Rights Groups Concerned Over Safety of Eritrean Refugees in Ethiopia December 24, 2020 More than 46,000 people have fled the Tigray region in Ethiopia to Sudan. Dec. 10, 2020, in the Um Rakouba camp in Sudan. (Mohaned Bilal/VOA) Share share The URL has been copied to your clipboard 0:00 0:04:40 0:00 Pop-out player Reports of attacks on Eritrean refugees in Ethiopia’s Tigray area are causing concern among human rights groups. About 96,000 Eritrean refugees lived in four camps in Tigray before the conflict started in November. Many fled to Sudan or to other parts of the country including the capital Addis Ababa. Sarah Miller is with Refugees International, an independent group working to support refugees. She said Eritreans are being picked up and returned to Tigray or to their homeland against their wishes.