When atrocities return: The cost of failed accountability in Tigray
Summary
Fighting has resumed in Ethiopia’s Tigray region less than four years after a 2022 peace agreement ended a deadly conflict. Amnesty International says that a lack of investigations and punishments for war crimes has helped cause the violence to return, putting civilians at risk again.Key Facts
- Ethiopia’s federal government and Tigrayan forces agreed to stop fighting in November 2022.
- After the peace deal, efforts to investigate war crimes and human rights abuses did not move forward.
- International groups’ investigative roles ended without replacement, weakening oversight.
- Violence between Tigrayan forces and Ethiopia’s National Defence Force restarted in early August 2024.
- Amnesty International reports worsening conditions in Tigray, including media restrictions and forced recruitment.
- Other regions in Ethiopia, like Amhara and Oromia, also face armed conflicts and human rights violations.
- Amnesty calls on all Ethiopian authorities to protect civilians and allow human rights monitors access to the area.
- The failure to hold criminals accountable after the first war may be a reason behind the new outbreaks of violence.
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