UKSL Sanctions designation

Sebastien Uwimbabazi

Individual · designated 17 July 2026

Designation identifiers

UKSL unique ID
DRC0083
Designation type
Individual
Date designated
17 July 2026
Last updated
24 July 2026

Regimes

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

Designation sources

  • UN

Sanctions imposed

  • Asset freeze
  • Travel Ban

Other information

  • Listed pursuant to paragraphs 7 (e), 7(h) of resolution 2293 (2016), as reaffirmed by paragraph 2 of resolution 2688 (2023) and paragraph 3 of resolution 2738 (2024) and resolution 2783 (2025): SEBASTIEN UWIMBABAZI has and continues to engage in or provide support for acts that undermine the peace, stability and security of the DRC. He is the leader of intelligence of the Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda (FDLR).. As a key leader of the FDLR, SEBASTIEN UWIMBABAZI acts on behalf of a designated entity and shares responsibility for crimes committed by the FDLR in the DRC (killings, recruitment of child soldiers, and sexual abuse), which constitute human rights abuses and/or violations of international humanitarian law against civilians.

Addresses

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