December 13, 2009

Annex IV: Civilians Raped by the Congolese Army and Their Coalition Partner

January–September 2009

The information in the following tables represents cases of rape documented by Human Rights Watch through interviews with victims, their family members, witnesses, and health-workers or rape counselors who interviewed the victims. It was collected by Human Rights Watch during 23 field missions in North and South Kivu between January and October 2009. This information is only partial and represents just a fraction of the thousands of women, girls, and in some cases men and boys, who were raped in North and South Kivu between January and September 2009. UNFPA, the UN agency responsible for coordinating efforts on tackling sexual violence in Congo, recorded that 7,500 women and girls were raped in North and South Kivu between January and September 2009. We have made every effort to corroborate our findings and dismiss accounts that we did not find credible. We have not included cases where the victim or other witnesses were not able to clearly identify the perpetrator.

Operation Umoja Wetu

Civilians raped by Congolese and/or Rwandan army coalition forces, late January–February 2009

Date	Village	Territory	Number of civilians raped
January 2009	Kalehe	Kalehe	1
January 2009	Miyobwe	Lubero	1
January 22, 2009	Chirundo village	Masisi	1
January 24, 2009	Bukimba	Kalehe	1
January 24, 2009	Bwanga	Masisi	2
January 25, 2009	Karasa	Kalehe	1
January 2009	southern Lubero	Lubero	2
January 26, 2009	Remeka	Masisi	1
January 27, 2009	Lwizi	Masisi	1
February 1, 2009	Bwambari	Lubero	1
February 3, 2009	Luhanga	Lubero	2
February 6, 2009	Bunje	Kalehe	1
February 12-13, 2009	Luofu	Lubero	7
Mid-February 2009	Lumbishi	Kalehe	1
February 2009	Bwatsinge	Lubero	3
February 2009	Kashebere	Masisi	2
February 2009	Langira	Walikale	2
February 17, 2009	Numbi	Masisi	1
February 20, 2009	Murambi	Masisi	1
February 22, 2009	Bulembe	Lubero	1
Late February 2009	Bitonga	Masisi	2
Total	35

Total documented cases of civilians raped by Congolese and/or Rwandan army soldiers

January – February 2009

35

Operation Kimia II

Rapes by Congolese army soldiers, March – September 2009

Masisi Territory (North Kivu)
Date	Village	Territory	Number of civilians raped
March 1, 2009	Bitonga	Masisi	1
March 2, 2009	Bitonga	Masisi	1
March 3, 2009	Bitonga/Chebunda	Masisi	1
March 3, 2009	Chirundo village	Masisi	1
March 5, 2009	Bweremana	Masisi	1
March 10, 2009	Bitonga	Masisi	1
March 16, 2009	Bwanga	Masisi	1
March 22, 2009	Kashebere	Masisi	2
March 25, 2009	Nyamatovu	Masisi	1
April 1, 2009	Kashebere area	Masisi	10
Mid-April 2009	Bitonga	Masisi	10
April 22, 2009	Nyamasasa	Masisi	1
April 25-26, 2009	Mahanga	Masisi	15
April 26, 2009	Kihonga	Masisi	1
May 1, 2009	Masisi	Masisi	2
June 5, 2009	Remeka	Masisi	1
July 1, 2009	Majengo	Masisi	5
July 1, 2009	Ndorumo	Masisi	5
July 8, 2009	Miano	Masisi	1
July 10, 2009	Katoyi	Masisi	1
August 1, 2009	Mashango	Masisi	16
August 15, 2009	Ngungu	Masisi	9
September 28-29, 2009	Kinyumba	Masisi	20
Total	107

Walikale Territory (North Kivu)
Date	Village	Territory	Number of civilians raped
April 24, 2009	Kangambili	Walikale	1
April 27, 2009	Shalio	Walikale	40
April 28, 2009	Bunyarwanda	Walikale	1
April 30, 2009	Marok	Walikale	20
Early May 2009	Kaseke	Walikale	15
Total	77

Kalehe Territory (South Kivu)
Date	Village	Territory	Number of civilians raped
March 10, 2009	Numbi	Kalehe	1
March 14, 2009	Bukaka	Kalehe	1
March 14, 2009	Kashovu	Kalehe	1
March 15, 2009	Maliba	Kalehe	1
March 17, 2009	Bishange	Kalehe	1
March 17, 2009	Luzirantaka	Kalehe	1
March 17, 2009	Shanje	Kalehe	1
March 18, 2009	Luzirantaka	Kalehe	1
March 20, 2009	Nyamatovu	Kalehe	1
March 24, 2009	Chebumba	Kalehe	5
March 24, 2009	Nyamatovu	Kalehe	1
March 26, 2009	Nyamatovu	Kalehe	1
March 27, 2009	Nyamatovu	Kalehe	1
Early April 2009	Nyamasasa	Kalehe	1
April 3, 2009	Bishange	Kalehe	1
April 7, 2009	Nyamatovu	Kalehe	1
April 13, 2009	Kinyazire	Kalehe	1
April 15, 2009	Chebumba	Kalehe	2
April 17, 2009	Chebumba	Kalehe	1
April 25, 2009	Kihonga	Kalehe	1
April 25 – May 8, 2009	Ziralo	Kalehe	9
April 26, 2009	Bitonga	Kalehe	1
April 27, 2009	Rugarama	Kalehe	1
April 28, 2009	Karango	Kalehe	1
April 30, 2009	Kambale	Kalehe	2
May 1, 2009	Kambale	Kalehe	1
May 2, 2009	Bitonga	Kalehe	4
May 4, 2009	Kalungu	Kalehe	1
May 4, 2009	Kihonga	Kalehe	1
May 4, 2009	Minova	Kalehe	1
May 5, 2009	Karango	Kalehe	1
May 5, 2009	Kihonga	Kalehe	1
May 6, 2009	Karasi	Kalehe	1
May 11, 2009	Karango	Kalehe	1
May 20, 2009	Minova	Kalehe	4
May 25, 2009	Hombo Sud	Kalehe	1
May 30, 2009	Kalungu	Kalehe	2
June 2, 2009	Nyamasasa	Kalehe	2
June 13, 2009	Kitalimwa	Kalehe	1
June 21, 2009	Nyamatovu	Kalehe	1
June 25, 2009	Ziralo	Kalehe	1
June 30, 2009	Luzirantaka	Masisi	1
July 5, 2009	Between Kalungu and Numbi	Kalehe	1
July 5, 2009	Nyamasasa	Kalehe	1
July 7, 2009	Bulenga	Kalehe	1
July 7, 2009	Nyamasasa	Kalehe	1
July 15, 2009	Chebumba	Kalehe	1
July 20, 2009	Nyamasasa	Kalehe	1
August 4, 2009	Bitonga	Kalehe	1
August 7, 2009	Bunje	Kalehe	1
August 11, 2009	Nyamasasa area	Kalehe	1
Total	73

Lubero Territory (North Kivu)
Date	Village	Territory	Number of civilians raped
March 1, 2009	Kanyabayonga	Lubero	1
March 1, 2009	southern Lubero	Lubero	8
March 3, 2009	Kasiki	Lubero	1
March 9, 2009	Busekera	Lubero	2
March 9, 2009	Kasiki	Lubero	1
March 9, 2009	Kitcho	Lubero	1
March 11, 2009	Busekera	Lubero	1
March 11, 2009	Bwatsinge	Lubero	1
March 12, 2009	Busekera	Lubero	2
March 13, 2009	Luofu	Lubero	1
March 13, 2009	Miriki	Lubero	1
March 15, 2009	Miriki	Lubero	1
March 17, 2009	Kanyabayonga	Lubero	1
March 17, 2009	Kasiki	Lubero	1
March 18, 2009	Kasiki	Lubero	2
March 28, 2009	Kaholero	Lubero	1
April 1, 2009	southern Lubero	Lubero	3
April 9, 2009	Miriki	Lubero	1
April 9, 2009	Miriki	Lubero	1
April 10, 2009	Busekera	Lubero	1
April 11, 2009	Luofu	Lubero	1
April 13, 2009	Luofu	Lubero	1
Total	34

Rutshuru Territory (North Kivu)
Date	Village	Territory	Number of civilians raped
April 1, 2009	Mabenga (farm nearby)	Rutshuru	2
April 25, 2009	Rutshuru	Rutshuru	5
May 2, 2009	Nyamalima	Rutshuru	1
May 5, 2009	Katwiguru	Rutshuru	8
May 5, 2009	Rutshuru	Rutshuru	1
July 16, 2009	Ngoroba	Rutshuru	1
July 17, 2009	Kamandi	Rutshuru	1
Total	19

Shabunda Territory (South Kivu)
Date	Village	Territory	Number of civilians raped
April 1, 2009	Zanukusu mine	Shabunda	2
May 1, 2009	Katchungu	Shabunda	1
May 1, 2009	Nduma	Shabunda	1
Total	4

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"You Will Be Punished"

Annex IV: Civilians Raped by the Congolese Army and Their Coalition Partner

Operation Umoja Wetu

Civilians raped by Congolese and/or Rwandan army coalition forces, late January–February 2009

Total documented cases of civilians raped by Congolese and/or Rwandan army soldiers

January – February 2009

35

Operation Kimia II

Rapes by Congolese army soldiers, March – September 2009

Masisi Territory (North Kivu)

Walikale Territory (North Kivu)

Kalehe Territory (South Kivu)

Lubero Territory (North Kivu)

Rutshuru Territory (North Kivu)

Shabunda Territory (South Kivu)

Total documented cases of civilians raped by Congolese army soldiers

March – September 2009

314

TOTAL DOCUMENTED CASES OF CIVILIANS RAPED BY

CONGOLESE AND/OR RWANDAN ARMY SOLDIERS

January – September 2009

347