source: RFI; All Africa; HRW; UN (unspecified)
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 27 September 2020, Bakata Katanga militiamen/prisoners clashed with prison guards for the third 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 killed by security forces, including 7 that were executed 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). The police gained control the situation with the help of a group of inmates who detained 40 people (including those that started the riot). 20 fatalities spread across 4 events.