Since the outbreak of war in Ethiopia’s Tigray region, she has organized protests and has spoken about atrocities in her home country. In Tigray, she said, rape by men in military uniforms was committed as a brutal form of ethnic cleansing. Panelists, however, believe there is still a long road ahead to establish a durable peace. “If one Tigrayan is killed, Ethiopia suffers and if another soldier is killed, it is Ethiopia that is hurt. Its 1995 constitution uses a system known as “ethnic federalism” that divided the country into regions based on ethnicity.

Source: Ethiopian News December 19, 2022 18:56 UTC