Ethiopia minister who spoke out about rape in Tigray resigns

Women at a safe house for survivors of sexual assault, in Mekele, Tigray, on February 27, 2021. PHOTO | FILE | AFP

What you need to know:

  • Amnesty International said last month that Ethiopian troops and allied Eritrean forces had raped hundreds of women and girls in Tigray, subjecting some to sexual slavery and mutilation. 
  • Survivors told Amnesty they had been gang-raped while held captive for weeks, raped in front of their families, and had objects including nails and gravel inserted into their vaginas.