source: All Africa; HRW; UN (unspecified)
actor1: Rioters (Democratic Republic of Congo)
actor2: Rioters (Democratic Republic of Congo)
location: Lubumbashi
notes: Around 26 September 2020 (between 25 September - 27 September), rival inmates clashed against one another for the informal control of the Kasapa prison in Lubumshashi (Lubumbashi, Haut-Katanga). The rioting activity took place during a 3-day clash between Bakata Katanga militiamen/inmates against prison guards (coded as other events). Reports suggest that the clashes were triggered after 15 inmates pushed other prisoners to violence, burned down several buildings/belongings, and raped over 50 women and at least 6 men/boys. During this time, at least 20 inmates were shot and killed by security forces, including 7 that were killed while trying to escape the prison and 1 prison guard that died from his injuries. 20 fatalities spread across 4 events. [size=no report]