Forces Patriotiques pour la Libération du Congo

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The Forces Patriotiques pour la Libération du Congo was an armed rebel group active during the Second Congo War, known for its involvement in serious human rights abuses and recruitment of child soldiers in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

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Statements (45)

Predicate Object
instanceOf armed group
rebel group
activeIn Second Congo War
areaOfOperations mineral-rich zones
rural areas
associatedWith resource-related conflict in the DRC
committedHumanRightsAbuses true
conflict Second Congo War
conflictType civil conflict
ethnic conflict
country Democratic Republic of the Congo
involvedIn recruitment of child soldiers
serious human rights violations
knownFor brutality against civilians
use of child soldiers under 15 years old
linkedTo ethnic-based armed groups
local militias
notableFor attacks on civilians
grave violations against children in armed conflict
operatedDuring post-genocide Great Lakes regional instability
operatedIn eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo
operationalStatus defunct
partOf complex network of Congolese armed groups
recruitmentMethod abduction of children
forced conscription
region Ituri Province
surface form: Ituri

northeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo
sideInConflict anti-government forces
statusUnderInternationalLaw non-state armed group
subjectOf United Nations reports on child soldiers
human rights NGO reports
targeted children
civilian population
women
timePeriod early 2000s
late 1990s
used improvised weapons
small arms and light weapons
usedAbductions true
usedChildSoldiers true
usedForcedRecruitment true
usedIntimidationOfCivilians true
usedSexualViolence true
violated international human rights law
international humanitarian law

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Subject: Forces Patriotiques pour la Libération du Congo
Description of subject: The Forces Patriotiques pour la Libération du Congo was an armed rebel group active during the Second Congo War, known for its involvement in serious human rights abuses and recruitment of child soldiers in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Prosecutor v. Thomas Lubanga Dyilo armedGroupInvolved Forces Patriotiques pour la Libération du Congo
Thomas Lubanga Dyilo founderOf Forces Patriotiques pour la Libération du Congo
this entity surface form: Forces patriotiques pour la libération du Congo
Thomas Lubanga Dyilo militaryBranch Forces Patriotiques pour la Libération du Congo
this entity surface form: Forces patriotiques pour la libération du Congo