Ethiopia: Ethnic Cleansing Persists Under Tigray Truce | HRW + AI

💭 በትግራይ የሰላም ስምምነት ሥር ብሔርን የማጽዳት ስራ ቀጥሏል | ሁማን ራይትስ ዋች/HRW + አምነስቲ ኢንተርናሽናል/ AI

👉 ገብርኤል 👉 ማርያም 👉 ኡራኤል 👉 ጊዮርጊስ 😇 ተክለ ሐይማኖት 👉 መርቆርዮስ 👉 ዮሴፍ መድኃኔ ዓለም

• የፋሽስቱ ጋላ-ኦሮሞ አገዛዝ በትግራይ ክልል በሚፈፀመው የሰብአዊ መብት ረገጣ አይኑን ጨፍኗል።
• በምዕራብ ትግራይ የሚገኙ የመብት ተቆርቋሪዎች ለደረሰባቸው ሰቆቃ እና መባረር እስካሁን ድረስ ምንም አይነት ተጠያቂነት የለም።

😮 ይህ መረጃ ልክ የዘር ማጥፋት ጦርነቱ በጀመረበት በዛሬው የፃድቁ አባታችን የአቡነ ተክለ ሐይማኖት ዕለት መውጣቱ ወንጀለኞቹን የጋላ-ኦሮሞ፣ የአማራ፣ የሻዕብያ እና ሕወሓት 😈 አውሬዎች ሊያስደነግጣቸው ይገባል፤ ወዮላቸው!

እነዚህ አውሬዎች በጽላተ ሙሴ ላይ ተጽፈው የተሰጡንን አሠርቱንም ትዕዛዛት ነው ልክ እንደ መሀመዳውያኑ በድፍረትና በግልጽ እየጣሷቸው ያሉት።

የአብርሃም፣ ይስሐቅና ያዕቆብ አምላክ የሰጠነን አሠርቱ ትዕዛዛትን ሙሉ በሙሉ እያወቀ ሽሯል፣ ከእየሱስ ክርስቶስና እናቱ ጋር በጽኑ ተጣልቷል። ከዚህ የበለጠ አስከፊ ነገር የለም!

እስኪ አንድ በአንድ እናነጻጽረው ታዲያ ሁሉንም ትዕዛዛት አልጣሷቸውምን?! እግዚአብሔር አምላክን በእጅጉ አላሳዘኑትም አላስቆጡትምን?! ይህን የማያስተምር ወይም የማይጠቁም ክርስቲያን ‘ከኢየሱስ ክርስቶስ ነኝ’ይል ዘንድ በጭራሽ አይገባውም!

• ፩. እግዚአብሔር አምላክህ እኔ ነኝ ከእኔ በቀር ሌሎች አማልክት አይሁኑልህ፡፡ ዘጸ ፳፥፪፡፫፡፡
• ፪. የእግዚአብሔር የአምላክህን ስም በከንቱ አትጥራ፡፡ ዘጸ ፳፥፯፡፡
• ፫. የሰንበትን ቀን ትቀድሰው ዘንድ አስብ አክብረውም፡፡ ዘጸ ፳፥፲፡፡
• ፬. አባትህንና እናትህን አክብር፡፡ ዘጸ ፳፥፲፪፡፡
• ፭. አትግደል፡፡ ዘጸ ፳፥፲፫፡፡
• ፮. አታመንዝር፡፡ ዘጸ ፳፥፲፬፡፡
• ፯. አትስረቅ፡፡ ዘጸ ፳፥፲፭፡፡
• ፰. በሐሰት አትመስክር፡፡ ዘጸ ፳፥፲፮፡፡
• ፱. አትመኝ፡፡ ዘጸ ፳፥፲፯፡፡
• ፲. ባልንጀራህን እንደራስህ ውደድ፡፡ ዘሌ ፲፱፥፲፰፡፡

እህ ህ ህ! አይ ጋላ! አይ አማራ! በዋቄዮ-አላህ ባሪያ ለመሆን የበቃኸው ቃኤል አማራ ሆይ፤ እንደው ብቸኛ አጋርህ ሊሆን በሚችለው ክርስቲያን ወንድምህ ላይ ይህን ያህል ግፍ ከምትሠራበት ምን አለ የኢትዮጵያ እና ተዋሕዶ ክርስቲያን ሕዝቧ ቍ.፩ ጠላት የሆኑትን ወራሪ አማሌቃውያን ጋላ-ኦሮሞውችን እነ መለስ ዜናዊ ከሰጡህ ክልል ተግተህ ብታጸዳ፣ እንደው ምናለ እነ ከሚሴን፣ አጣዬን፣ ወሎን፣ ሸዋን፣ ወለጋን፣ አዲስ አበባን ወዘተ ከጋላዎች አጽድተህ አጋንታዊ የሆኑት የቦታዎቹን መጠሪያዎች ሁሉ ወደቀድሞው ስማቸው መልስህ ለራስህ መጭ ትውልድ ትልቅ ውለታ ለመዋል ብትተጋ?!። አይይይይ! የቆርቆሮ መስጊድ ይህን ያህል ፈረሰ (አመጽ አፍቃሪዎቹ መሀመዳውያን ለምን አጻፋውን አልመለሱም!) ቤተ ክርስቲያን ተቃጠለ!” ብለው በመጮኽ በአክሱም ጽዮናውያን ላይ የፈጸሙትን ግፍና መከራ ለማስረሳት ላለፉት መቶ ሰላሳ ዓመታት የተጠቀሟቸውን ስልቶች በመጠቀም ላይ ናቸው። አዎ! ልክ በኅዳር ጽዮን አክሱም ጽዮን ላይ ጭፍጨፋ ባደርጉ ማግስት ነበር ሆን ብለው፤ “አል ነጃሽ” የተሰኘውን መስጊድ ያፈረሱት። አሥር ገዳማትና ዓብያተ ክርስቲያናት ካፈረሱና ሊያፈርሱ ካቀዱ በኋላ ወዲያው አንድ መስጊድ ያፈርሳሉ። አንድ ሚሊየን ክርስቲያኖችን ጨፍጭፈው መቶ ሙስሊሞችን ይሰዋሉ። አዲስ ነገር የለም፤ የዋቄዮ-አላህ ዲያብሎሳዊ ጂሃድ ይህን ነው የሚመስለው።

💭 “የኢትዮጵያ ችግር ኦሮሞ ነዉ ፥ የኦሮሞ ችግርም ኢትዮጵያ ናት” ዶ/ር ገመቹ መገርሳ

👹 ጋላ-ኦሮሞዎቹስ የኢትዮጵያና ኢትዮጵያዊነት ቍ. ፩ ጠላት መሆናቸውን ቋቅ ድረስ አየነው ነው።። ለአምስት ዓመታት ያህል አማራ እና ተጋሩ ተዋሕዷውያንን + ጌዲዮኖችን ወዘተ በኦሮሚያ ሲዖል ሲጨፈጨፉ የቆዩት የስጋ ማንነትና ምንነት ያላቸው እባቦቹ የግራኝ ጋላ-ኦሮሞዎች ዛሬም መልካቸው ቀይረው’በሰላም’ መልክ በመምጣት ኢትዮጵያንና እግዚአብሔር አምላኳን በመዋጋት ላይ ናቸው። “የትግሬ ደም ደሜ ነው!/ የአማራ ደም ደሜ ነው” ብለው ከአክሱም ኢትዮጵያውያን ጎን በጭራሽ ሊሰለፉ እንደማይችሉ በደንብ አይተነዋል። አይ የይሉኝታ ባሪያ የሆንከው ወገኔ፤ የእነዚህ የሰይጣን ጭፍሮች እባብነትና ጭካኔ እኮ ተወዳዳሪ የለውም፤ መጥላትና መዋጋት የሚገባህን ኃይል ትተህ ምንም ያላደረገህን ምስኪን የትግራይ ሕዝብ ይህን ያህል እያሳደድክ ታሰቃያለህ፤ አይይ አለመታደል፤ ኃጢዓትህ ምን ያህል ከባድ ቢሆን ነው ስህተትህን አይተህ ለመቀበል እንኳን ያልቻልከው?! የሕዝበ ክርስቲያኑን ውድቀት የሚሹት እነ አምነስቲ ኢንተርናስናል እንኳን ልክ በዚህ የዘር ማጥፋት ጦርነቱ በጀመረበት የአባታችን አቡነ ተክለ ሐይማኖት ዕለት ከበቂ በላይ መረጃ እያቀበሉህ ነው፤ “ከወልቃይት ውጣ!” እያሉህ ነው፤ አንተ ግን በቀጥታም ሆነ በተዘዋዋሪ ጋላ-ኦሮሞን፣ ሻዕብያንና ሕወሓትን ለማስደሰት ስትል በወንድምህ አቤል ላይ ዛሬም ግፍና ወንጀል መሥራቱን ቀጠልክበት፤ በግትርነት፣ በእብሪትና ልበ-ደንዳናነት ዛሬም የዲያብሎስ ባሪያ መሆኑን እየመረጥክ እኮ ነው። ምን ለማግኘት? እንደ ጋላ ነፍስህን ሸጠህ ዓለምን ለመውረስ? ከራስህ ‘ነገድ’ ሆኖ የሚጸጸትና፤ “ተው! ከባድ ወንጀል ሠርተናል፣ ተሳስተናል፤ እንጠንቀቅ! እንመለስ! ንሰሐ እንግባ፣ ለመጭው ትውልድ ከባድ ሸክም ትተን አንለፍ!” የሚል አንድ ካህን፣ ቄስ፣ መምህር፣ ፖለቲከኛ፣ ጋዜጠኛ ወይንም ተራ ሰው እንኳን አለመኖሩ የሃጢዓትህን ክብደት ነው የሚጠቁመን! በዚህ ባዕዳዉያኑ እንኳን በእጅጉ ተገርመዋል፤ እጅግ በጣም ያሳዝናል!

ጋላ–ኦሮሞዎቹ እኮ ዛሬ ብቻ ሳይሆን ላለፉት መቶ ሃምሳ/አምስት መቶ ዓመታት ከኤዶማውያኑ ጋር፣ ከሻዕቢያ ጋር፣ ‘አምሐራ‘ ካልሆነው ‘ኦሮማራ/አማራ‘ ጋር፣ ከሶማሌው ጋር፣ ከድርቡሽ ሱዳን ጋር፣ ከግብጽ ጋር እንዲሁም የኢትዮጵያ ታሪካዊ ጠላቶች ከሆኑት እስማኤላውያን አረቦች፣ ቱርኮች እና ኢራኖች ጋር ሆነው ተዋሕዶ ጽዮናውያንን፤

• 🔥 በጥይትና በመድፍ ጨፈጨፏቸው
• 🔥 የጽዮናውያንን ውሃን፣ መሬቱንና ዓየሩን ሁሉ በከሉባቸው
• 🔥 የጽዮናውያንን ከብቶቻቸውና እንስሳቶቻቸውን ዘረፏቸው፣ ጨፈጨፉባቸው
• 🔥 የጽዮናውያንን ሰብሎቻቸውንና የእህል ጎተራዎቻቸውን ፣ ዛፎቻቸውንና አታክልቶቻቸውን አቃጠሉባቸው፣ ቆራረጡባቸው
• 🔥 የጽዮናውያንን ዓብያተ ክርስቲያናቱንና ገዳማቱን አፈራረሱባቸው
• 🔥 የጽዮናውያንን መንደሮቻቸውንና ከተሞቻቸውን አወደሙባቸው፣
• 🔥 የጽዮናውያንን ትምህርት ቤቶቻቸውንና ሆስፒታሎቻቸውን ሁሉ አፈራረሱባቸው
• 🔥 ይባስ ብለው ደግሞ ጽዮናውያንን ለማስራብ ወደ አክሱም/ትግራይ ምግብ እንዳያልፍ መንገዱን ሁሉ ዘጉባቸው

😈 ጋላ–ኦሮሞዎች ላለፉት መቶ ሰላሳ ዓመታት በጥቅሉ እስከ ስልሳ ሚሊየን አክሱም ጽዮናውያንን በጥይት፣ በረሃብና በሽታ ገድለዋል። ❖

የጋላ–ኦሮሞዎች ጭካኔና አርመኔነት ሁሌ ያየነው ስለሆነ የሚጠበቅ ነው፤ ልብ የሚሰብረው ግን “ተዋሕዶ ክርስቲያን ነኝ! ኢትዮጵያዊ ነኝ” እያለ ሰንድቁን የሚያውለበልበውና በዋቄዮ–አላህ መንፈስ የተበከለው‘አማራ‘ የተባለው ከእስማኤላውያኑ የክርስቶስ ተቃዋሚዎች ጋር አብሮ ክርስቲያን ወንድሞቹን የጨፈጨፈ እና በረሃብ እየቆላ ያለ ብቸኛው የዓለማችን መንጋ መሆኑ ነው። እንደው ዛሬም? ለምንድን ነው እግዚአብሔርን ሳይቀር ለማታለል የሚሻው? እጅግ በጣም ያሳዝናል! ዛሬም ከሠራው በጣም ከባድ ስህተት ምናልባት በንስሐ ተመልሶ እጁን ወደ እግዚአብሔር በመዘርጋት ፈንታ፤ የአጥፍቶ ጠፊን ካባ አጥልቆና ፍጻሜው ከተቃረበው ከአራጁ ፋሺስት ኦሮሞ አገዛዝ ጋር ማበሩን ቀጥሎ የንጹሐንን ደም ያፈሳል/ያስፈስሳል፣ በፈቃዱ ስሙን ከሕይወት ዛፍ እንዲሠረዝ ያደርጋል። ቃኤል! ቃኤል! ቃኤል!

❖[መጽሐፈ ምሳሌ ምዕራፍ ፮፥፲፮]

“እግዚአብሔር የሚጠላቸው ስድስት ነገሮች ናቸው፥ ሰባትንም ነፍሱ አጥብቃ ትጸየፈዋለች፤ በሐሰት የሚናገር ሐሰተኛ ምስክር በወንድማማች መካከልም ጠብን የሚዘራ…”

❖[፩ኛ የዮሐንስ መልእክት ምዕራፍ ፬፥፳]

“ማንም። እግዚአብሔርን እወዳለሁ እያለ ወንድሙን ቢጠላ ሐሰተኛ ነው፤ ያየውን ወንድሙን የማይወድ ያላየውን እግዚአብሔርን ሊወደው እንዴት ይችላል?”

👹 The Fascist Oromo Regime Turn Blind Eye to Human Rights Abuses in Tigray Zone.

Rights Abusers in Western Tigray Zone Face No Accountability for Torture, Forced Expulsions.

Human rights violations have become frequent occurrences in Ethiopia’s Tigray Zone. Despite protests from international groups and activists, it appears that Ethiopian authorities are ignoring these abuses. The situation in Tigray is dire, ranging from arbitrary arrests and detention to torture and extrajudicial killings. This blog post examines the causes of Ethiopian authorities’ failure to uphold citizens’ fundamental rights as well as possible solutions to this urgent problem. As we explore the heartbreaking reality of human rights abuses in Ethiopia’s Tigray Zone, buckle up for an eye-opening read.

Overview of the Situation

A new report from Amnesty International claims that Ethiopian authorities are ignoring violations of human rights in the Tigray region. Since the November 2, 2022, truce agreement, local authorities and Amhara forces in Ethiopia’s northern Tigray region have persisted in forcibly expelling Tigrayans as part of an ethnic cleansing campaign in Western Tigray Zone, Human Rights Watch said today. Involved in serious rights violations in Western Tigray are commanders and officials, which the Ethiopian government should suspend, look into, and suitably prosecute.

Previously a report, which is based on interviews with more than 100 people, details the extrajudicial killings, torture, and arbitrary detentions that Ethiopian security forces have committed in Tigray since November 2020.

Amnesty International’s director for East Africa, Michelle Kagari, stated that the Ethiopian government had consistently violated human rights in Tigray. The magnitude and seriousness of the abuses we have discovered are shocking, and they emphasize the urgent need for an impartial investigation.

Since Tigray’s armed conflict began in November 2020, Amhara security forces and interim authorities have committed war crimes and crimes against humanity by ethnically cleansing Western Tigray’s Tigrayans. Human Rights Watch found that Col. Demeke Zewdu and Belay Ayalew, previously implicated in abuses, continue to arbitrarily detain, torture, and deport Tigrayans.

The Ethiopian government has denied any wrongdoing by security personnel in Tigray.

In a recent release by the Human right Watch it is said by the deputy African director at Human Rights Watch named, Laetitia Bader said “The November truce in northern Ethiopia has not brought about an end to the ethnic cleansing of Tigrayans in Western Tigray Zone,”

And she continued. “If the Ethiopian government is serious about ensuring justice for abuses, then it should stop opposing independent investigations into the atrocities in Western Tigray and hold abusive officials and commanders to account.”

Human Rights Abuses in Western Tigray Zone

Human rights violations are pervasive in Ethiopia’s Western Tigray Zone and frequently go unpunished by the state. Extrajudicial executions, arbitrary detentions and arrests, compelled relocations, and sexual assault are some of these violations.

There have been numerous reports of extrajudicial killings of civilians by Ethiopian security forces in the Western Tigray Zone. At least six people were killed in one incident when security forces opened fire on a crowd of protesters. Another incident involved security personnel shooting and killing a man who was attempting to escape.

In the Western Tigray Zone, arbitrary arrests and detentions are also frequent. In one instance, a man was taken into custody and held for more than two months before any charges were brought against him. In another instance, a woman was arbitrarily detained for three days without being given a reason and without being able to contact her family.

Additionally, forced evictions are occurring in the Western Tigray Zone. In one instance, Ethiopian security forces forcibly removed over 100 families from their homes. Before the eviction, the families received neither a warning nor an explanation, nor were they given access to alternate housing. The eviction caused many of the families to lose everything they owned.

In the Western Tigray Zone, sexual violence is also employed as a tool of repression. In one incident, an Ethiopian soldier raped a woman who was attempting to run away from him. Another incident involved five men dressed in uniforms from the military who gang-raped a woman.

Focus on Government Responsibility for Human Rights Abuses

People have charged the Ethiopian government with ignoring violations of human rights in the Tigray region. Numerous violations, such as arbitrary detentions, torture, and extrajudicial killings, have been documented by Human Rights Watch. The government has also been charged with destroying homes and property and forcibly displacing thousands of people.

Despite these accusations, the government has always denied any wrongdoing regarding human rights violations in Tigray. Officials have asserted that the situation in Tigray is “normal” and that a separate investigation into the allegations is not necessary.

This abdication of accountability is highly troubling. The Ethiopian government has a responsibility to defend its citizens from all kinds of wrongdoing, even when it comes from its security forces. The government is essentially granting its security forces carte blanche to continue abusing their authority by refusing to acknowledge the gravity of the accusations.

The Ethiopian government must answer to the international community for failing to uphold human rights in Tigray. Leaders from around the world should urge Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed to allow an impartial investigation into the allegations of abuse and prosecute those responsible. Additionally, they ought to support civil society organizations that document abuses and work to defend the rights of victims politically and financially.

International Response to the Situation

Human rights violations have been alleged to have taken place by the Ethiopian government in the Tigray region, where a military operation is taking place. The United Nations has demanded that the allegations be the subject of an impartial investigation.

Numerous instances of extrajudicial executions, enforced disappearances, and sexual assault by Ethiopian security forces in the Tigray region have been documented by Human Rights Watch (HRW). Reports of human rights violations have also been sent to the Ethiopian Human Rights Commission.

Michelle Bachelet, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, has demanded an unbiased investigation into the claims of human rights violations in Tigray. She claimed that “credible but troubling information” about regional human rights abuses had been provided to her office.

On Tuesday, the UN Security Council is expected to discuss the situation in Tigray. Abiy Ahmed, the prime minister of Ethiopia, rejected calls for an impartial investigation and asserted that his government is capable of looking into any claims of wrongdoing by its security forces.

The Role of Local Communities in Achieving Justice

Local communities play a crucial role in achieving justice. It would be challenging to hold those accountable for violations of human rights without their assistance. The local population has played a significant role in drawing attention to the atrocities occurring in Tigray.

The Ethiopian government has been ignoring violations of human rights in the Tigray region for many years. These wrongdoings have included torture, arbitrary arrests, and forced evictions. Local communities have long been aware of these abuses, but due to government repression, they have been powerless to take action.

For the years of abuse they have endured, the people of Tigray are now calling for justice. They might finally be able to accomplish it with the assistance of the neighboring communities.

Recommendations

To the federal government of Ethiopia and regional authorities:

• Suspend civilian officials, including interim Amhara officials, and security force members from the Amhara Special Forces and Ethiopian federal forces who are suspected of committing serious abuses in the Western Tigray Zone while investigations are ongoing.

• As necessary, look into serious transgressions of humanitarian and human rights law, including those committed by the three individuals listed in the Human Rights Watch/Amnesty International report from April 2022: Colonel Demeke Zewdu, Commander Dejene Maru, and Belay Ayalew.

• Prosecute everyone accountable for grave violations of human rights in Western Tigray and elsewhere.

• Make it easier for independent human rights investigators, such as the International Commission of Human Rights Experts on Ethiopia, to visit Western Tigray.

• Ensure that Western Tigray and other conflict-affected areas are accessible to human rights monitors, such as the national Ethiopian Human Rights Commission and the UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, and that they are required to publicly report their findings regularly.

• Create an independent organization that can plan and oversee safe, voluntary, informed, and respectable returns in consultation with the displaced communities and pertinent UN agencies.

Ahead of the African Union

• Make sure that the AU Monitoring Mission, during its anticipated visit in June, publicly reports on protection issues, rights violations, and humanitarian access in Western Tigray.

To the allies of Ethiopia

• Take into consideration imposing targeted financial and visa sanctions on people connected to grave violations of human rights during the conflict in northern Ethiopia and after the cease-fire.

• Keep an eye on initiatives for justice and accountability in Ethiopia and push for more openness regarding official inquiries and efforts at accountability.

• Based on clear and specific indicators of accountability and justice for victims of serious abuses, evaluate re-engagement with the Ethiopian federal government.

• As long as thorough, impartial investigations into abuses committed during the conflict are needed, support the International Commission of Human Rights Experts on Ethiopia (ICHREE), including by renewing the commission’s mandate at the UN Human Rights Council in September.

• Encourage the development of independent screening processes to prevent the reintegration of federal, state, and local police and military personnel who have engaged in serious abuses.

Conclusion

It is obvious that the Ethiopian government has been ignoring human rights violations in the Tigray region, and this must change immediately. All people are entitled to the fundamental liberties of life, liberty, and personal security. Ethiopia must be held responsible for these violations, and we must demand that they stop right away. Additionally, the international community must use sanctions, if necessary, to put pressure on Ethiopia to uphold the rights of its citizens. Up until that time, it is our responsibility as individuals to speak up for those who are unable to defend themselves and make sure their voices are heard all over the world.

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The Level of Evil in Today’s Ethiopia is Overwhelming | በዛሬይቱ ኢትዮጵያ ያለው የክፋት ደረጃ ከአቅም በላይ ነው

❖❖❖[፩ኛ የዮሐንስ መልእክት ምዕራፍ ፭፥፲፱]❖❖❖

“ከእግዚአብሔር እንደ ሆንን ዓለምም በሞላው በክፉው እንደ ተያዘ እናውቃለን።”

❖❖❖[1 John 5:19]❖❖❖

“We know that we are children of God, and that the whole world is under the control of the evil one.”

👉 አንድ ሰው ይህን ልኮልኛል / Someone just sent me this፡-

💭 በብሄራቸው ምክኒያት ማስራብ ፣ በሃሰት መረጃ የሚደርሰውን ግፍ መሸፋፈን እና ከተጠያቂነት መሸሽ በኢትዮጵያ ተቀባይነት ያላቸው ደንቦች እና እሴቶች ሆነዋል። ከዚህ መቼም እንደምንድን እርግጠኛ አይደለሁም።

💭 Starving people based on their ethnicity, covering up atrocities by disinformation and evading accountability have become acceptable norms and values in Ethiopia. I’m not sure we will ever recover from this.

💭 Ethnic Cleansing Documented in Western Tigray – Amnesty and HRW accused Amhara forces and officials of denying humanitarian aid to civilians in western Tigray

Ethiopian paramilitaries have carried out a campaign of ethnic cleansing in Tigray, forcing hundreds of thousands of people from their homes using threats, killings and sexual violence, according to a joint report by Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International.

The rights groups accuse officials and paramilitaries from the neighbouring Amhara region of war crimes and crimes against humanity in western Tigray, in northern Ethiopia.

“Since November 2020, Amhara officials and security forces have engaged in a relentless campaign of ethnic cleansing to force Tigrayans in western Tigray from their homes,” said Kenneth Roth, director of HRW.

According to the report, militias from Amhara joined the Ethiopian armed forces and its allies to seize western Tigray in the first few weeks of the war, using indiscriminate shelling and execution to force people to leave.

The report said these forces also put up signs in towns demanding that people leave and made threats to kill civilians who wanted to stay.

Agnès Callamard, Amnesty International’s secretary general, said the level of abuse of civilians had not been taken seriously enough internationally. “The response of Ethiopia’s international and regional partners has failed to reflect the gravity of the crimes that continue to unfold in western Tigray,” she said.

“Concerned governments must help bring an end to the ethnic-cleansing campaign, ensure that Tigrayans are able to safely and voluntarily return home, and make a concerted effort to obtain justice for these heinous crimes.”

Amnesty and HRW also accused Amhara forces and officials of denying humanitarian aid to civilians in western Tigray, an issue the UN has raised concerns about in recent months.

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Ethiopia: Laetitia Bader About The Campaign of Ethnic Cleansing Against Tigrayans

💭 የፋሺስቱ ኦሮሞ አገዛዝ ሙቀቱ ወደርሱና ኦሮሚያ ሲዖሉ ጠጋ ባለ ቁጥርና አማራውም እያጉረመረመ ራቅ ማለት ሲጀምር ትኩረቱን ወደ ስሜኑ እየወሰደ ጅሉን ሰሜናዊ በአጀንዳው ያጠምደዋል። አማራውን እንደገና አስተኝቶ ከጎኑ ያሰልፋል። ሰሜኑ እርስበርሱ ሲደቋቋስ ኦሮሞው አውሬ ትንሽ የመፈናፈኛ ጊዜ ያገኛል፤ በዚህም ላለፉት አምስት መቶ ዓመታት ሲፈጽም የነበረውን የዘር ማጥፋት ዘመቻ ኦሮሞ ባልሆኑ ጎሳዎችና ነገዶች ላይ በኦሮሞ ሰአራዊቱ፣ በልዩ ሃይሉ (ኦላ/ሸኔ በተሰኘውና በእባብ ገንዳዎች) አማካኝነት በስውርና በጥድፊያ ይቀጥላል።

ሉሲፈራውያኑ ሞግዚቶቹ ለግራኝ እንደተለመደው፤ “ዕርቅ አድርጊያለሁ፤ ሃያ “የእርዳታ” መኪናዎችን ወደ ትግራይ ልኪያለሁ” ብሎ እንዲናገር ካዘዙት የመኪናዎቹን መንቀሳቀስ የሚያሳይ ቪዲዮ እንዲሠራጭ ካደረገ በኋላ አሜሪካ፤ “ማዕቀቡን አዘገየዋለሁ” አለችን፤ ከዚያም ግራኝን ወደ አስመራ እንዲጓዝና ለቀጣዩ ጭፍጨፋ ከኢሳያስ አፈቆርኪ ጋር እንዲነጋገር አዘዘችው። እንግዲህ ጊዜ ለመግዛት መሆኑ ነው፤ የትግራይን ሕዝብ በረሃብ የመጨረሺያ ጊዜ። ግን አይሳካላቸውም፤ ከሕወሓት ብዙም አንጠብቅም፤ ለኮሙኒስት ገነታቸው ሲሉ ዛሬም የጽዮናውያንን የሕዝብ ቍጥር ቅነሳ የሚፈልጉት ሆኖ ነው የሚሰማኝ፤ ምናልባት በዶ/ር ደብረጽዮን በኩል ይሆናል ግራኝ ወደ አስመራ ያመራው። ልክ ብርሃኑ ጂኒ ጁላና የትግራይ ጄነራል በአፋር እንደተገናኙት። ብዙ የታገሰው እግዚአብሔር አምላካችን ግን “በቃ!” እያለ ነው፤ በሁሉም ላይ እሳቱን እንደሚያወርድባቸው እርግጠኛ ነኝ። አረመኔዎች!

💭 Abuses “amount to crimes against humanity as well as war crimes,” according to a report from Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International.

Widespread abuses against civilians in the western part of Ethiopia’s embattled Tigray region amount to war crimes and crimes against humanity, Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International have charged in a new report.

The crimes were perpetrated by security officials and civilian authorities from the neighboring Amhara region, sometimes “with the acquiescence and possible participation of Ethiopian federal forces,” the rights groups say in the report released Wednesday.

The abuses are “part of a widespread and systematic attack against the Tigrayan civilian population that amount to crimes against humanity as well as war crimes,” the report says.

Two human rights groups have accused armed forces from Ethiopia’s Amhara region of waging a campaign of ethnic cleansing against Tigrayans. Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch accused Amhara officials and regional special forces and militias fighting in western Tigray of committing war crimes and crimes against humanity. They also accuse Ethiopia’s military of complicity in those acts. For more on the report we are now joined via Zoom by Laetitia Bader, Expert and Senior Researcher in the Africa division at Human Rights Watch.

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Human Rights Groups Accuse Ethiopian Military of War Crimes in Tigray

💭 Rights Groups Charge ‘Ethnic Cleansing’ in Ethiopia’s Tigray Region

💭 የመብት ተሟጋቾች በምዕራብ ትግራይ ‘የዘር ማፅዳት‘ ክስን አቀረቡ

😈 አሁንስ ገባን ለምን የጎንደር ኦሮማራዎች‘ቁፋሮ‘ ተጣድፈው እንደጀመሩ?

እነ ግራኝ በእነ ዶ/ር አምባቸው ላይ መፈንቅለ መንግስት አድርገው “በትግራይ ላይ ጦርነት አንሻም!” ያሉትን እነ ጄነራሎች አሳምነውንና ሰዓረን ከገደሏቸው ሰዓት አንስቶ የአማራ ክልል የኦሮሞ ቅኝ ግዛት ነው። ‘ፋኖ‘ የተባለው ፋሺስት ቡድን በአማርኛ ተናጋሪ ቄሮዎች የተሞላ ነው፣ ልዩ ሃይሉም የኦሮሚያ ነው።

የወደቁት አፈናቃዮቻቸው፣ ገዳዮቻቸውና አቃጣዮቻቸው ወደ ገሃነም እሳት ጠልቀው ይግቡና በመተከል ወንድሞቻችንን ያቃጠሉት አውሬዎች + በአክሱም–ማሕበረ ዴጎ + በማይካድራና ምዕራብ ትግራይ አሰቃቂ ጭፍጨፋዎችን የፈጸሙት የኦነግ/ብልጽግና ኦሮሞዎች መሆናቸውን በቂ መረጃዎች አሉን!100%! አማራው ግን ጅልነት የተሞላበትን ትግራይ–ተኮር እልከኛነቱን ትቶ ይህን እባባዊ በሆነ መልክ ለመቶ ዓመታት በጥናት የተሠራበትን የኦሮሞዎችን በመኻሉ ሰርጎ ገብነት እንኳን በትጋት መመርመር/ማጣራት አልተቻለውም፤ ደንዝዟል፤ ሞቷል!

💭 Abuses “amount to crimes against humanity as well as war crimes,” according to a report from Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International.

Widespread abuses against civilians in the western part of Ethiopia’s embattled Tigray region amount to war crimes and crimes against humanity, Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International have charged in a new report.

The crimes were perpetrated by security officials and civilian authorities from the neighboring Amhara region, sometimes “with the acquiescence and possible participation of Ethiopian federal forces,” the rights groups say in the report released Wednesday.

The abuses are “part of a widespread and systematic attack against the Tigrayan civilian population that amount to crimes against humanity as well as war crimes,” the report says.

Ethiopian federal authorities strongly refute allegations they have deliberately targeted Tigrayans for violent attacks. They said at the outbreak of the war in Nov. 2020 that their objective was to disarm the rebellious leaders of Tigray.

Ethiopian officials in Addis Ababa, the federal capital, and in Amhara didn’t respond to requests for comment on the allegations in the rights groups’ report.

The report, the result of a months-long investigation including more than 400 interviews, charges that hundreds of thousands of Tigrayans have been forced to leave their homes in a violent campaign of unlawful killings, sexual assaults, mass arbitrary detentions, livestock pillaging, and the denial of humanitarian assistance.

Widespread atrocities have been reported in the Tigray war, with Ethiopian government troops and their allies, including troops from neighboring Eritrea, facing most of the charges.

Fighters loyal to the party of Tigray’s leaders — the Tigray People’s Liberation Front, or TPLF — also have been accused of committing abuses as the war spread into neighboring regions. Fighters affiliated with the TPLF deliberately killed dozens of people, gang-raped dozens of women and pillaged property for a period of several weeks last year in Amhara region, Amnesty said in a report released in February.

The new report by Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International focuses on attacks targeting Tigrayans in western Tigray and describes them as “ethnic cleansing,” a term that refers to forcing a population from a region through expulsions and other violence, often including killings and rapes.

Publicly displayed signs in several towns across western Tigray urged Tigrayans to leave, and local officials in meetings discussed plans to remove Tigrayans, according to the report. Pamphlets appeared to give Tigrayans urgent ultimatums to leave or be killed, the report says.

“They kept saying every night, ‘We will kill you . Go out of the area,’” said one woman from the town of Baeker, speaking of threats she faced from an Amhara militia group, according to the report.

Western Tigray has long been contested territory. Amhara authorities say the area was under their control until the 1990s when the TPLF-led federal government redrew internal boundaries that put the territory within Tigray’s borders. Amhara officials moved swiftly to take over the region when the war broke out.

The outbreak of the war “brought these longstanding and unaddressed grievances to the fore: Amhara regional forces, along with Ethiopian federal forces, seized these territories and displaced Tigrayan civilians in a brutal ethnic cleansing campaign,” the report says.

Secretary of State Antony Blinken asserted in March 2021 that ethnic cleansing had taken place in western Tigray, marking the first time a top official in the international community openly described the situation as such. That allegation was dismissed by Ethiopian authorities as “a completely unfounded and spurious verdict against the Ethiopian government.”

The new report corroborates reporting by The Associated Press on atrocities in the war, which affects 6 million people in Tigray alone.

In June Ethiopia’s government cut off almost all access to food aid, medical supplies, cash and fuel in Tigray. The war has spilled into Amhara and Afar regions, with Tigrayan leaders saying they are fighting to ease the blockade and to protect themselves from further attacks.

Facing growing international pressure, Ethiopian authorities on March 24 announced a humanitarian truce for Tigray, saying the action was necessary to allow unimpeded relief supplies into the area. Trucks bearing food supplies have since arrived in the region.

The AP last year confirmed the first starvation deaths under the blockade along with the government’s ban on humanitarian workers bringing medicines into Tigray.

Estimated tens of thousands of people have been killed in the war. But there is little hope for peace talks as Ethiopian authorities have outlawed the TPLF, effectively making its leaders fugitives on the run.

Among their recommendations, the rights groups call for a “neutral protection force” in western Tigray, possibly with the deployment of an African Union-backed peacekeeping mission, “with a robust civilian protection mandate.”

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