In accordance with paragraph 2 (g) of the Guidelines for the conduct of its work, the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1533 (2004) concerning the Democratic Republic of the Congo makes accessible a narrative summary of reasons for the listing for individuals, groups, undertakings and entities included in its sanctions list.
PROTOGÈNE RUVUGAYIMIKORE was listed on 25 October 2023 pursuant to Paragraphs 7 (b), 7(e), and 7(h) of resolution 2293 (2016), as reaffirmed by paragraph 2 of resolution 2688 (2023).
PROTOGÈNE RUVUGAYIMIKORE is involved in planning, directing, or committing acts that constitute serious human rights violations or abuses in the DRC. He is also responsible for sustaining the armed conflict, instability, and insecurity in the DRC.
PROTOGÈNE RUVUGAYIMIKORE leads a unit of the FDLR, a sanctioned entity and acts on behalf of designated individuals.
PROTOGÈNE RUVUGAYIMIKORE is a leader in the Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda - Forces Combattantes Abacunguzi (FDLR-FOCA), a sanctioned armed group operating in the Eastern DRC. He leads the special unit « Commando de recherche et d'action en profondeur » (CRAP) (now called Maccabe) of FDLR-FOCA. As of at least 2023, FDLR-FOCA is actively recruiting and training new combatants to reinforce PROTOGÈNE RUVUGAYIMIKORE’S special unit.
In his position in the FDLR-FOCA, PROTOGÈNE RUVUGAYIMIKORE is involved in planning, directing or committing acts that constitute serious human rights violations or abuses in the DRC. He is also responsible for sustaining the armed conflict, instability, and insecurity in the DRC. PROTOGÈNE RUVUGAYIMIKORE oversees training and recruitment of combatants for a designated entity and works directly with sanctioned individuals “Lieutenant-General” GASTON IYAMUREMYE and “General” PACIFIQUE NTAWUNGUKA.