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DRC: 2nd anniversary of assassination of human rights defender Pascal Kabungulu Kibembi,

Pascal Kabungulu Kibembi was assassinated at the age of 55, in Bukavu, eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). In the early hours of July 31 2005, armed men broke into his home and shot him dead in front of his family. One of the attackers apparently said: "We were looking for you, and today is the day of your death.” Pascal was also the vice president of the regional human rights umbrella group in the Great Lakes, the Ligue des Droits de l'Homme dans la Région des Grands Lacs.  Read More

One year on and still no justice for Pascal Kabungulu

27 July 2006

One year ago, on 31 July 2005, hugely respected human rights defender Pascal Kabungulu was shot dead in front of his family at his home in Bukavu, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) by three armed men.

Pascal was the Executive Secretary of human rights organisation Heritiers de la Justice. He is survived by his wife Kitumani Kasiba and their six children, who were forced to go into exile shortly after his murder.

Front Line is extremely concerned with the lack of progress of the legal investigations into his death. There have been two separate investigations; the first was a commission of enquiry established by the acting governor, Didace Kaningini. The members of this commission concluded that they could not act on the case as the commission had lost credibility when the governor was accused of fabricating evidence to incriminate members of Heritiers de la Justice.  Read More

Front Line Mission report on the case of Pascal Kabungulu

6 February 2006

Pascal Kabungulu - findings & recommendations of Front Line/Amnesty International mission in DRC: 1 – 11 November 2005

People interviewed:

Lt. Col. Majaliwa Mulindwa (Auditeur Supérieur or Military Prosecutor): Président de la Commission d’Enquête [phone interview]

Meli Meli Idumbo (Avocat Général): Vice-Président de la Commission d’Enquête

Anicet Muhimuzi Rutebuka (Major P2): Membre de la Commission d’Enquête

Didace Kaningini, Gouverneur (p.i.) de la Province du Sud-Kivu

Lt-Col Thierry Ilunga (Commandant de la 105e Brigade)

Maître Bisimwa (lawyer for the wife of Pascal Kabungulu)

Maurice Bahati, Chargé de l’Administration & Finances, Héitiers de la Justice

Maître Roger Muchuba (Héritiers de la Justice)

Roger Anderson (“petit frère” de Pascal Kabungulu)

Facts relating to the case:

· Pascal Kabungulu’s house is located about halfway down a hill (approximately 50 metres) & is accessed by a steep muddy footpath from the upper road. The track continues down to a lower road. · There are a number of other private houses in the same area. None is protected by a fence or other barrier.  Read More

Human Rights Defender Arrested in Democratic Republic of Congo, February 2004

Human Rights Defender Télesphore Namukama, was reportedly arrested on the 12th of February, by agents of the Direction de Securitte et Renseignements (D.S.R.). He is currently being held in detention in a DSR cell in Bukavu, without formal charges or access to a lawyer. The detention is reportedly in connection with his statement on a radio program that people with bad motivations had used the timing of the visit of the President to get media attention for the assassinations they were carrying out, in order to jeopardize efforts by the government to restore security.  Read More

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