Region:Africa

Country:Congo, Democratic Republic

Department/Province/State:South Kivu

Sex¹:Male

Date of Killing:13/05/2021

Previous Threats:Unknown

Type of Work:Lawyer / Paralegal

Sector or Type of Rights the HRD Worked On:Civil and Political Rights

Sector Detail:Impunity/Justice

More information:Front Line Defenders

¹This database records an individual's chosen gender identity. If they do not self-identify as male or female they can use the option of recording other/neither or use the term NBGI (non binary gender identity).

URLs (links) of Interest

https://laprunellerdc.info/uvira-un-officier-militaire-tue-un-defenseur-judiciaire-a-mulongwe-la-prunellerdc/

https://averticom.net/details/la-haute-cour-militaire-en-appel-confirme-la-condamnation-a-perpetuite-de-mr-katembo

https://linterview.cd/sud-kivu-les-activites-paralysees-a-uvira-au-lendemain-de-lassassinat-dun-defenseur-judiciaire-par-un-officier-fardc/

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