Last Updated: January 19, 2026
THOMAS LUBANGA
Nationality
Congo (Democratic Republic)
Address
Congo (Democratic Republic)
Other Information
Arrested in Kinshasa in March 2005 for UPC/L involvement in human rights abuses violations. Transferred to the ICC on 17 March 2006. Convicted by the ICC in March 2012 and sentenced to 14 years in prison. On 1 December 2014, ICC appeals judges upheld Lubanga’s conviction and sentence. Transferred to a prison facility in the DRC on 19 December 2015 ...
Date of listing
2005-11-01
Program information
Authority
UK
Program
The Democratic Republic of the Congo (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019
Regime
UK country specific
Target State
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Measures
Asset freeze and making available provisions, Trade sanctions, Travel bans
Sanctions Portfolio
• The Regulations impose financial sanctions through a targeted asset freeze on designated persons and prohibitions on making funds or economic resources available. This involves the freezing of funds and economic resources (non-monetary assets, such as property or vehicles) of designated persons and ensuring that funds and economic resources are n...
Official Information
The Democratic Republic of the Congo (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 came fully into force on 31 December 2020. They are intended to ensure that certain sanctions measures relating to the Democratic Republic of the Congo (‘the DRC’) continue to operate effectively. You should also review the Sanctions (EU Exit) (Miscellaneous Amendments) Re...
Additional Details
Licensing and exception provisions are contained in Part 6 of the Regulations.
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