Africa
December 9, 2021
Ethiopia: Tigray Forces Summarily Execute Civilians
Tigrayan forces summarily executed dozens of civilians in two towns they controlled in Ethiopia’s northern Amhara region between August 31 and September 9, 2021, Human Rights Watch said today. These killings highlight the urgent need for the United Nations Human Rights Council to establish an international investigative mechanism into abuses by all warring parties in the expanded Tigray conflict.
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Ethiopia: Tigray Forces Summarily Execute Civilians
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Ethiopia: Tigray Forces Summarily Execute Civilians
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