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DRC0071Michel Rukunda#

Individual · designated 2024-02-21 under The Democratic Republic of the Congo (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 · UN listing · entry last updated 2024-02-21

AddressesCongo (Democratic Republic)

DetailsBorn: 1974-09-12. Place of birth: Minembwe, South-Kivu, Congo (Democratic Republic). Nationality: Congo (Democratic Republic). Gender: Male. Positions: Commander and military leader of an armed militia, Twirwaneho

IdentifiersUKSL DRC0071. OFSI group 16381. UN ref CDi.041

NamesPrimary name: Michel Rukunda. Aliases: Makanika

SanctionsAsset freeze, Travel Ban (indicators: asset freeze, travel ban). Regime: The Democratic Republic of the Congo (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019. Source: UN. Designated 2024-02-21.

Statement of reasonsListed pursuant to paragraph 7 (c), 7(d), 7(e) of resolution 2293 (2016) as “political and military leaders of Congolese militias, including those receiving support from outside the DRC, who impede the participation of their combatants in disarmament, demobilization and reintegration processes”; “recruiting or using children in armed conflict in the DRC in violation of applicable international law”; “planning, directing, or 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”; as extended by resolution 2688 (2023). As a military leader of an armed Congolese militia, RUKUNDA is involved in promulgating and supporting the group’s activities.

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