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Ethiopia: Scores of Civilians Were Killed in Massacre in Tigray - Amnesty International
AI London, 12 November 2020
Amnesty International can today confirm that scores, and likely hundreds, of people were stabbed or hacked to death in Mai-Kadra (May Cadera) town in the South West Zone of… Read more »
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Ethiopia: UN Rights Chief Warns of Spiralling Situation, War Crimes
UN News, 13 November 2020
Disturbing reports of an alleged massacre have surfaced in Ethiopia's Tigray region, amid fighting between national and regional forces that may become impossible to control, the… Read more »
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Ethiopia: Tigray Ruling Party Denies Involvement in 'Massacre' of Civilians
DW, 13 November 2020
"Verified" photos from Mai-Kadra, a town in Ethiopia's war-torn Tigray region, indicate 'scores of civilians' were killed, says Amnesty. It's the first reported incident of… Read more »
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Ethiopia: 'No Way' to Get Vital Humanitarian Aid Into Tigray Region, UN Warns
UN News, 12 November 2020
With telephone lines still cut and transport links disrupted, it is impossible for humanitarians to get vital supplies into Ethiopia's Tigray region or assess evolving humanitarian… Read more »
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Ethiopia: Civilians At Risk in Tigray War
DW, 12 November 2020
Federal forces now control the northwestern part of Tigray. As the government mobilizes resources to step up the fighting, humanitarian organizations are increasingly worried about… Read more »
Rights Group Reports Massacre of Civilians in Ethiopian Conflict
Human rights organisation Amnesty International is reporting that scores - possibly hundreds - of people were stabbed or hacked to death in Mai-Kadra (May Cadera) in Ethiopia's Tigray region on November 9, 2020. The organization says it has verified photographs and videos of bodies strewn across the town or being carried away on stretchers. The organization has also spoken to witnesses who visited the town immediately after the deadly attack and found bodies and injured survivors. Amnesty has not confirmed who was responsible for the killings, but has spoken to witnesses who said forces loyal to the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF) were responsible for the killings, apparently after they suffered defeat by federal forces. The TPLF has denied this. Conflict in the area follows Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed ordering a military intervention against the TPLF, which is the region's ruling party.
A map showing the location of the town of Mai-Kadra (May Cadera) in Ethiopia's Tigray region.
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