“I Always Remember That Day” I have anxiety…. I feel stress, I am affected mentally…. That moment comes to my mind every day…. I always remember that day. —Tirhas S. (not her real name), 44-year-old sexual violence survivor, Tigray, March 16, 2021 The armed conflict that began in November 2020 in the Tigray region of Ethiopia has involved numerous grave abuses committed by Ethiopian and …
In the News: Months after a peace deal, the Tigray region is recovering from a brutal civil war NPR’s Scott Simon speaks with Janti Soeripto, the CEO and president of Save the Children, who recently visited the Tigray region of Ethiopia, devastated by years of civil war. Click here to read.
Understanding Conflict Related Sexual Violence in Ethiopia Since armed conflict broke out in northern Ethiopia in November 2020, numerous atrocities – including widespread sexual violence – have been committed. The Mukwege Foundation and the Centre for Human Rights, Gender, and Migration at Washington University in St. Louis collaborated on an independent research study focused on sexual violence occurring in the context of this conflict. The study combined reliable open source material …
Global Conflict Tracker: War in Ethiopia Ethiopia’s northernmost region of Tigray is at the center of an ongoing civil conflict involving ethno-regional militias, the federal government, and the Eritrean military that has attracted the concern of humanitarian groups and external actors since November 2020. Read more here: https://www.cfr.org/global-conflict-tracker/conflict/conflict-ethiopia
BBC Report: Ethiopia’s Tigray war: The short, medium and long story Read the story here: Ethiopia’s Tigray war: The short, medium and long story
