Last November, the civil war ended with a ceasefire, nearly two years to the day after it began. The use of sexual violence by armed forces during the civil war in Ethiopia has been reported previously by the U.S. State Department and Amnesty International. But this new publication shows that as recently as June, months after the peace agreement was signed, sexual violence against women and girls has not stopped. All but one detailed conflict-related sexual violence involving girls and women from ages 8 to 69. We are alarmed by the increasing use of sexual violence as a weapon of conflict globally."

Source: Ethiopian News August 29, 2023 14:05 UTC