Tigray rebels raped, beat women in Ethiopia war: Amnesty
Berhan (not her real name) 30, originally from Edaga Hamus, sits at her bed in a hospital in Mekele, on February 27, 2021. She was raped by fighters on three different occasions. PHOTO | AFP
Tigrayan rebels raped, robbed and beat up several women during an attack on a town in Ethiopia's Amhara region, Amnesty International said on Wednesday, the latest disturbing testimony from the year-long conflict.
The investigation, which draws on interviews with 16 sexual assault survivors in the town of Nifas Mewcha, follows an earlier report by the rights group that documented the rape of hundreds of women and girls by Ethiopian and Eritrean soldiers in the Tigray region.
