Monday, 2 November 2026
Standing Office 81 (SOVNPA 81) emblem Viet Nam NVietnam National Presiding Agency
on Countering the Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction
Standing Office 81

PROTOGÈNE RUVUGAYIMIKORE

UN reference
CDi.037
Sanctions regime
DR Congo (1533 Committee)
Type
Individual
Designation
Commander of the FDLR special unit “Commando de recherche et d'action en profondeur” (CRAP) (now called Maccabe)
Date of birth
1969; 1970; 1971
Place of birth
Gisenyi Prefecture, Rwanda
Rwanda
Address
Nyiragongo, North Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Aliases
GABY RUHINDA; RUHINDA; ZORRO MIDENDE; GATOKARAKURA (low quality)
Listed on
25 October 2023

Other information (UN original text)

Listed pursuant to paragraphs 7 (b), 7 (e), and 7 (h) of resolution 2293 (2016) as “being political and military leaders of foreign armed groups operating in the DRC who impede the disarmament and the voluntary repatriation or resettlement of combatants belonging to those groups”; “committing acts in the DRC that constitute human rights violations or abuses or violations of international humanitarian law, as applicable, including those acts involving the targeting of civilians, including killing and maiming, rape and other sexual violence, abduction, forced displacement, and attacks on schools and hospitals”; and “acting on behalf of or at the direction of a designated individual or entity, or acting on behalf of or at the direction of an entity owned or controlled by a designated individual or entity”, as reaffirmed by paragraph 2 of resolution 2688 (2023). As a leader of FDLR (CDe.005), he has effective command and control over the group’s combatants. INTERPOL-UN Security Council Special Notice:https://www.interpol.int/en/How-we-work/Notices/View-UN-Notices-Individuals

If your counterparty matches this record: suspend the transaction, freeze the related funds and assets without delay and report to the competent authorities.