human rights defender
Urgent support needed
(AI translated) It is important to advocate for his release. Also, legal aid will allow the trade unionist to have a lawyer.
Organization affiliation
- Syndicat National des Ecoles Conventionnées Catholique (SYNECAT)
HRD's year of birth
1979
HRD's Gender
Man
Type of HRD
- Trade union leader
HRD's thematic area of engagement
- Fight against corruption
- Fight against impunity
HRD's geographical origin
Urban
HRD's bio and work
(AI translated) Mr. LUBANKU NTEBA Mynhos is married and the father of six children. He is a member of the National Union of Catholic Convention Schools (SYNECAT) and also a union delegate at Primary School 3 located in the commune of Kintambo in Kinshasa (EP-3/Kintambo). The DDH plays a springboard role with the national coordination and holds internal meetings and refers to the National Committee in the event that a teacher is unjustly sanctioned; he denounces anti-values, in particular the spoliation of EP 1 and 3 Kitambo, the sale by the sub-Proved of the Kitambo sub-division, MPOLE EKILA Patrick, of the benches donated by UNICEF. This is at the root of all the problems faced by the DDH and trade unionist.
Current Status
In prison (pre-trial)
Detained since
Sep 23, 2026
Charge(s)
- Other
Latitude: -4.358758444035505
Longitude: 15.27127207610025
Geolocation of detention
Country or area of detention
Region of detention
- Africa: Sub-Saharan Africa
Location of detention - City/Town
(AI translated) Kinshasa
Location of detention - Facility
(AI translated) Makala Central Prison
Allegations / reports of ill-treatment
(AI translated) No report mentions any ill-treatment suffered by Mr. LUBANKU NTEBA Mynhos. However, the latter is very worried and stressed.
Recent case update / evolution
(AI translated) Mr. LUBANKU NTEBA Mynhos was arrested on September 21, 2026 at the Gombe General Prosecutor's Office when he had been invited by Magistrate TKM for the legal case opposing him to the Sous Proved. Since August 2026, he has denounced the sale of benches and the spoliation of EP 1 and 3 by the Sous Proved. The latter, being displeased, instrumentalized the ANR agents and falsely accused him of attempted rape of a student. The trade unionist brought legal action against the Sous Proved, but curiously the magistrate asked him to apologize to the Sous Proved. The trade unionist challenged the magistrate, and on the day he was summoned on September 21, 2026 by the new magistrate MK to appear at the Gombe General Prosecutor's Office, another magistrate TKM heard him and put him in the holding cell. He was transferred to Makala Central Prison on September 23 without confrontation with the alleged victim. It was only 3 weeks later that the Magistrate brought a girl and her mother, but the trade unionist does not know them. Since then there has been no other confrontation, and the court clerk is asking that the trade unionist pay 350 000 FC for his release.
In November 2026, the trade unionist is still in detention at Makala Prison, Pavilion A1. He challenged Magistrate JKP. The Sous Proved of Kintambo met with the DYNACOPE authorities to remove the trade unionist, and he replaced him in his role as 6th grade primary school teacher with a certain MAFUTA.
Any other relevant documents
(AI translated) See appendices
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