Thousands of Tigrayans are being deported from Saudi Arabia and held in secret detention sites in Ethiopia, according to Human Rights Watch. The HRW report also includes testimony from returnees who claim that they were abused and beaten while in custody in Saudi Arabia. “Saudi Arabia should offer protection to Tigrayans at risk, while Ethiopia should release all arbitrarily detained Tigrayan deportees,” she said. In January 2021, the Ethiopian government announced it would cooperate in the repatriation of 40,000 of its nationals detained in Saudi Arabia. *Names in the HRW report have been changed to protect the identity of those interviewed.

Source: Ethiopian News January 05, 2022 19:39 UTC