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.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Forces patriotiques pour la libération du Congo | 2 |
| Forces Patriotiques pour la Libération du Congo canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3106143 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: Forces Patriotiques pour la Libération du Congo Context triple: [Prosecutor v. Thomas Lubanga Dyilo, armedGroupInvolved, Forces Patriotiques pour la Libération du Congo]
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Union des Patriotes Congolais
The Union des Patriotes Congolais (UPC) is an Ituri-based Congolese militia and political group that played a major role in the ethnic conflict in northeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo in the early 2000s.
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Alliance of Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Congo-Zaire
The Alliance of Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Congo-Zaire was a Rwandan- and Ugandan-backed rebel coalition led by Laurent-Désiré Kabila that overthrew Mobutu Sese Seko and seized power in Zaire (now the Democratic Republic of the Congo) in 1997.
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Movement for the Liberation of Congo
The Movement for the Liberation of Congo was a major rebel group and political movement in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, led by Jean-Pierre Bemba, that played a significant role in the country’s civil conflicts before transitioning into a political party.
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Forces démocratiques de libération du Rwanda
The Forces démocratiques de libération du Rwanda (FDLR) is a Hutu rebel group operating mainly in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, composed in part of perpetrators and remnants of forces involved in the 1994 Rwandan genocide and long implicated in regional violence and atrocities.
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National Patriotic Front of Liberia
The National Patriotic Front of Liberia was a rebel group led by Charles Taylor that became a major faction in the First Liberian Civil War and played a central role in the country’s political upheaval in the early 1990s.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Forces Patriotiques pour la Libération du Congo Target entity description: 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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A.
Union des Patriotes Congolais
The Union des Patriotes Congolais (UPC) is an Ituri-based Congolese militia and political group that played a major role in the ethnic conflict in northeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo in the early 2000s.
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B.
Alliance of Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Congo-Zaire
The Alliance of Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Congo-Zaire was a Rwandan- and Ugandan-backed rebel coalition led by Laurent-Désiré Kabila that overthrew Mobutu Sese Seko and seized power in Zaire (now the Democratic Republic of the Congo) in 1997.
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C.
Movement for the Liberation of Congo
The Movement for the Liberation of Congo was a major rebel group and political movement in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, led by Jean-Pierre Bemba, that played a significant role in the country’s civil conflicts before transitioning into a political party.
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Forces démocratiques de libération du Rwanda
The Forces démocratiques de libération du Rwanda (FDLR) is a Hutu rebel group operating mainly in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, composed in part of perpetrators and remnants of forces involved in the 1994 Rwandan genocide and long implicated in regional violence and atrocities.
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National Patriotic Front of Liberia
The National Patriotic Front of Liberia was a rebel group led by Charles Taylor that became a major faction in the First Liberian Civil War and played a central role in the country’s political upheaval in the early 1990s.
- F. None of above. chosen
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
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civilian population ⓘ women ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
early 2000s
ⓘ
late 1990s ⓘ |
| used |
improvised weapons
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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)
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