A/HRC/38/31 81. All along the Mutena-Kamako road and the border with Angola, similar abuses were committed by the Kamuina Nsapu militia and FARDC, including in the villages of Diboko, Lubami-Monga, Tshiniota, Sumbula, Mutshima, Lupemba, Mudjadja, Lumpedi, Kungu, Kilolo, Bakua Mukuna and Bwalu Kai. In addition, the Kamuina Nsapu militia’s rape of women, including gang rape, and of a man, was documented in these villages or when the inhabitants of this part of Kamonia territory fled. In May, for example, men and boys from the village of Mudjadja were abducted from their homes by members of the Kamuina Nsapu militia and taken to the tshiota in Diboko, supposedly to be baptized. It became the scene of the beheading of at least 186 men and boys. Their bodies were buried in two mass graves by the Red Cross of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. 82. Incursions by members of the Kamuina Nsapu militia in the town of Kamonia began around 10 April, when at least 35 militia members, mostly children, were killed by the defence and security forces and members of the Bana Mura militia. During these incursions, the Kamuina Nsapu militia killed residents, raped women, looted homes and beheaded people associated with State authority. The Bana Mura militia members, for their part, followed orders from at least two civilian chiefs and a Congolese National Police colonel and acted in concert with members of the defence and security forces. At the same time, members of the Bana Mura militias committed abuses against the Luba-speaking and Bindi population, whom they suspected of supporting the Kamuina Nsapu militia. Several dozen people were killed during these crackdowns and their bodies were buried in about a dozen mass graves. Some houses were looted and others were burned down, sometimes with their inhabitants still inside. In the neighbouring village of Tshimunde, dozens of people were killed by Bana Mura militiamen. In April and May, FARDC also carried out summary executions, abducted girls and committed rape. 83. In the wake of the targeted attacks and killings perpetrated by the Bana Mura militiamen, the Luba-speaking population of the town of Kamonia fled en masse to the town of Tshikapa. On the road linking the two cities, Bana Mura militiamen raped, summarily executed and mistreated those fleeing. FARDC also extorted and beat civilians and raped women and girls fleeing the violence. A woman who was seven months pregnant was raped by a member of FARDC and then by a member of the Bana Mura militia. Barriers were set up along the road, either by the Bana Mura militiamen or by the defence and security forces, or jointly, and many abuses were committed against Luba-speakers. Witnesses described passing through villages that had been deserted or burned to the ground and seeing many corpses, including those of women and children. 84. In March, the Kamuina Nsapu militia arrived in the Lovua-Luthsima area and beheaded many people, including in the villages of Senge (or Cinq) and Mvula-Milenge. In response, the Bana Mura militias intensified their activities. Between 24 and 26 April, large numbers of Luba-speaking men, women and children were injured or killed in attacks planned by the Bana Mura militiamen in the villages of Senge, Camp Kwilu, Kakondo and Mvula-Milenge. The Bana Mura militias were composed of Chokwe people, armed with rifles and machetes, some of which had been provided by the chief of Muyeji village. The Bana Mura militiamen were clearly targeting Luba-speaking residents. 85. A barrier had been set up by the Bana Mura militiamen along the banks of the Tshikapa River at Kakondo, to prevent Luba-speakers from escaping. Those who spoke Chokwe were allowed to pass. Many Luba-speaking residents, including children, were executed there, at the river crossing. Others were mistreated or killed as they fled. Women and girls were raped. In some cases, FARDC supported and guided the Bana Mura militiamen during the attacks. In others, they escorted displaced groups. FARDC, however, did not intervene to prevent the numerous abuses committed by the Bana Mura militiamen against Luba-speakers. 86. At the Tshikapa River crossing, Bana Mura militiamen separated Luba-speaking men and women not of childbearing age, beheaded them and threw their bodies into the river. The other women and girls were taken to farms owned by individuals belonging to the Chokwe ethnic group, including in Sha-Findji, Tshikala and Kisasa. The women and girls sent to those farms were placed under constant surveillance and some had to work all day. They were repeatedly raped during their captivity, sometimes several times a day, often for months at a time. According to numerous victims, it was the perpetrators’ 14 GE.18-10936