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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

Front Line calls for justice for assassinated human rights defender Pascal Kabungulu Kibembi

8 September 2005

The government of the Democratic Republic of Congo’s (DRC) Commission of Enquiry into the murder of a leading human rights defender has failed to bring justice, Front Line said today. The mandate of the commission ended on September 6 without a report on its conclusions or any proposals to bring the perpetrators to justice.

The Congolese government established the Commission of Enquiry following the murder of the executive secretary of human rights agency Hértiers de la justice, Mr Pascal Kabungulu Kibembi (55). Three armed men shot the human rights defender in front of his family, in Bukavu, eastern Congo on July 31, 2005.

Hértiers de la justice has a longstanding record of documenting human rights violations including serious abuses committed by the militias, which have terrorised eastern Congo since the civil war broke out in 1998. Mr. Kibembi was a courageous and tireless human rights defender who was well known in the DRC. His murder has resulted in outrage and fear among the Congolese human rights community.  Read More

DR Congo: Prominent Human Rights Defender Assassinated

1 August DR Congo: Prominent Human Rights Defender Assassinated Transitional Government Must Investigate, Bring Killers to Justice

(London -- August 1, 2005) -- The Congolese government must immediately start thorough and independent investigations into yesterday’s assassination of human rights activist Pascal Kabungulu Kibembi, Human Rights Watch, Amnesty International and Front Line said today.

Pascal Kabungulu was the Secretary-General of Héritiers de la Justice (Heirs of Justice), a leading human rights organization in the Democratic Republic of Congo. He was also the Vice-President of the regional umbrella Ligue des Droits de l’Homme dans la Région des Grands Lacs (LDGL).

Pascal Kabungulu was assassinated in his home in Bukavu, eastern Congo, in the early hours of July 31. Three armed men in uniform broke into his house, dragged him out of his bedroom and shot him in front of his family. Family members reported that just before his execution the attackers said, “We were looking for you and today is the day of your death.” The men stole Mr. Kabungulu’s laptop, a TV and a tape recorder.  Read More

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