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M23 is subject to sanctions. See the individual program listings below.
TypeOrganization[sources]
NameM23 · MOUVEMENT DU 23 MARS · Mouvement Du 23 Mars · Movimento de 23 de março · エム・ヴァントロワ[sources]
Other name3月23日運動(Mouvement du 23 mars) · ARMEE REVOLUTIONAIRE CONGOLAISE · CONGOLESE REVOLUTIONARY ARMY · M23 · MARCH 23 MOVEMENT · 2 more...[sources]
Legal formnot available[sources]
CountryCongo - Kinshasa[sources]
E-Mailmouvementdu23mars1@gmail.com[sources]
Registration numberRH81EF6MYBB6[sources]
Websitewww.m23mars.org[sources]
Statusnot available[sources]
AddressNorth-Kivu[sources]
Source linkgels-avoirs.dgtresor.gouv.fr · sanctionssearch.ofac.treas.gov[sources]
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Descriptions

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)

Australian Sanctions Consolidated List,

Date of designation referred to in Article 5(1)(b): 31.12.2012

Belgian Financial Sanctions,

Email: mouvementdu23mars1@gmail.com (mailto:mouvementdu23mars1@gmail.com)

Swiss SECO Sanctions/Embargoes,

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. 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.

Swiss SECO Sanctions/Embargoes,

Date of designation referred to in Article 5(1)(b): 31.12.2012

EU Financial Sanctions Files (FSF),

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

French National Asset Freezing System,

INTERPOL-UN Security Council Special Notice web link: https://www.interpol.int/en/notice/search/une/5277973

UK FCDO Sanctions List,

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:

Japan Economic Sanctions and List of Eligible People,

Courriel : mouvementdu23mars1@gmail.com

Monaco National Fund Freezing List,

e-mail: mouvementdu23mars1@gmail.com

UN Security Council Consolidated Sanctions,

Relationships

Data sources

Australian Sanctions Consolidated List4,255

The Consolidated List is a list of all persons and entities who are subject to targeted financial sanctions under Australian sanctions law

Australia · DFAT

EU Financial Sanctions Files (FSF)6,328

As part of the Common Foreign Security Policy the European Union publishes a sanctions list that is implemented by all member states.

European Union · DG FISMA

US Trade Consolidated Screening List (CSL)20,249

The Consolidated Screening List (CSL) is a list of parties for which the United States Government maintains restrictions on certain exports, reexports, or transfers of items.

United States · ITA

UK FCDO Sanctions List4,551

UK sanctions collated by the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

United Kingdom · FCDO

Swiss SECO Sanctions/Embargoes8,219

Switzerland manages a sanctions lists with a high degree of detail on the individuals that are subject to it's embargoes

Switzerland · SECO

French National Asset Freezing System5,093

The register lists all persons, entities and vessels subject to asset freezing measures in force on French territory, pursuant to national, European and international (UN) provisions.

France · DGT

Monaco National Fund Freezing List4,959

A list of entities subject to fund and economic resource freezing procedures

Monaco · Monaco

US SAM Procurement Exclusions116,368

A database of suppliers who have been excluded from participating in US federal procurement.

United States · GSA

UN Security Council Consolidated Sanctions1,236

The Security Council's set of sanctions serve as the foundation for most national sanctions lists.

UNSC

US OFAC Specially Designated Nationals (SDN) List31,877

The primary United States' sanctions list, specially designated nationals (SDN) part.

United States · OFAC

UK HMT/OFSI Consolidated List of Targets6,086

The United Kingom's consolidated international sanctions list.

United Kingdom · OFSI

Japan Economic Sanctions and List of Eligible People3,597

Sanctions imposed by Japan under its Foreign Exchange and Foreign Trade Law.

Japan · MoF

Ukraine SFMS Blacklist870

Ukraine's financial intelligence unit publishes this list of sanctioned individuals.

Ukraine · SFMS

Belgian Financial Sanctions6,604

Belgium extends the European FSF sanctions list on the basis of a national terrorist list, issued by the National Security Council

Belgium · FOD


Source data IDs: mc-freezes-a42a01cb345cc65d86a37260ea29c133fd6bce41 · ch-seco-23811 · au-dfat-2574-m23 · gb-fcdo-drc0020 · usgsa-s4mr47d0z · unsc-6908028 · ofac-15585 · fr-ga-2035 · eu-fsf-eu-3674-45 · ua-sfms-1199 · gb-hmt-12841 · NK-2EkQiEAC3EjrN9SKMPPuFT · ja-mof-7a767158a3941e90529fd3a8db673ab110695bf1

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