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M23

Listed by OFAC SDN (US), UK Sanctions List, EU Consolidated List, UN Security Council, SECO (Switzerland)
Democratic Republic of the Congo
First listed 2012-12-31
4 aliases

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EU Consolidated ListActive listingID 7203

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Source: EU Consolidated List
Retrieved: 2026-09-29
Source date: 2017-03-08
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<sanctionEntity designationDate="2012-12-31" designationDetails="" unitedNationId="" euReferenceNumber="EU.3674.45" logicalId="7203">
        <remark>Date of designation referred to in Article 5(1)(b): 31.12.2012</remark>
        <regulation regulationType="amendment" organisationType="council" publicationDate="2017-03-08" entryIntoForceDate="2017-03-09" numberTitle="2017/396 (OJ L60)" programme="COD" logicalId="100709">
            <publicationUrl>http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/PDF/?uri=CELEX:32017R0396&amp;from=EN</publicationUrl>
        </regulation>
        <subjectType code="enterprise" classificationCode="E"/>
        <nameAlias firstName="" middleName="" lastName="" wholeName="M23" function="" title="" nameLanguage="" strong="true" regulationLanguage="en" logicalId="16960">
            <regulationSummary regulationType="amendment" publicationDate="2013-01-23" numberTitle="53/2013 (OJ L20)" publicationUrl="http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:L:2013:020:0046:0047:EN:PDF"/>
        </nameAlias>
        <nameAlias firstName="" middleName="" lastName="" wholeName="Mouvement Du 23 Mars" function="" title="" nameLanguage="" strong="true" regulationLanguage="en" logicalId="16961">
            <regulationSummary regulationType="amendment" publicationDate="2013-01-23" numberTitle="53/2013 (OJ L20)" publicationUrl="http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:L:2013:020:0046:0047:EN:PDF"/>
        </nameAlias>
        <nameAlias firstName="" middleName="" lastName="" wholeName="Movimento de 23 de março" function="" title="" nameLanguage="PT" strong="true" regulationLanguage="en" logicalId="17013">
            <regulationSummary regulationType="amendment" publicationDate="2013-01-23" numberTitle="53/2013 (OJ L20)" publicationUrl="http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:L:2013:020:0046:0047:EN:PDF"/>
        </nameAlias>
        <address city="" street="" poBox="" zipCode="" region="" place="" asAtListingTime="false" countryIso2Code="00" countryDescription="UNKNOWN" regulationLanguage="en" logicalId="2713">
            <regulationSummary regulationType="amendment" publicationDate="2015-04-21" numberTitle="2015/614 (OJ L102)" publicationUrl="http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/PDF/?uri=OJ:JOL_2015_102_R_0003&amp;from=EN"/>
            <contactInfo key="EMAIL" value="mouvementdu23mars1@gmail.com"/>
        </address>
    </sanctionEntity>

Name on list: M23
Programmes / regimes: COD
Listed on: 2012-12-31
Last updated: 2017-03-08
Aliases: Mouvement Du 23 Mars
Identifiers: EU reference: EU.3674.45
Legal act: 2017/396 (OJ L60) – http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/PDF/?uri=CELEX:32017R0396&from=EN
Remarks: Date of designation referred to in Article 5(1)(b): 31.12.2012

OFAC SDN (US)Active listingID 15585

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Source: OFAC SDN (US)
Retrieved: 2026-09-29
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<sdnEntry>
    <uid>15585</uid>
    <lastName>M23</lastName>
    <sdnType>Entity</sdnType>
    <programList>
      <program>DRCONGO</program>
    </programList>
    <idList>
      <id>
        <uid>112772</uid>
        <idType>Website</idType>
        <idNumber>www.m23mars.org</idNumber>
      </id>
    </idList>
    <akaList>
      <aka>
        <uid>23120</uid>
        <type>a.k.a.</type>
        <category>strong</category>
        <lastName>MOUVEMENT DU 23 MARS</lastName>
      </aka>
      <aka>
        <uid>23121</uid>
        <type>a.k.a.</type>
        <category>strong</category>
        <lastName>MARCH 23 MOVEMENT</lastName>
      </aka>
      <aka>
        <uid>23122</uid>
        <type>a.k.a.</type>
        <category>strong</category>
        <lastName>CONGOLESE REVOLUTIONARY ARMY</lastName>
      </aka>
      <aka>
        <uid>23123</uid>
        <type>a.k.a.</type>
        <category>strong</category>
        <lastName>ARMEE REVOLUTIONAIRE CONGOLAISE</lastName>
      </aka>
    </akaList>
    <addressList>
      <address>
        <uid>23269</uid>
        <stateOrProvince>North-Kivu</stateOrProvince>
        <country>Congo, Democratic Republic of the</country>
      </address>
    </addressList>
  </sdnEntry>

Name on list: M23
Programmes / regimes: DRCONGO
Aliases: MOUVEMENT DU 23 MARS · MARCH 23 MOVEMENT · CONGOLESE REVOLUTIONARY ARMY · ARMEE REVOLUTIONAIRE CONGOLAISE
Countries: Democratic Republic of the Congo
Addresses: North-Kivu, Congo, Democratic Republic of the
Identifiers: Website: www.m23mars.org

SECO (Switzerland)Active listingID 23811

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Source: SECO (Switzerland)
Retrieved: 2026-09-29
Source date: 2025-04-08
Extractor: seco-xml-parser

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<target ssid="23811"><sanctions-set-id>3976</sanctions-set-id><foreign-identifier>CDe.006</foreign-identifier><entity><identity ssid="23813" main="true"><name ssid="23814" name-type="primary-name" quality="good" lang="eng"><name-part order="1" name-part-type="whole-name"><value>M23</value></name-part></name><name ssid="30349" name-type="alias" quality="good" lang="eng"><name-part order="1" name-part-type="whole-name"><value>Mouvement du 23 mars</value></name-part></name></identity><justification ssid="24586">The Mouvement Du 23 Mars (M23) is an armed group operating in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) that has been the recipient of arms and related materiel, including advice, training, and assistance related to military activities. Several eyewitness testimonies state that M23 receives general military supplies from the Rwandan Defense Forces (RDF) in the form of weapons and ammunition in addition to materiel support for combat operations.</justification><justification ssid="23836">M23 has been complicit in and responsible for committing serious violations of international law involving the targeting of women and children in situations of armed conflict in the DRC including killing and maiming, sexual violence, abduction, and forced displacement. According to numerous reports, investigations, and testimonies from eyewitnesses, M23 has been responsible for carrying out mass killings of civilians, as well as raping women and children throughout various regions of the DRC. Several reports indicate that M23 fighters have carried out 46 rapes against women and girls, the youngest of which was 8 years old. In addition to reports of sexual violence, M23 has also carried out extensive forced recruitment campaigns of children into the ranks of the group. It is estimated that M23 has carried out the forced recruitment of 146 young men and boys in the Rutshuru territory alone in eastern DRC since July 2012. Some of the victims have been as young as 15 years old.</justification><justification ssid="23837">The atrocities committed by M23 against the civilian population of the DRC, as well as M23's forced recruitment campaign, and being the recipient of arms and military assistance has dramatically contributed to instability and conflict within the region and in some instances, violated international law.</justification><other-information ssid="30348">Email: mouvementdu23mars1@gmail.com (mailto:mouvementdu23mars1@gmail.com)</other-information></entity><modification modification-type="amended" enactment-date="2025-04-08" publication-date="2025-04-08" effective-date="2025-04-08"><added><target ssid="23811"><sanctions-set-id>3976</sanctions-set-id><foreign-identifier>CDe.006</foreign-identifier><entity><identity ssid="23813" main="true"><name ssid="23814" name-type="primary-name" quality="good" lang="eng"><name-part order="1" name-part-type="whole-name"><value>M23</value></name-part></name><name ssid="30349" name-type="alias" quality="good" lang="eng"><name-part order="1" name-part-type="whole-name"><value>Mouvement du 23 mars</value></name-part></name></identity><justification ssid="24586">The Mouvement Du 23 Mars (M23) is an armed group operating in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) that has been the recipient of arms and related materiel, including advice, training, and assistance related to military activities. Several eyewitness testimonies state that M23 receives general military supplies from the Rwandan Defense Forces (RDF) in the form of weapons and ammunition in addition to materiel support for combat operations.</justification><justification ssid="23836">M23 has been complicit in and responsible for committing serious violations of international law involving the targeting of women and children in situations of armed conflict in the DRC including killing and maiming, sexual violence, abduction, and forced displacement. According to numerous reports, investigations, and testimonies from eyewitnesses, M23 has been r

Name on list: M23
Programmes / regimes: Congo
Listed on: 2013-02-05
Last updated: 2025-04-08
Aliases: Mouvement du 23 mars
Identifiers: Foreign identifier: CDe.006
Remarks: The Mouvement Du 23 Mars (M23) is an armed group operating in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) that has been the recipient of arms and related materiel, including advice, training, and assistance related to military activities. Several eyewitness testimonies state that M23 receives general military supplies from the Rwandan Defense Forces (RDF) in the form of weapons and ammunition in addition to materiel support for combat operations. M23 has been complicit in and responsible for committing serious violations of international law involving the targeting of women and children in situations of armed conflict in the DRC including killing and maiming, sexual violence, abduction, and forced displacement. According to numerous reports, investigations, and testimonies from eyewitnesses, M23 has been responsible for carrying out mass killings of civilians, as well as raping women and children throughout various regions of the DRC. Several reports indicate that M23 fighters have carried out 46 rapes against women and girls, the youngest of which was 8 years old. In addition to reports of sexual violence, M23 has also carried out extensive forced recruitment campaigns of children

UK Sanctions ListActive listingID DRC0020

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Source: UK Sanctions List
Retrieved: 2026-09-29
Source date: 2022-01-14
Extractor: uk-xml-parser

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<Designation>
    <LastUpdated>14/01/2022</LastUpdated>
    <DateDesignated>31/12/2012</DateDesignated>
    <UniqueID>DRC0020</UniqueID>
    <OFSIGroupID>12841</OFSIGroupID>
    <UNReferenceNumber>CDe.006</UNReferenceNumber>
    <Names>
      <Name>
        <Name6>M23</Name6>
        <NameType>Primary name</NameType>
      </Name>
      <Name>
        <Name6>Mouvement du 23 mars</Name6>
        <NameType>Alias</NameType>
      </Name>
    </Names>
    <RegimeName>The Democratic Republic of the Congo (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019</RegimeName>
    <IndividualEntityShip>Entity</IndividualEntityShip>
    <DesignationSource>UN</DesignationSource>
    <SanctionsImposed>Asset freeze</SanctionsImposed>
    <SanctionsImposedIndicators>
      <AssetFreeze>true</AssetFreeze>
      <ArmsEmbargo>false</ArmsEmbargo>
      <TargetedArmsEmbargo>false</TargetedArmsEmbargo>
      <CharteringOfShips>false</CharteringOfShips>
      <ClosureOfRepresentativeOffices>false</ClosureOfRepresentativeOffices>
      <CrewServicingOfShipsAndAircraft>false</CrewServicingOfShipsAndAircraft>
      <Deflag>false</Deflag>
      <PreventionOfBusinessArrangements>false</PreventionOfBusinessArrangements>
      <ProhibitionOfPortEntry>false</ProhibitionOfPortEntry>
      <TravelBan>false</TravelBan>
      <PreventionOfCharteringOfShips>false</PreventionOfCharteringOfShips>
      <PreventionOfCharteringOfShipsAndAircraft>false</PreventionOfCharteringOfShipsAndAircraft>
      <TechnicalAssistanceRelatedToAircraft>false</TechnicalAssistanceRelatedToAircraft>
      <TrustServicesSanctions>false</TrustServicesSanctions>
      <DirectorDisqualificationSanction>false</DirectorDisqualificationSanction>
    </SanctionsImposedIndicators>
    <OtherInformation>INTERPOL-UN Security Council Special Notice web link: https://www.interpol.int/en/notice/search/une/5277973</OtherInformation>
    <UKStatementofReasons>
</UKStatementofReasons>
    <EmailAddresses>
      <EmailAddress>mouvementdu23mars1@gmail.com</EmailAddress>
    </EmailAddresses>
  </Designation>

Name on list: M23
Programmes / regimes: Democratic Republic of the Congo (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019
Listed on: 2012-12-31
Last updated: 2022-01-14
Aliases: Mouvement du 23 mars
Identifiers: UN reference: CDe.006
OFSI group ID: 12841
Remarks: INTERPOL-UN Security Council Special Notice web link: https://www.interpol.int/en/notice/search/une/5277973 Sanctions imposed: Asset freeze

UN Security CouncilActive listingID 6908028

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Source: UN Security Council
Retrieved: 2026-09-29
Source date: 2012-12-31
Extractor: un-xml-parser

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<ENTITY>
      <DATAID>6908028</DATAID>
      <VERSIONNUM>1</VERSIONNUM>
      <FIRST_NAME>M23</FIRST_NAME>
      <UN_LIST_TYPE>DRC</UN_LIST_TYPE>
      <REFERENCE_NUMBER>CDe.006</REFERENCE_NUMBER>
      <LISTED_ON>2012-12-31</LISTED_ON>
      <COMMENTS1>e-mail: mouvementdu23mars1@gmail.com INTERPOL-UN Security Council Special Notice:https://www.interpol.int/en/How-we-work/Notices/View-UN-Notices-Entities</COMMENTS1>
      <HAS_INTERPOL_LINK>YES</HAS_INTERPOL_LINK>
      <INTERPOL_LINK>https://www.interpol.int/en/How-we-work/Notices/View-UN-Notices-Entities#2013-16541</INTERPOL_LINK>
      <LIST_TYPE>
        <VALUE>UN List</VALUE>
      </LIST_TYPE>
      <ENTITY_ALIAS>
        <QUALITY>a.k.a.</QUALITY>
        <ALIAS_NAME>Mouvement du 23 mars</ALIAS_NAME>
      </ENTITY_ALIAS>
      <ENTITY_ADDRESS>
        <COUNTRY/>
      </ENTITY_ADDRESS>
      <SORT_KEY/>
      <SORT_KEY_LAST_MOD/>
    </ENTITY>

Name on list: M23
Programmes / regimes: DRC
Listed on: 2012-12-31
Aliases: Mouvement du 23 mars
Identifiers: UN reference: CDe.006
Remarks: e-mail: mouvementdu23mars1@gmail.com INTERPOL-UN Security Council Special Notice:https://www.interpol.int/en/How-we-work/Notices/View-UN-Notices-Entities

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Gasabo Gold RefinerySanctions-listed party · ofac, eu
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