UN, UK Sanction 6 Military Officials for Violence in DRC

The U.N. Security Council and the U.K. this week sanctioned six military leaders involved in violence or human rights abuses in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The designations target Apollinaire Hakizimana, Ahmad Mahmood Hassan, Michel Rukunda, Mohamed Ali Nkalubo, William Amuri Yakutumba and Willy Ngoma. The U.S. announced similar sanctions last year when it designated six Rwandan or Congolese nationals contributing to conflict in the DRC (see 2308240019).