| Type | Person | [sources] | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | BITAKWIRA BIHONA-HAYI Justin · Bitakwira Justin · Justin Bitakwira · Жюстен Битаквира | [sources] | |||
| Alias | Bitakwira Bihona-Hayi Justin · Justin Bitakwira · Justin Bitakwira Bihona-Hayi · Битаквира, Жюстен | [sources] | |||
| Weak alias | Bihona-Hayi | [sources] | |||
| Birth date | [sources] | ||||
| Place of birth | Lemera · Lemera : CONGO · Lemera, CONGO, Democratic Republic of (was Zaire) · Lemera, Congo DR · Lemera, DRC | [sources] | |||
| Gender | male | [sources] | |||
| Nationality | DR Congo · Congo-Brazzaville | [sources] | |||
| Country | DR Congo | [sources] | |||
| Citizenship | DR Congo | [sources] | |||
| Classification | National government (unknown status) | [sources] | |||
| Country of birth | DR Congo | [sources] | |||
| First name | Justin | [sources] | |||
| Last name | Bitakwira | [sources] | |||
| Phone | +243992098903 | [sources] | |||
| Political association | Union for the Congolese Nation | [sources] | |||
| Wikidata ID | Q20740642 | [sources] | |||
| Position | Député national, responsable des wazalendo au Sud-Kivu ; Homme politique, ancien ministre national et président de l’Alliance pour la République et la conscience nationale · Homme politique, ancien ministre national · Member of the National Assembly of the Democratic Republic of the Congo · Minister of Human Rights (2017-2019) · Minister of Relations with the Parliament (2016-2017) · | [sources] | |||
| Source link | eur-lex.europa.eu · eur-lex.europa.eu · gels-avoirs.dgtresor.gouv.fr | [sources] | |||
| Last change | Last processed | First seen | |||
(Date of UN designation: 2022-12-08)
Justin Bitakwira is a Congolese politician, former government minister and member of the political party “Union for the Congolese Nation”. In February 2025, he was appointed by President Tshisekedi to be responsible for the Wazalendo in South Kivu in the National Parliament. In his public speeches, he has repeatedly incited violence and encouraged discrimination and hostility towards the Banyamulenge community, which has been targeted and attacked by armed groups. Those inflammatory speeches and narratives contribute to fuelling the conflict and violence in the DRC, in particular in the Hauts-Plateaux region characterised by inter-communal conflicts. Justin Bitakwira is therefore responsible for sustaining the armed conflict, instability and insecurity in the DRC, through inciting violence.
Position: national deputy, responsible for the Wazalendo in South Kivu
Function or profession: politician, former national minister and president of the Alliance for the Republic and National Consciousness
Justin Bitakwira est un homme politique congolais, ancien ministre du gouvernement et membre du parti politique “Union pour la nation congolaise”. En février 2025, il a été nommé par le président Tshisekedi responsable des wazalendo dans le Sud-Kivu au parlement national. Dans ses discours publics, il a, de manière répétée, incité à la violence et encouragé la discrimination et l'hostilité à l'égard de la communauté Banyamulenge, ciblée et attaquée par des groupes armés. Ces discours et déclarations incendiaires contribuent à alimenter le conflit et la violence en RDC, en particulier dans la région des Hauts-Plateaux, caractérisée par des conflits intercommunautaires. Justin Bitakwira est donc responsable d'entretenir le conflit armé, l'instabilité et l'insécurité en RDC en incitant à la violence.
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| Position occupied | Start date | End date | |
| Member of the National Assembly of the Democratic Republic of the Congo | |||
| Minister of Relations with the Parliament | |||
| Belgium | Federal Public Service Finance | EU Restrictive Measures In View Of The Situation In The Democratic Republic Of The Congo | - | - |
| Monaco | La Principauté de Monaco | - | - | - |
| Belgium | Federal Public Service Finance | EU Restrictive Measures In View Of The Situation In The Democratic Republic Of The Congo | - |
| European Union | Directorate‑General for Financial Stability, Financial Services and Capital Markets Union | EU Restrictive Measures In View Of The Situation In The Democratic Republic Of The Congo | - |
| Switzerland | State Secretariat for Economic Affairs | Measures Against The Democratic Republic Of Congo | - |
| European Union | Council of the European Union | - | - | - |
| Member of the National Assembly of the Democratic Republic of the Congo |
| Member of the National Assembly of the Democratic Republic of the Congo | - | - |
| Member of the National Assembly | - |
| Minister of Human Rights |