The Tigray conflict killed hundreds of thousands of people and left untold thousands of women and girls with the trauma of sexual assault. With most health facilities destroyed or looted as Ethiopian forces battled Tigray fighters, many women and girls were left without treatment for months. A collaborator on the study, he has spoken with hundreds of women and girls and said not one feels healed. Overall, 76% of the 304 women and girls whose cases were reviewed were sexually assaulted by multiple people, often three or more. Now Ethiopia wants a United Nations inquiry ended, too, human rights experts say.

Source: Ethiopian News August 24, 2023 18:50 UTC