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UN-CONSorganizationDRC

Is ADF on a sanctions list?

Q: Is ADF on a sanctions list?

Yes. ADF is currently indexed by Kleerance as appearing on the UN Security Council Consolidated List published by United Nations Security Council. Always verify against the official primary source before taking action.

Yes. ADF appears on the UN Security Council Consolidated List maintained by United Nations Security Council (INT). Listed on 6/30/2014.

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Remarks

ADF founder and leader, Jamil Mukulu (CDi.015), was arrested in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania in April 2015. He was subsequently extradited to Kampala, Uganda in July 2015. As of June 2016, Mukulu is reportedly being held in a police detention cell awaiting his trial. Seka Baluku (CDi.036) succeeded Jamil Mukulu (CDi.015) as the overall leader of the ADF. As highlighted in several reports from the Group of Experts on the DRC (S/2015/19, S/2015/797, S/2016/1102, S/2017/672, S/2018/531, S/2019/469, S/2019/974, S/2020/482), the ADF, including under Seka Baluku’s leadership, continued to commit the repeated targeting, killing and maiming, rape and other sexual violence, abduction of civilians, including children, as well as attacks on villages and health facilities, in particular in Mamove, Beni territory, on 12 and 24 February 2019, and Mantumbi, Beni territory, on 5 December 2019 and 30 January 2020, as well as the continuous recruitment and use of children during attacks and for forced labour in Beni territory in the DRC since at least 2015. INTERPOL-UN Security Council Special Notice web link:https://www.interpol.int/en/How-we-work/Notices/View-UN-Notices-Entities

Aliases (4)

Allied Democratic Forces·altForces Démocratiques Alliées-Armée Nationale de Libération de l’Ouganda·altADF/NALU·altNALU·alt

Addresses

North Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo

What does inclusion on UN-CONS mean?

Inclusion on the UN Security Council Consolidated Sanctions List obligates UN member states to apply the sanctions measures (typically asset freeze, travel ban, arms embargo) set out in the relevant Security Council resolutions.

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Is ADF on a sanctions list?: Yes — indexed by Kleerance as appearing on the UN Security Council Consolidated List published by United Nations Security Council. Always confirm against the primary source before acting.
How current is this record?: Kleerance re-checks the source every six hours. This page reflects the most recent ingested version of the list. The publishing authority's listing date on record is 6/30/2014.
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