Justice is commonly considered an essential part of a person’s healing from rape and sexual violence perpetrated against them. The researchers found at least 128 sexual assaults have occurred since the peace agreement was signed last November between the Ethiopian federal government and TPLF representatives. The peace process has not halted sexual assaults on females in the region by alleged former combatants, according to the study. Researchers believe the number of rape cases sampled in the report is only a fraction of the assaults those that have actually occurred. Some women and girls were abducted for repeated assaults, the report states.

Source: Ethiopian News August 25, 2023 12:49 UTC