JOSEPH KONY · GlobalLawDB

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CAF0010Joseph kony#

Individual · designated 2016-03-07 under The Central African Republic (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 · UN listing · entry last updated 2021-12-18

DetailsBorn: 1959, 1960, 1961, 1963, 1964-09-18, 1965, 1961-08, 1961-07, 1961-01-01, 1963-04. Place of birth: Palaro Village, Palaro Parish, Omoro County, Gulu District, Odek, Omoro, Gulu, Atyak, Uganda. Positions: Commander of the Lord’s Resistance Army

IdentifiersUKSL CAF0010. OFSI group 13344. UN ref CFi.009

NamesPrimary name: JOSEPH KONY. Aliases: Kony (good quality a.k.a quality); Josef Kony (good quality a.k.a quality); Joseph Rao Kony (good quality a.k.a quality); Le Messie sanglant (low quality a.k.a quality)

SanctionsAsset freeze, Travel Ban (indicators: asset freeze, travel ban). Regime: The Central African Republic (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020. Source: UN. Designated 2016-03-07.

Other informationKony is the founder and leader of the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) (CFe.002). Under his leadership, the LRA has engaged in the abduction, killing, and mutilation of thousands of civilians across Central Africa. The LRA has been responsible for kidnapping, displacing, committing sexual violence against, and killing hundreds of individuals across CAR, and has looted and destroyed civilian property. Father’s name is Luizi Obol. Mother’s name is Nora Obol. INTERPOL-UN Security Council Special Notice web link: https://www.interpol.int/en/How-we-work/Notices/View-UN-Notices-Individuals click here

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