Scores of women and girls were sexually assaulted after peace deal in Ethiopia's Tigray, study shows
Also: Rape still a weapon of war in Tigray months after peace deal (The Guardian)
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Source: Associated Press
Scores of women and girls were sexually assaulted after peace deal in Ethiopia’s Tigray, study shows
BY CARA ANNA
Updated 10:05 AM EDT, August 24, 2023
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Scores of women and girls in Ethiopia’s northern Tigray region were sexually assaulted, often by multiple men alleged to be combatants, after a peace agreement last year ended the conflict there, according to a new study of medical records released on Thursday.
The youngest girl raped was 8 years old.
The Tigray conflict killed hundreds of thousands of people and left untold thousands of women and girls with the trauma of sexual assault.
At least 128 sexual assaults occurred after the peace agreement was signed last November, according to the study, which looked at records from the start of the conflict in November 2020 through June.
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Read more: https://apnews.com/article/ethiopia-sexual-assault-tigray-rape-eritrea-ddfdc46041e224365f08c4035fc6d93f
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Source: The Guardian
Rape still a weapon of war in Tigray months after peace deal
Medical records from across the region show sexual violence continues to be used ‘to intimidate and terrorise communities’
Sarah Johnson and Lucy Kassa
Fri 25 Aug 2023 06.00 BST
Last modified on Fri 25 Aug 2023 07.00 BST
Eritrean and Ethiopian soldiers continue a widespread and systematic campaign of rape in Tigray despite the peace agreement signed in November last year, a new report reveals.
In the first report to document sexual violence – using hundreds of medical records from the start of the conflict in November 2020 through to June 2023 – healthcare professionals recount cases of gang-rape, sexual slavery and murder, including the killing of children.
The report, by Physicians for Human Rights (PHR) and the Organization for Justice and Accountability in the Horn of Africa, reviewed 304 medical records of conflict-related sexual violence from health facilities across Tigray; 128 showed rape occurring after the agreement to halt all hostilities after two years of civil war.
Lindsey Green, one of the report’s authors and a PHR senior programme officer, said the medical records painted a picture of “horrifying” experiences. “The sexual violence we have documented is brutal and used as a way to intimidate and terrorise communities,” she said.
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Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/aug/25/still-a-weapon-of-war-in-tigray-months-after-peace-deal
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