Ethiopian forces killed at least 75 civilians during ethnic unrest, damning human rights report finds Samuel Osborne © Provided by The Independent
Ethiopia’s security forces killed more than 75 people and injured nearly 200 during ethnic unrest in June and July following the killing of a popular singer, according to the Ethiopian Human Rights Commission.
In a report, the commission said 123 people were killed and at least 500 injured in one of the country’s worst outbreaks of ethnic violence in years, a widespread and systematic attack against civilians that points to crimes against humanity.
It said some victims were beheaded, tortured or dragged in the streets by their attackers.
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Ethiopia: Ethnic Clashes Leave At Least 100 Villagers Dead in Western Ethiopia
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At least 100 killed in Ethiopia attack, confirms rights group Wang Ping © Provided by N.C.N. Limited
A woman and a boy wearing face masks walk on a commercial street in Addis Ababa, capital of Ethiopia, Aug. 21, 2020. (Xinhua/Michael Tewelde)
The bloodshed took place in the village of Bekoji, Metekel zone in the western regional state of Benishangul-Gumuz on Tuesday and was carried out by armed men who set fire and shot at residents while they were asleep, according to the Ethiopian Human Rights Commission.
ADDIS ABABA, Dec. 24 (Xinhua) More than 100 people had been killed in a recent armed attack in west Ethiopia, the country s federal rights group confirmed late Wednesday.
Tensions mount at Sudan-Ethiopia border as refugees flee Tigray conflict By Halima Gikandi © Nariman El-Mofty/AP
Refugees who fled the conflict in Ethiopia s Tigray region ride a bus going to the Village 8 temporary shelter near the Sudan-Ethiopia border, in Hamdayet, eastern Sudan, Dec. 1, 2020.
In the past week, tensions have surged along the border between Sudan and Ethiopia where more than 50,000 Ethiopian refugees have fled since the onset of the conflict in Tigray.
Last week, Sudan’s Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok accused Ethiopian forces and militias of ambushing their soldiers in the long-disputed border area of al-Fashaqa. Along the same border is Hamdayet, a transit center for refugees situated along the Tekezé River, which separates Sudan from Ethiopia and Eritrea.