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Eritrean troops committed a likely crime against humanity in Ethiopia's Tigray region when they systematically killed hundreds of unarmed civilians in the northern city of Axum on 28-29 November 2020.
Eritrean Troops’ Massacre of Hundreds of Axum Civilians May Amount to Crime Against Humanity February 25, 2021 Share Share Eritrean troops fighting in Ethiopia’s Tigray state systematically killed hundreds of unarmed civilians in the northern city of Axum on November 28-29, 2020, opening fire in the streets and conducting house-to-house raids in a massacre that may amount to a crime against humanity, Amnesty International said today in a new report. Amnesty International spoke to 41 survivors and witnesses – including in-person interviews with recently arrived refugees in eastern Sudan...
27 Feb 2021 Eritrean troops fighting in Ethiopia’s northern Tigray region “killed hundreds of unarmed civilians” in the city of Axum in late November 2020, according to a report Amnesty International released Friday. Describing the alleged attack on November 28-29 as a “systematic” killing, the human rights organization said Eritrean troops opened fire on the streets of Axum and conducted “house-to-house raids in a massacre that may amount to a crime against humanity.” Amnesty International interviewed 41 survivors and witnesses of the attack who “consistently described extraj...
English Analysis on Ethiopia and 2 other countries about Protection and Human Rights; published on 26 Feb 2021 by Amnesty
Most of the burials took place on 30 November, but the process of collecting and burying the bodies lasted several days © Maxar Technologies Survivors of mass killing in town of Axum describe extrajudicial executions - scale of atrocities may amount to crime against humanity Satellite images reveal evidence consistent with new burial sites ‘Eritrean troops went on a rampage and systematically killed hundreds of civilians in cold blood’ - Deprose Muchena Eritrean troops fighting in Ethiopia’s Tigray state systematically killed hundreds of unarmed civilians in the northern city of Axum...