Association of Tigrayan Communities in Canada

War Crimes: Rape and Sexual Violence in Tigray

By Mulugeta Abai, Toronto, Canada

Almost sixteen months have passed since the occupation of Tigray by the Ethiopian army with the order of the Prime Minster, Abiy Ahmed Ali. Despite strict censorship and lack of accessibility by independent observers, cases of war crimes and crimes against humanity come to the fore one after another. Among these crimes are shocking news about rape, sexual violence and enforced prostitutions perpetrated by the occupying forces of Ethiopia and Eritrea.

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