DR Congo: Investigate Prison Deaths, Sexual Violence

By Human Rights Watch

Click to expand Image Police officers at the Makala prison a day after the attempted jailbreak, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo, September 3, 2024. © 2024 Hardy Bope/AFP via Getty Images (Kinshasa) – Democratic Republic of Congo authorities should promptly and impartially investigate and provide a transparent, credible account of the deadly incident on September 2, 2024, at Makala Central Prison in the capital, Kinshasa, Human Rights Watch said today.Congolese Interior Minister Jacquemain Shabani announced on September 2 that during an attempted prison break, 129 prisoners…

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