Democratic Republic of Congo
09.05.00
Urgent Interventions
'D.R. Congo: imminent sentencing of Freddy Loseke suffering form sever ill-health due to torture
Case COD 031202.ESCRC
ECONOMIC, SOCIAL AND CULTURAL RIGHTS CONCERN
The International Secretariat of the OMCT requests your URGENT intervention in the following situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Brief description of the facts
The International Secretariat of the OMCT has been informed by ASADHO, a member of the OMCT network, of the arrest of Mr. Emile Omba Lumbu. It is reported that this arrest is related to his detaining information concerning the involvement of the Malta Forrest Company Group in the plundering of natural resources in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
According to the information received, Mr. Omba Lumbu (35), a father of three living at 35 Mobutu Avenue, Kipushi, in the Province of Katanga, was arrested in Kipushi on November 23rd and transferred to Lubumbashi by the services of military information that accuse him of threatening the interests of the State. The information received relates that Mr. Omba Lumbu is currently being detained by the 43rd infantry brigade of Lubumbashi, at the Lido Camp in the Lido Golf district of Lubumbashi. Moreover, Mr. Omba Lumbu’s wife, who is living in hiding with her three children, is reportedly no not able to see her husband.
The International Secretariat of the OMCT is gravely concerned about the physical and psychological integrity of Mr. Omba Lumbu and about the treatment to which he might be subjected.
Background of the case
It is reported that Mr. Omba Lumbu was arrested after writing a letter in date of November 13th, 2002 and broadcasted on the air by Voice of America on November 18th, in which he denounced the illicit loading by the Malta Forrest Company Group of uranium-rich copper ores coming from the Lwishuishi and Tumbwe quarries. In his letter, Mr. Omba Lumbu reportedly gave the numbers of the thirteen wagons involved (51254107 ; 51622483 ; 51062178 ; 51311801 ; 51324334 ; 51423243 ; 269728 ZR ; 51687167 ; 51271740 ; 170740 SR ; 51244470 ; 51600560 ; 51223473) and asked the competent authorities to take charge of this affair urgently, because the cargo, meant to be exported by the South, was to leave the town of Kipushi on November 16th, 2002.
Action requested
We request you kindly to write to the authorities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo asking them to:
i. take all necessary measures to guarantee the physical and psychological integrity of Mr. Omba Lumbu;
ii. order his immediate release in the absence of valid legal charges or, if such charges exist, bring him before an impartial and competent tribunal and guarantee his procedural rights at all times;
iii. ensure respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms all over the country, according to international standards.
Please also write to the Malta Forrest Company Group urging it to:
i. take all necessary measures to ensure that its activities do not lead to or make it complicit in violations of human rights, as guaranteed by international human rights instruments.
Addresses
Note: In case you have any difficulties getting through to the addresses of the authorities in the Democratic Republic of Congo, please use that pertaining to the Ambassador to the United Nations in Geneva listed first below.
· S.E. l’Ambassadeur de la République démocratique du Congo, Mission permanente de la République démocratique du Congo auprès de l’Office des Nations Unies à Genève, Avenue de Budé 18, 1202, Genève, Suisse, e-mail : mission.rdc@ties.itu.int, fax : +41 22 7401682
· S.E Président Joseph Kabila. Présidence de la République, Kinshasa-Ngaliema, République Démocratique du Congo, Email : upp@ic.cd
· Ministre de la Justice, Ministère de la Justice et Garde des Sceaux, BP 3137, Kinshasa Gombé, République Démocratique du Congo ; Fax : (+243) 880 55 21, E-mail : minjust@yahoo.fr
· Ministre des droits humains, Ministère des droits humains ; Fax : (+243) 12 20 664, E-mail : mindroits_humains@yahoo.fr, Min_droitshumains@yahoo.fr
· Ministre de l’Intérieur, Ministère de l’Intérieur, Fax : 00 243 88 02 042, E-mail : djo@ic.cd
· Ministre de la Défense, Ministère de la Défense, Fax : 00 243 12 20 981, E-mail : ghimasengo@yahoo.fr
· Ministre de la Communication, Ministère de la Communication, Fax : 00 243 12 61 205
· Procureur Général de la République, B.P. : 7016 Kinshasa/Gombe, Fax : 00 243 12 20 843
. Entreprise Générale Malta Forrest, Avenue Kigoma 22, B.P. 1531, Lubumbashi, Democratic Republic of Congo ; Tel : 00 243 23 48 351, Fax : 00 243 23 42 275, Email : egmf@forrestrdc.com
Please also write to the diplomatic representation of the Democratic Republic of the Congo in your country.
Geneva, 3rd December 2002.
Kindly inform us of any action undertaken quoting the code of this appeal in your reply.
ECONOMIC, SOCIAL AND CULTURAL RIGHTS CONCERN
The International Secretariat of the OMCT requests your URGENT intervention in the following situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Brief description of the facts
The International Secretariat of the OMCT has been informed by ASADHO, a member of the OMCT network, of the arrest of Mr. Emile Omba Lumbu. It is reported that this arrest is related to his detaining information concerning the involvement of the Malta Forrest Company Group in the plundering of natural resources in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
According to the information received, Mr. Omba Lumbu (35), a father of three living at 35 Mobutu Avenue, Kipushi, in the Province of Katanga, was arrested in Kipushi on November 23rd and transferred to Lubumbashi by the services of military information that accuse him of threatening the interests of the State. The information received relates that Mr. Omba Lumbu is currently being detained by the 43rd infantry brigade of Lubumbashi, at the Lido Camp in the Lido Golf district of Lubumbashi. Moreover, Mr. Omba Lumbu’s wife, who is living in hiding with her three children, is reportedly no not able to see her husband.
The International Secretariat of the OMCT is gravely concerned about the physical and psychological integrity of Mr. Omba Lumbu and about the treatment to which he might be subjected.
Background of the case
It is reported that Mr. Omba Lumbu was arrested after writing a letter in date of November 13th, 2002 and broadcasted on the air by Voice of America on November 18th, in which he denounced the illicit loading by the Malta Forrest Company Group of uranium-rich copper ores coming from the Lwishuishi and Tumbwe quarries. In his letter, Mr. Omba Lumbu reportedly gave the numbers of the thirteen wagons involved (51254107 ; 51622483 ; 51062178 ; 51311801 ; 51324334 ; 51423243 ; 269728 ZR ; 51687167 ; 51271740 ; 170740 SR ; 51244470 ; 51600560 ; 51223473) and asked the competent authorities to take charge of this affair urgently, because the cargo, meant to be exported by the South, was to leave the town of Kipushi on November 16th, 2002.
Action requested
We request you kindly to write to the authorities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo asking them to:
i. take all necessary measures to guarantee the physical and psychological integrity of Mr. Omba Lumbu;
ii. order his immediate release in the absence of valid legal charges or, if such charges exist, bring him before an impartial and competent tribunal and guarantee his procedural rights at all times;
iii. ensure respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms all over the country, according to international standards.
Please also write to the Malta Forrest Company Group urging it to:
i. take all necessary measures to ensure that its activities do not lead to or make it complicit in violations of human rights, as guaranteed by international human rights instruments.
Addresses
Note: In case you have any difficulties getting through to the addresses of the authorities in the Democratic Republic of Congo, please use that pertaining to the Ambassador to the United Nations in Geneva listed first below.
· S.E. l’Ambassadeur de la République démocratique du Congo, Mission permanente de la République démocratique du Congo auprès de l’Office des Nations Unies à Genève, Avenue de Budé 18, 1202, Genève, Suisse, e-mail : mission.rdc@ties.itu.int, fax : +41 22 7401682
· S.E Président Joseph Kabila. Présidence de la République, Kinshasa-Ngaliema, République Démocratique du Congo, Email : upp@ic.cd
· Ministre de la Justice, Ministère de la Justice et Garde des Sceaux, BP 3137, Kinshasa Gombé, République Démocratique du Congo ; Fax : (+243) 880 55 21, E-mail : minjust@yahoo.fr
· Ministre des droits humains, Ministère des droits humains ; Fax : (+243) 12 20 664, E-mail : mindroits_humains@yahoo.fr, Min_droitshumains@yahoo.fr
· Ministre de l’Intérieur, Ministère de l’Intérieur, Fax : 00 243 88 02 042, E-mail : djo@ic.cd
· Ministre de la Défense, Ministère de la Défense, Fax : 00 243 12 20 981, E-mail : ghimasengo@yahoo.fr
· Ministre de la Communication, Ministère de la Communication, Fax : 00 243 12 61 205
· Procureur Général de la République, B.P. : 7016 Kinshasa/Gombe, Fax : 00 243 12 20 843
. Entreprise Générale Malta Forrest, Avenue Kigoma 22, B.P. 1531, Lubumbashi, Democratic Republic of Congo ; Tel : 00 243 23 48 351, Fax : 00 243 23 42 275, Email : egmf@forrestrdc.com
Please also write to the diplomatic representation of the Democratic Republic of the Congo in your country.
Geneva, 3rd December 2002.
Kindly inform us of any action undertaken quoting the code of this appeal in your reply.