2005 in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
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The following lists events that happened during 2004 in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
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Events
September
September 27 - Five men dressed in the uniform of the (FARDC) broke down the door of Jean Félix Kanonge, an advisor to the union of former Gecamines agents, then the door of the bathroom where he had taken refuge. They informed him that they were there to kill him, but in after his eldest daughter begged for his life they left, taking some $200 and 5 mobile telephones. ASADHO/Katanga (African Association for the defence of Human Rights) said that there had previously been death threats against those who spoke out about Gecamines contracts with Global Enterprises Corporate and Kinross/Forrest.[1]
References
- ↑ African Association for the Defence of Human Rights (ASADHO) (September 28, 2005). "COMMUNIQUE DE PRESSE N°15/2005: Insécurité des certains acteurs de la société civile oeuvrant dans le secteur minieR" [Press Release #15/2005: Certain Civil Servants in the Mining Sector Unsafe] (PDF) (in French) – via University of Texas.
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