Ethiopia: Mass killings continue, risk of further ‘large-scale’ atrocities (news.un.org)

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In Ethiopia, war crimes have continued unabated almost a year after a ceasefire was agreed between the country’s Government and forces from the northern Tigray region, UN-appointed independent rights experts said on Monday.

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[-] livus@kbin.social 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

will smolder for decades

@tallwookie maybe. The war in Tigray has many genocidal elements, including a man-made famine caused by destruction of crops, equipment, and water infrastructure.

So if the UN doesn't do something, Abiy might be able to accomplish genocide in a shorter timeframe than that.

[-] boud@framapiaf.org 2 points 1 year ago

@livus

I would rather word that as "a *second* genocide".

Deliberately killing 10% of the Tigrayan population from Nov 2020 to Nov 2022, by: systematically executing males of teenage age and above, massive systematic sexual violence, looting of most food/agricultural/industrial resources and holding a very tight siege is argued by several researchers as showing intent [1][2]. Clearly that was the #TigrayGenocide .

@tallwookie

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_crimes_in_the_Tigray_War

[2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Famine_in_northern_Ethiopia_%282020%E2%80%93present%29

[-] boud@framapiaf.org 2 points 1 year ago

@livus

The report itself ([3], point 72) finds #CrimesAgainstHumanity (by ENDF + EDF + Amhara/Afar Special Forces + 'fano'), not #Genocide. Tigrayan forces committed #WarCrimes (not crimes against humanity) (point 71).

@tallwookie No, a "UN invasion" would solve nothing. The question for rich-country outsiders is which local/regional/continental groups/institutions should be supported. African civil society has plenty of ideas and is very active.

[3] https://web.archive.org/web/20230920032323/https://www.ohchr.org/sites/default/files/documents/hrbodies/hrcouncil/chreetiopia/A_HRC_54_55_AUV.pdf

[-] livus@kbin.social 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

@boud Thanks for pointing out that distinction about the report. From what I have seen over the last few years from credible NGO reports, eyewitness testimony, video footage etc I am pretty sure it is a genocide.

I also agree with you that this is something I'd like to see tackled by AU or similar as a first option.