Numbi John

Congo DR

1962-08-16

Jadotville-Likasi-Kolwezi, Congo DR

Male

5, avenue Oranger, Kinshasa / Gombe, Congo DR

EU, UN

John Numbi was Inspector General of the Congolese Armed Forces (FARDC) from July 2018 until July 2020. Owing to his role, he bears responsibility for the human rights violations committed by the FARDC between July 2018 and July 2020, such as disproportionate violence against illegal miners from June to July 2019 committed by FARDC troops under his direct authority. John Numbi has therefore been involved in planning, directing or committing acts that constitute serious human rights violations or abuses in the DRC. Until early 2021, John Numbi retained a position of influence in the FARDC, especially in Katanga, where serious human rights violations committed by the FARDC have been reported. John Numbi is involved in destabilising activities in the DRC, aimed in particular at the secession of the province of Katanga. John Numbi is therefore still a threat to the human rights situation in the DRC and is responsible for sustaining the instability in the country, especially in Katanga.

CH

article 2 (Financial sanctions) and 4 (Travel ban), annex 2

2018-02-21

CH

Ordinance of 22 June 2005 on measures against the Democratic Republic of Congo (SR 946.231.12)

UN, Switzerland country specific

Democratic Republic of the Congo

Asset freeze, Travel ban

Switzerland imposes these sanctions under the Ordinance of 22 June 2005 on measures against the Democratic Republic of Congo (SR 946.231.12). The measures implement sanctions adopted by the UN Security Council and follow those of the European Union.