AMNESTY: HUNDREDS OF WOMEN, GIRLS RAPED IN ETHIOPIA’S TIGRAY

Amnesty International has said that Ethiopian government forces, Amhara region’s militia group and Eritrean forces have been systematically raping and abusing hundreds of women and girls in the conflict in the country’s northern Tigray region. As part of a new report, Amnesty spoke to 63 survivors of rape and sexual violence from Tigray, in addition to health professionals working with the survivors. Among the survivors, 28 said the rapes were perpetrated by Eritrean soldiers.