victims of sexual violence in Tigray. A high number of cases of gender-based violence including gang-rape and other atrocities were reported in the period of the conflict. The damage and looting of health care facilities in Tigray, Amhara and Afar regions made it worse for the victims impeding the provision of comprehensive after care. According to the UN, violence against women rises during crises, conflicts and by 2021 one out of every three women have reported being abused during their lifetime. “Numbers reported by civil societies and human rights advocates are only meant to portray which party is more brutal.

Source: Ethiopian News January 01, 2022 13:35 UTC