During the night of 09/10/2005, 18 people were killed with crude weapons (hammers, hoes, machetes, etc) by Interahamwe militia in the village of  Kaniola,  Walungu territory in the Province of South.

Kaniola is distant of approximately 60 Km from the town of Bukavu. This village has suffered repeatedly from  Interahamwe attacks that has cost the lives of hundreds innocent civilians. Our sources of information, among which some survivors, witnessed that the following people were identified dead in this recent massacre:

1. Mrs. Bora Muhigwa

2. Mrs. Busime Mwa Nabihamba

3. Mrs. Busime Aimérance

4. Mrs. Aimérance mwa Bagalwa

5. Mr. Kalumuna Maurice

6. Jean Baderha Kashali

7. Mr. Pascal Ciguge

8. Mr. Aganze

9. Mr. Sylvain Ndagano

10. Mr. Florentin Ndagano Birhashwirwa

11. Mr. Marko Kahunyanga

12. Mr. Kiriza Kashemwa

13. Mrs. Nabintu La Joie Zihalirwa

14. Mrs. Régine mwa Muzerwa

15. Mr. Nakalera Vincent Maheshe

16. Mr. Mushamuka Kagayo.

The following were badly injused:

1. Mr. Birugu Ntamwenge

2. Mrs. Francine

3. Mwa Kabasha

4. Mr. Byamungu Kashali

5. Mrs. Mwa Kalemba

6. Mr. Bulonza Muhighirwa

7. Mrs. Floride mwa Kalolo

8. Mr. Janvier Bishikwabo

9. Mr. Espoir.

During that massacre, the village received no help support neither from the nationl army nor from the UN peace keepers based in Walungu. The investigation team of the MONUC (United Nations’ Mission in Congo) that first went to the place were stopped by the villagers who demonstrated to show their anger. One of the demonstrators declared to us that they do not know the importance of  the MONUC  forces are around their village if they cannot stop these killings.

The National Sucurity Agency arrested and detained, in Bukavu, Mr Fiston Mushagalusa Lukula because of this demonstration.

Héritiers de la Justice considers such an arrest as a violation of Fiston Mushagalusa’s rights to demonstrate since a similar demonstration organised by the women from Kaniola area, occurred in Bukavu at the 10^th Military Region claiming for effective protection. The arrest also violates the 16^th and 30^th articles of Transitional Constitution guaranteeing people’s right to demonstrate.