Rita
@atiryashak
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Today, on the International day for the Elimination of Sexual Violence in Conflict @Sally_Keeble, @rowenakahsay and I have published a book on weaponized sexual violence in the Tigray Conflict. All proceeds go to the survivors of CRSV in Tigray. amzn.eu/d/hQJWXie
So moving to hear brave Rita & Rowena Kahsay talk abt rape of #Tigray women & catch up with Katrien Coppen of @MukwegeFound in @UKParliament on #International Day of Elimination of Sexual Violence - thank you @helenhayes_ Pls sign endcrsv.org
Amazing and incredibly necessary report by @TheSentry_Org confirming "#Tigray War resulted in a humanitarian crisis of immense proportions... #WarCrimes #HumanitarianAid thesentry.org/reports/power-…
Truly awful. Truly wicked. Where's the justice? Tens of thousands of Tigrayan women brutally assaulted by Ethiopian & Eritrean soldiers: gang-rape, rusted screws, metal spikes & plastic rubbish:horrific sexual violence against Tigray’s women @Lord_Collins theguardian.com/global-develop…
An update on where we are in the pursuit of accountability for the grave human rights abuses in Tigray. Thank you, as always, for your fight @atiryashak. #TigrayGenocide youtu.be/F_wFgF5bjFk?si…
There are no rules! There is nothing like "international law".
Oggi è stata lanciata nuova campagna contro il Memorandum Italia-Libia. Con noi @RefugeesinLibya, Tavolo Asilo e Immigrazione e altre organizzazioni della società civile amnesty.it/campagna-per-l…
During the conflict in Tigray, Ethiopia, that began on 4 Nov 2020, troops supporting the federal government have committed widespread rape against ethnic Tigrayan women and girls.
Today is World Refugee Day - and right now, protests are actively unfolding across Tigray for the third day in a row. Tens of thousands are in the streets demanding the right to return home - representing more than one million Tigrayans who were ethnically cleansed from Western…
#Tigray is dying in silence. #TigrayGenocide
Despite promises of peace, the atrocities haven’t stopped. Ethnic cleansing continues and Ethiopia’s “transitional justice” plan is built to evade accountability, not deliver it. Impunity is fueling more crimes. And Tigrayan IDP’s are facing the brunt of it. #TigrayGenocide
The protesters aren’t leaving. They’re camped out - day and night - at the protest sites across #Tigray. They’ve lost their homes once. They won’t leave these grounds until the world hears them. They are demanding action. #TigrayGenocide
Join us for a powerful global conversation with organizers, advocates, and protesters from #Tigray. Learn what’s happening on the ground, hear firsthand testimonies, and find out how you can support the call to return IDPs home with dignity.
#Tigray: IDPs says they are trapped between a broken peace and a forgotten war Internally displaced Tigrayans are preparing to return home, despite persistent threats of violence, forced occupation, and a lack of safety and protection. Read more: open.substack.com/pub/wegahtafac…
Yes. My head is hurting from all of this gaslighting
Imagine a neighbor who partnered with your guardian to kill your brothers, rape your mothers and sisters, displace your relatives, desecrate your religion and loot and destroy your property, then suddenly becomes friendly, with no remorse or responsibility, how would you react?
Irob Anina Civil Society will take part in the mass protests taking place in Mekelle and Geneva. These demonstrations are a unified cry for justice, dignity, and action. For the past month, our team has been in the United States, with witnesses and victims of the conflict…
#Tigray: “This is not a diplomatic letter. It is a moral indictment, a witness testimony and a record for history.” In a letter addressed to the @UAEthio Tsilal (@TsilalCSWT) accused UAE of “betraying Al-Nejashi’s legacy by being complicit in the Genocide of Tigrayans.”
For a fifth year in a row, Tigrayan IDPs, forgotten by the world, are spending it in tents. After being ethnically cleansed and displaced by Amhara and Eritrean🇪🇷 forces, they are living indecent life and continue to die from famine. @SecRubio @USEmbassyAddis
#Tigray: ‘We Won’t Spend a Fifth Summer in Shelters’ Tigrayan IDPs Protest in Mekelle IDPs in Mekelle held a peaceful protest today, demanding the immediate withdrawal of occupying forces from Western Tigray and calling for their right to return to their homes.
"Ethiopian women illegally cross the Tekezé River on rafts made from plastic containers in order to reach Sudan" or rather #Tigrayan women fleeing the genocide👇 These women remain in Sudan when S itself has almost collapsed. #Tigray #Eritrea observer.co.uk/culture/photog…