| Type | Organization | [sources] | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | M23 · Mouvement Du 23 Mars · Movimento de 23 de março · エム・ヴァントロワ | [sources] | |||
| Other name | 3月23日運動(Mouvement du 23 mars) · ARMEE REVOLUTIONAIRE CONGOLAISE · CONGOLESE REVOLUTIONARY ARMY · MARCH 23 MOVEMENT · MOUVEMENT DU 23 MARS · 1 more... | [sources] | |||
| Legal form | not available | [sources] | |||
| Country | Congo - Kinshasa | [sources] | |||
| mouvementdu23mars1@gmail.com | [sources] | ||||
| Website | www.m23mars.org | [sources] | |||
| Status | not available | [sources] | |||
| Source link | sanctionssearch.ofac.treas.gov | [sources] | |||
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| Last changed | Last checked | First seen | |||
The Mouvement Du 23 Mars (M23) is an armed group operating in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) that has been the recipient in the territory of the DRC of arms and related materiel, including advice, training, and assistance related to military activities. Several eyewitness testimonies state that M23 receives general military supplies from the Rwandan Defense Forces (RDF) in the form of weapons and ammunition in addition to materiel support for combat operations. M23 has been complicit in and responsible for committing serious violations of international law involving the targeting of women and children in situations of armed conflict in the DRC including killing and maiming, sexual violence, abduction, and forced displacement. According to numerous reports, investigations, and testimonies from eyewitnesses, M23 has been responsible for carrying out mass killings of civilians, as well as raping women and children throughout various regions of the DRC. Several reports indicate that M23 fighters have carried out 46 rapes against women and girls, the youngest of which was 8 years old. In addition to reports of sexual violence, M23 has also carried out extensive forced recruitment campaigns of children into the ranks of the group. It is estimated that M23 has carried out the forced recruitment of 146 young men and boys in the Rutshuru territory alone in eastern DRC since July 2012. Some of the victims have been as young as 15 years old. The atrocities committed by M23 against the civilian population of the DRC, as well as M23's forced recruitment campaign, and being the recipient of arms and military assistance has dramatically contributed to instability and conflict within the region and in some instances, violated international law. Email: mouvementdu23mars1@gmail.com (mailto:mouvementdu23mars1@gmail.com)
Date of designation referred to in Article 5(1)(b): 31.12.2012
M23 has been complicit in and responsible for committing serious violations of international law involving the targeting of women and children in situations of armed conflict in the DRC including killing and maiming, sexual violence, abduction, and forced displacement. According to numerous reports, investigations, and testimonies from eyewitnesses, M23 has been responsible for carrying out mass killings of civilians, as well as raping women and children throughout various regions of the DRC. Several reports indicate that M23 fighters have carried out 46 rapes against women and girls, the youngest of which was 8 years old. In addition to reports of sexual violence, M23 has also carried out extensive forced recruitment campaigns of children into the ranks of the group. It is estimated that M23 has carried out the forced recruitment of 146 young men and boys in the Rutshuru territory alone in eastern DRC since July 2012. Some of the victims have been as young as 15 years old.
The atrocities committed by M23 against the civilian population of the DRC, as well as M23's forced recruitment campaign, and being the recipient of arms and military assistance has dramatically contributed to instability and conflict within the region and in some instances, violated international law.
Email: mouvementdu23mars1@gmail.com (mailto:mouvementdu23mars1@gmail.com)
The Mouvement Du 23 Mars (M23) is an armed group operating in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) that has been the recipient of arms and related materiel, including advice, training, and assistance related to military activities. Several eyewitness testimonies state that M23 receives general military supplies from the Rwandan Defense Forces (RDF) in the form of weapons and ammunition in addition to materiel support for combat operations.
Date of designation referred to in Article 5(1)(b): 31.12.2012
mouvement du 23 mars (M23) est un groupe armé opérant en RDC, responsable notamment d'actes de violence dirigés contre des femmes et des enfants dans des contextes de conflit armé en RDC, y compris des meurtres et mutilations, violences sexuelles, enlèvements et déplacements forcés
メールアドレス:mouvementdu23mars1@gmail.com。同団体に対するインターポール(国際警察刑事機構)・国連安全保障理事会特別手配書のウェブ・リンク:
e-mail: mouvementdu23mars1@gmail.com
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| Director | Role | Start date | End date | |
| Bernard BYAMUNGU | Leader or official of | - | - | |
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| Authority | Program | Start date | End date | |
| Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) | 1533 (Democratic Republic of the Congo) | - | ||
| Ministry of Finance | コンゴ民主共和国に対する武器禁輸措置等に違反した者等(団体とその他のグループ) | - | ||
| Ministry of Economy, Finance, and Recovery | (UE) 1275/2014 du 01/12/2014 (ONU République démocratique du Congo - RCSNU 1533 (2004) et R (CE) 1183/2005) · (UE) 2015/614 du 20/04/2015 (ONU République démocratique du Congo - RCSNU 1533 (2004) et R (CE) 1183/2005) · (UE) 2017/396 du 07/03/2017 (ONU République démocratique du Congo - RCSNU 1533 (2004) et R (CE) 1183/2005) · (UE) 53/2013 du 22/01/2013 (ONU République démocratique du Congo - RCSNU 1533 (2004) et R (CE) 1183/2005) · 1 more... | - | - | |
| Державна служба фінансового моніторингу України (Держфінмоніторинг) | Pезолюція РБ ООН 1533 (2004) | - | ||
| European External Action Service | COD | - | ||
| Federal Public Service Finance | COD | - | ||
| United Nations Security Council (UN SC) | DRC | - | ||
| Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation · UN | Democratic Republic of the Congo | - | ||
| Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) | SDN List | - | - | |
| State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO) | Ordinance of 22 June 2005 on measures against the Democratic Republic of Congo (SR 946.231.12), annexes 1 and 2 | - | ||
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