Ubwiyunge, RRM, and RDI-Rwanda Riza.{{Cite web|title=Paul Rusesabagina admits backing rebels, denies violence|url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/9/25/hotel-rwanda-hero-admits-forming-armed-group-behind-attacks|access-date=8 January 2021|website=www.aljazeera.com|language=en|archive-date=28 February 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210228222320/https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/9/25/hotel-rwanda-hero-admits-forming-armed-group-behind-attacks|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|last=Mutanganshuro|first=Lavie|date=4 December 2020|title=Rwanda: MRCD-FLN Substantive Trial Set for January 26|url=https://allafrica.com/stories/202012040719.html|access-date=8 January 2021|website=allAfrica.com|language=en}}

In 2006, the party was founded in the diaspora by activist Paul Rusesabagina, on whom the Hollywood blockbuster Hotel Rwanda is based.{{Cite web|title=Paul Rusesabagina has the right to a fair trial|url=https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2020/09/rwanda-paul-rusesabagina-must-be-guaranteed-a-fair-trial/|access-date=8 January 2021|website=www.amnesty.org|language=en|archive-date=15 September 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200915140603/https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2020/09/rwanda-paul-rusesabagina-must-be-guaranteed-a-fair-trial/|url-status=live}}{{Cite news|last=Uwiringiyimana|first=Clement|date=25 September 2020|title='Hotel Rwanda' inspiration tells court he did not direct attacks|language=en|work=Reuters|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/uk-rwanda-politics-idUKKCN26G260|access-date=8 January 2021}} Rusesabagina is currently president of the party and the MRCD coalition, though he has been held in prison in Rwanda since being arrested in August 2020.{{Cite web|date=31 August 2020|title=Heroic hotelier from 'Hotel Rwanda' arrested on terrorism charges|url=https://www.france24.com/en/20200831-heroic-hotelier-from-hotel-rwanda-arrested-on-terrorism-charges|access-date=8 January 2021|website=France 24|language=en}}

PDR-Ihumure is seen as a primarily Hutu party by scholars.{{Cite journal|last=Jones|first=Will|date=2 April 2016|title=Victoire in Kigali, or: why Rwandan elections are not won transnationally|url=http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/17531055.2016.1187816|journal=Journal of Eastern African Studies|language=en|volume=10|issue=2|pages=343–365|doi=10.1080/17531055.2016.1187816|s2cid=148403633|issn=1753-1055|access-date=8 January 2021|archive-date=19 July 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240719142432/https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/17531055.2016.1187816|url-status=live|url-access=subscription}} It has been linked with Hutu Power groups, ex-FAR troops, and Rwandan Liberation Movements in Congo. The party was formed expressly to oppose the ruling RPF party, led by Rwandan President Paul Kagame.