William Amuri Yakutumba

Listed pursuant to paragraphs 7 (c), 7 (d), 7 (e) and 7 (g) of resolution 2293 (2016) as “being political and military leaders of Congolese militias, including those receiving support from outside the DRC, who impede the participation of their combatants in disarmament, demobilization and reintegration processes;” “recruiting or using children in armed conflict in the DRC in violation of applicable international law;” “planning, directing, 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 “supporting individuals or entities, including armed groups or criminal networks, involved in destabilizing activities in the DRC through the illicit exploitation or trade of natural resources, including gold or wildlife as well as wildlife products”, as reaffirmed by paragraph 2 of resolution 2688 (2023). As the leader of the MAI MAI YAKUTUMBA, one of the largest CNPSC militia, WILLIAM AMURI YAKUTUMBA is involved in planning, promulgating and supporting the militia’s activities. He has effective command and control over the militia’s combatants.

Function or profession: leader of the Coalition Nationale du Peuple pour la Souverainité du Congo (CNPSC); founder and leader of the Mai-Mai Yakutumba militia

William Yakutumba is the Secretary-General and Commander of the Coalition Nationale du Peuple pour la Souverainité du Congo (CNPSC), a coalition of the so-called Mai-Mai militias in South Kivu province of the DRC. He is the founder and leader of one of the largest militias of that coalition, the Mai-Mai Yakutumba. The Mai-Mai Yakutumba contributes to the armed conflict, instability and insecurity in the DRC, in particular through violence and serious human rights abuses, including massacres of village populations, attacks on civilians, rapes and other acts of sexual violence. The Mai-Mai Yakutumba also controls gold mines in the Eastern DRC, together with CNPSC members who control the mining routes. They profit from the illicit exploitation of and trade in gold. The Mai-Mai Yakutumba uses profits gained through that trade to finance its armed activities. Owing to his leading position in the CNPSC and in the Mai-Mai Yakutumba militia, William Yakutumba is therefore involved in planning, directing or committing acts that constitute serious human rights violations or abuses in the DRC. He is also responsible for sustaining and exploiting the armed conflict, instability and insecurity in the DRC, including through the illicit exploitation and trade of natural resources.

Designation: Founder and leader for MAI-MAI YAKUTUMBA

Listed pursuant to paragraphs 7 (c), 7 (d), 7 (e) and 7 (g) of resolution 2293 (2016) as “being political and military leaders of Congolese militias, including those receiving support from outside the DRC, who impede the participation of their combatants in disarmament, demobilization and reintegration processes;” “recruiting or using children in armed conflict in the DRC in violation of applicable international law;” “planning, directing, 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 “supporting individuals or entities, including armed groups or criminal networks, involved in destabilizing activities in the DRC through the illicit exploitation or trade of natural resources, including gold or wildlife as well as wildlife products”, as reaffirmed by paragraph 2 of resolution 2688 (2023). As the leader of the MAI MAI YAKUTUMBA, one of the largest CNPSC militia, WILLIAM AMURI YAKUTUMBA is involved in planning, promulgating and supporting the militia’s activities. He has effective command and control over the militia’s combatants.

Designation: Secretary General and leader for the Coalition nationale du people pour la souveraineté du Congo (CNPSC) (until February 2023)

Inscrit sur la liste en application des dispositions énoncées aux alinéas c), d), e) et g) du paragraphe 7 de la résolution 2293 (2016), telles que réaffirmées par le paragraphe 2 de la résolution 2688 (2023), William Amuri YAKUTUMBA s'est livré et continue de se livrer en RDC à des actes qui constituent des violations graves des droits humains ou des atteintes à ces droits et compromettent la paix et la sécurité du pays. William Amuri YAKUTUMBA abuse régulièrement de son pouvoir en tant que dirigeant militaire de la milice MAÏ-MAÏ YAKUTUMBA afin de compromettre la paix et la sécurité de la RDC, notamment en se livrant au commerce illicite et à l'exploitation de ressources naturelles, et en commettant des violations des droits humains dans le pays, notamment des viols, des viols à grande échelle et d'autres formes de violence sexuelle et fondée sur le genre. Il a planifié ou participé à la planification de plusieurs attaques sur le territoire de la RDC, dans les provinces du Sud-Kivu et du Nord-Kivu. Depuis 2021, la coalition MAÏ-MAÏ se livre à des affrontements avec le groupe armé Twigwaneho, attaquant des civils Banyamulenge. Plusieurs attaques lancées en octobre 2021 dans des villages situés aux alentours de Bibokoboko ont provoqué la mort d'une trentaine de civils Banyamulenge, dont des femmes et des enfants, et entraîné des déplacements massifs. En 2021, la milice MAÏ-MAÏ YAKUTUMBA a pris le contrôle des mines d'or de Makungu, Kuwa et Mitondo, situées à proximité de la ville de Misisi, ainsi que de la production et du commerce de l'or qui en provenait. En février 2023, William Amuri YAKUTUMBA a été démis de ses fonctions à la tête de la Coalition nationale du peuple pour la souveraineté du Congo en raison d'un désaccord avec la direction politique de la Coalition concernant sa décision unilatérale de se rendre au Nord-Kivu pour y combattre le M23. Son nom figure dans le rapport final de 2023 publié par le Groupe d'experts des Nations unies sur la RDC (voir l'annexe 73, qui porte sur les répercussions de la crise du M23 sur le Sud-Kivu).

Listed pursuant to paragraphs 7 (c), 7 (d), 7 (e) and 7 (g) of resolution 2293 (2016) as “being political and military leaders of Congolese militias, including those receiving support from outside the DRC, who impede the participation of their combatants in disarmament, demobilization and reintegration processes;” “recruiting or using children in armed conflict in the DRC in violation of applicable international law;” “planning, directing, 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 “supporting individuals or entities, including armed groups or criminal networks, involved in destabilizing activities in the DRC through the illicit exploitation or trade of natural resources, including gold or wildlife as well as wildlife products”, as reaffirmed by paragraph 2 of resolution 2688 (2023). As the leader of the MAI MAI YAKUTUMBA, one of the largest CNPSC militia, WILLIAM AMURI YAKUTUMBA is involved in planning, promulgating and supporting the militia’s activities. He has effective command and control over the militia’s combatants.

で再確認された、「武装解除・動員解除・社会復帰（DDR）プロセスへの戦闘員の参加を妨害する、コンゴ民主共和国の国外から支援を受けているものを含むコンゴ民主共和国民兵の政治的・軍事的指導者であり」、「適用される国際法に違反して、コンゴ民主共和国における武力紛争において、子供を雇用又は使用し」、「コンゴ民主共和国において、人権侵害や虐待、国際人道法違反に該当する行為を行い、殺害や傷害、強姦及びその他の性的暴力、拉致、強制移動、学校や病院への攻撃など、民間人を標的とする行為が含まれ」、及び「金又は野生生物及びその製品を含む天然資源の不正な搾取又は取引を通じて、コンゴ民主共和国の不安定化をもたらす活動に関与する個人や組織（武装グループや犯罪ネットワークを含む。）を支援すること」に該当するものとしてリストに掲載されている。コンゴ主権国民連合（CNPSC）の中で最も大きな民兵組織であるマイ・マイ・ヤクトゥンバ（Mai Mai Yakutumba）のリーダーとして、同人は、同組織の活動の計画、宣伝及び支援に関与している。同人は、同組織の戦闘員を実質的に指揮統制している。

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に基づき、安保理決議第 2688 号（2023 年）２

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安保理決議第 2293 号（2016 年）７

Listed pursuant to paragraphs 7 (c), 7 (d), 7 (e) and 7 (g) of resolution 2293 (2016) as “being political and military leaders of Congolese militias, including those receiving support from outside the DRC, who impede the participation of their combatants in disarmament, demobilization and reintegration processes;” “recruiting or using children in armed conflict in the DRC in violation of applicable international law;” “planning, directing, 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 “supporting individuals or entities, including armed groups or criminal networks, involved in destabilizing activities in the DRC through the illicit exploitation or trade of natural resources, including gold or wildlife as well as wildlife products”, as reaffirmed by paragraph 2 of resolution 2688 (2023). As the leader of the MAI MAI YAKUTUMBA, one of the largest CNPSC militia, WILLIAM AMURI YAKUTUMBA is involved in planning, promulgating and supporting the militia’s activities. He has effective command and control over the militia’s combatants.

Congolese rebel leader

Listed pursuant to paragraphs 7 (c), 7 (d), 7 (e) and 7 (g) of resolution 2293 (2016) as “being political and military leaders of Congolese militias, including those receiving support from outside the DRC, who impede the participation of their combatants in disarmament, demobilization and reintegration processes;” “recruiting or using children in armed conflict in the DRC in violation of applicable international law;” “planning, directing, 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 “supporting individuals or entities, including armed groups or criminal networks, involved in destabilizing activities in the DRC through the illicit exploitation or trade of natural resources, including gold or wildlife as well as wildlife products”, as reaffirmed by paragraph 2 of resolution 2688 (2023). As the leader of the MAI MAI YAKUTUMBA, one of the largest CNPSC militia, WILLIAM AMURI YAKUTUMBA is involved in planning, promulgating and supporting the militia’s activities. He has effective command and control over the militia’s combatants.