The new onslaught of abuses by Amhara forces against Tigrayan civilians remaining in several towns in Western Tigray should ring alarm bells. On 2 December, 2021, the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) reported that 1.2 million people have been displaced from Western Tigray since the beginning of the conflict. A 9 December OCHA report found that between 25 November and 1 December, over 10,000 Tigrayans were newly displaced from Western Tigray. It also stated that Western Tigray remained inaccessible to aid agencies due to security concerns. Mistreatment in Mass Detention SitesThousands of Tigrayan detainees are estimated to be held in overcrowded detention sites in Western Tigray.

Source: Ethiopian News December 16, 2021 16:44 UTC