The cartoonist Princess Selamawit Hailu Bezabih drew this historical cartoon for the historical mass rape of Tigrayan female children, girls, and women in an ongoing 1000-day Tigray Genocide by the Ethiopian State, Eritrean State, and Amhara Militias. The cartoonist drew it on Monday, June 27, 2022.

 

The cartoonist Princess Selamawit Hailu Bezabih drew this historical cartoon for the historical mass rape of Tigrayan female children, girls, and women in an ongoing 1000-day Tigray Genocide by the Ethiopian State, Eritrean State, and Amhara Militias. The cartoonist drew it on Monday, June 27, 2022.

 

Amnesty International: August 10, 2021

, “Ethiopia: Troops and militia rape, abduct women and girls in Tigray conflict – new report at https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2021/08/ethiopia-troops-and-militia-rape-abduct-women-and-girls-in-tigray-conflict-new-report/

 

BBC, “Ethiopia's Tigray crisis: 'I lost my hand when a soldier tried to rape me' Published, 15 February 2021 at https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-55832711

 

Amnesty,BBC “Ethiopia using rape as a strategy in Tigray war” By Vivienne Nunis, BBC News, Africa correspondent, Published, 11 August 2021 at https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-58167818

 

Sky news, YouTube · Sky News · Mar 27, 2021: Ethiopia violence: Rape as a weapon of war in Tigray conflict at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ECo0sByGmiQ

 

CNN, “Ethiopian leader says troops who raped civilians in Tigray will be held to account after CNN investigation”

By Bethlehem Feleke, Eliza Mackintosh, Gianluca Mezzofiore, Katie Polglase, Nima Elbagir, Barbara Arvanitidis and Alex Platt, CNN

Updated 1359 GMT (2159 HKT) March 23, 2021 at https://edition.cnn.com/2021/03/23/africa/ethiopia-rape-abuse-abiy-response-intl/index.html

 

 

Amnesty International accuses Tigrayan rebel fighters of gang raping women in Ethiopia at https://edition.cnn.com/2021/11/10/africa/amnesty-ethiopia-tplf-rape-intl/index.html By Katie Polglase, Noon Salih and Zeena Saifi, CNN

Updated 1707 GMT (0107 HKT) November 10, 2021.

 

'Practically this has been a genocide' Doctors say rape is being used as a weapon of war in Ethiopia's conflict, By Bethlehem Feleke, Eliza Mackintosh, Gianluca Mezzofiore, Katie Polglase, Nima Elbagir, Barbara Arvanitidis and Alex Platt, CNN

Updated 1737 GMT (0137 HKT) March 22, 2021 at https://edition.cnn.com/2021/03/19/africa/ethiopia-tigray-rape-investigation-cmd-intl/index.html

 

Aljazeera, 22 Jan 2021 , ‘Disturbing’ rape allegations in Ethiopia’s Tigray conflict: UN at https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/1/22/disturbing-rape-allegations-in-ethiopias-tigray-conflict-un

The UN called on all parties involved in the hostilities to commit to a zero-tolerance policy for sex crimes.

 

Aljazeera, Amnesty: Rape survivors describe slavery, mutilations in Tigray, 11 Aug 2021 at https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/8/11/amnesty-tigray-rape-ethiopia-eritrea-slavery-mutilation

‘Severity and scale’ of sexual crimes committed by Ethiopian and Eritrean troops amount to war crimes, the rights group says.

 

 

Aljazeera : Ethiopia’s war marked by ‘extreme brutality’ from all sides: UN at 3 Nov 2021 at https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/11/3/ethiopias-war-marked-by-extreme-brutality-from-all-sides-un

UN probe finds evidence of brutal violence that may amount to crimes against humanity, including gang rape by all combatants.