More than 1,300 rape incidents have been reported in Tigray since the war began in November of last year. During the conflict, many cases of gender-based violence, including gang rape and other atrocities, were reported. The destruction and theft of health-care institutions in Tigray, Amhara, and Afar areas exacerbated the wounded, preventing total post-hospitalization care. The Ethiopian Human Rights Commission and the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) published a joint investigation into alleged international human rights breaches in the ongoing war in Tigray last November. “These acts are also utilized as a weapon of war,” she added

Source: Ethiopian News January 01, 2022 14:42 UTC