PROTOGENE RUVUGAYIMIKORE

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DRC0065Protogene ruvugayimikore#

Individual · designated 2023-10-25 under The Democratic Republic of the Congo (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 · UN listing · entry last updated 2023-10-26

AddressesNyiragongo, North Kivu, Congo (Democratic Republic)

DetailsBorn: 1970, 1968, 1969. Place of birth: Karandaryi Cell, Mwiyanike Sector, Karago Commune, Gisenyi Prefecture, Nyabihu District, Western Province, Rwanda. Nationality: Rwanda. Positions: Commander of the FDLR special unit “Commando de recherche et d'action en profondeur” (CRAP) (now called Maccabe)

IdentifiersUKSL DRC0065. OFSI group 16181. UN ref CDi.037

NamesPrimary name: PROTOGENE RUVUGAYIMIKORE. Aliases: GATOKARAKURA (low quality a.k.a quality); ZORRO MIDENDE (good quality a.k.a quality); RUHINDA (good quality a.k.a quality); GABY RUHINDA (good quality a.k.a quality). Non-Latin: PROTOGÈNE RUVUGAYIMIKORE

SanctionsAsset freeze, Travel Ban (indicators: asset freeze, travel ban). Regime: The Democratic Republic of the Congo (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019. Source: UN. Designated 2023-10-25.

Statement of reasonsListed pursuant to paragraphs 7 (b), 7 (e), and 7 (h) of resolution 2293 (2016) as “being political and military leaders of foreign armed groups operating in the DRC who impede the disarmament and the voluntary repatriation or resettlement of combatants belonging to those groups”; “committing acts in the DRC that constitute human rights violations or abuses or violations of international humanitarian law, as applicable, including those acts involving the targeting of civilians, including killing and maiming, rape and other sexual violence, abduction, forced displacement, and attacks on schools and hospitals”; and “acting on behalf of or at the direction of a designated individual or entity, or acting on behalf of or at the direction of an entity owned or controlled by a designated individual or entity”, as reaffirmed by paragraph 2 of resolution 2688 (2023). As a leader of FDLR (CDe.005), he has effective command and control over the group’s combatants.

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