source: RFI; HRW; UN (unspecified); All Africa
actor1: Bakata Katanga Communal Militia (Democratic Republic of Congo)
actor2: Police Forces of the Democratic Republic of Congo (2019-) Prison Guards
location: Lubumbashi
notes: On 26 September 2020, Bakata Katanga militiamen/prisoners clashed with prison guards for the second day in the Kasapa prison in Lubumbashi (Lubumbashi, Haut-Katanga) to liberate prisoners. 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 these clashes, at least 20 people 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. Rival inmate groups also clashed against one another over the control of the prison (coded as another event). 20 fatalities spread across 4 events.