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Investigations Urged as Tigray Faces Widespread Sexual Violence

8/1/2025

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  • A harrowing report uncovers widespread sexual violence against women and children in Tigray, Ethiopia, perpetrated by Ethiopian and Eritrean soldiers, amounting to crimes against humanity. Healthcare workers have bravely documented horrific acts of mass rape, forced pregnancy, and torture amid a conflict that has raged since November 2020, prompting urgent calls for international investigations and justice for the victims.