December 2020 Gijet Massacre
Massacre
The Ethiopian National Defense Force (ENDF) killed 21 youngsters, including a seven-year-old child in Gijet (SE Tigray) on 30 December 2020.
Typical massacres committed by Ethiopian and Eritrean soldiers in the Tigray war are (1) revenge when they lose a battle; (2) to terrorise and extract information about whereabouts of TPLF leaders; (3) murder of suspected family members of TDF fighters; and (4) terrorising the Tigray society as a whole such as in case of mass killings in churches.
Perpetrators
Dimtsi Woyane reported the perpetrators of this massacre as being the Ethiopian army.
Victims
The “Tigray: Atlas of the humanitarian situation” mentions 21 victims of this massacre.
Reactions
The “Tigray: Atlas of the humanitarian situation”, that documented this massacre received international media attention, particularly regarding its Annex A, that lists massacres in the Tigray War.
After months of denial by the Ethiopian authorities that massacres occurred in Tigray, a joint investigation by OHCHR and the Ethiopian Human Rights Commission was announced in March 2021.
See also
- Murders and massacres in the Tigray War
- Timeline of the Tigray War – December 2020
- February 2021 Saharti-Samre massacres, including another 120 people killed in Gijet
- March 2021 Saharti-Samre massacres, including another 123 people killed in Gijet
References
- ^ Annys, S., Vanden Bempt, T., Negash, E., De Sloover, L., Nyssen, J., 2021. Tigray: Atlas of the humanitarian situation
- ^ Situation Report EEPA HORN No. 42 - 31 December 2020
- ^ The World radio (2 April 2021): Counting the victims in Tigray
- ^ EuroNews, 2 April 2021 – See film embedded in the news item: G7 'seriously concerned' about human rights violations in Ethiopia's Tigray region
- ^ CBC, 2 April 2021: As It Happens: The Friday Edition (from 28:00 to 35:30) Tigray, Ethiopia Massacre
- ^ The Guardian, 2 April 2021: Ethiopia: 1,900 people killed in massacres in Tigray identified
- ^ France24, 18 March 2021: UN rights chief agrees to joint Tigray probe