PROTOGENE RUVUGAYIMIKORE

Designation identifiers

UKSL unique ID

DRC0065

OFSI group ID

16181

UN reference number

CDi.037

Designation type

Individual

Date designated

25 October 2023

Last updated

26 October 2023

Regimes

• The Democratic Republic of the Congo (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019

Designation sources

• UN

Sanctions imposed

• Asset freeze
• Travel Ban

Official reasons

• Listed 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.

Addresses

• Lines: Nyiragongo
• Lines: North Kivu
• Country: Congo (Democratic Republic)