Protests are continuing across Tigray as IDPs - ethnically cleansed from their land - rise up to demand their right to return home. From every corner of #Tigray, people are joining them in this fight. They deserve to go home. They deserve justice. #TigrayGenocide
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Massive protests are erupting across #Tigray. Displaced families - living in makeshift camps for nearly 5 years - are demanding one thing: “Let us return home with dignity.” Their call is urgent. Their message is simple. It’s time to go home. #TigrayGenocide
PRESS STATEMENT: Civil society orgs are urgently calling for the protection of Black refugees in Libya amid a wave of racist, state-sanctioned violence. Over 10,000 survivors of the #TigrayGenocide are trapped with no where to go. Read the full statement: omnatigray.org/civil-societ...
Civil Society Organizations Urgently Call for Protection of Black Refugees in Libya Amid Escalating Racist Violence
More than 10,000 Tigrayan refugees—Black survivors of the ongoing genocide in Ethiopia’s Tigray region—are now trapped in Libya.
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Ahead of the ACHPR's review of the human rights situation in #Ethiopia next month, we've joined @ishr.ch, @p4hr.bsky.social, @omnatigray.bsky.social, @hpn4tigray.bsky.social, @ibahri.bsky.social & more to highlight ongoing abuses in 🇪🇹 & call for accountability. www.globalr2p.org/publications...
Joint NGO Submission to the 83rd Ordinary Session of the African Commission on Human and People's Rights on ongoing human rights violations in Ethiopia - Global Centre for the Responsibility to Protec...
The Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia’s 6th Periodic Report was presented to the 56th Ordinary Session of the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights (ACHPR) in 2015. The ACHPR concluded...
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PRESS STATEMENT: 19 Tigrayan civil society organizations have issued a grave warning - Ethiopia’s failure to implement the Pretoria Agreement is fueling instability, injustice, and the risk of renewed conflict in #Tigray. Read the full statement below. omnatigray.org/public-state...
PUBLIC STATEMENT: THE ETHIOPIAN GOVERNMENT’S FAILURE TO IMPLEMENT THE PRETORIA AGREEMENT IS DRIVING INSTABILITY, INJUSTICE, AND THE RISK OF RENEWED CONFLICT IN TIGRAY
We, as Tigrayan Civil Society Organizations, are deeply alarmed by the Ethiopian federal government’s continued failure to fully implement the Pretoria Cessation of Hostilities Agreement (CoHA).
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Ethiopia risks sliding back into war, with Tigray once again at the center. As the Pretoria Agreement falters and tensions rise, urgent int’l action is needed. Australia 🇦🇺 can play a key role—through diplomacy, aid, and support for accountability. www.internationalaffairs.org.au/australianou...
Northern Ethiopia Is at Risk of Returning to War—Here’s What Australia Can Do - Australian Institute of International Affairs
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The humanitarian crisis in Tigray—marked by genocide, famine, and mass displacement—worsens amid global silence. Millions remain in urgent need as atrocities continue unchecked. Read our latest quarterly Situation Report below ⬇️ omnatigray.org/omna-tigray-...
OMNA TIGRAY FEBRUARY 2025 QUARTERLY SITUATION REPORT
The international community’s response and its mechanisms for accountability and monitoring have been largely inadequate. Unlike other global crises that have prompted swift and large-scale action, Ti...
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As we celebrate #InternationalWomensDay, we honor the strength of Tigrayan women—leaders, fighters, and survivors. Their resilience is unmatched, yet their struggle for survival and justice continues. The world must listen. #IWD2025 #Tigray #Ethiopia
“እቲ ህልውና ትግራይ ዘውሓሰ “ትግራይ ግምባራ ከይውቃዕ” ግምባሩ ዝሃበ፣ ደሙ ዘፍሰሰ፣ ኣካሉ ዝጎደለ መንእሰይ ትግራይ ስለምንታይ ድኣ ኣብዛ እዋን እዚኣ ናብ ስደት ይውሕዝ ኣሎ?” ተወሳኺ ኣንብብ ⬇️ omnatigray.org/%E1%8A%95%E1...
"ንሞት ባዕልኹም ኣይትኺድዋ" ስለምንታይ መንእሰይ ትግራይ ናብ ስደት ይውሕዝ ኣሎ?
እቲ ህልውና ትግራይ ዘውሓሰ "ትግራይ ግምባራ ከይውቃዕ" ግምባሩ ዝሃበ፣ ደሙ ዘፍሰሰ፣ ኣካሉ ዝጎደለ መንእሰይ ትግራይ ስለምንታይ ድኣ ኣብዛ እዋን እዚኣ ናብ ስደት ይውሕዝ ኣሎ?
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In the final part of Mulu’s victim account of the #TigrayGenocide, he recounts more of the crimes he witnessed while illegally detained and reflects on what this experience taught him about Ethiopian society, grounding his pursuit for #Justice4Tigray. Read ⬇️ omnatigray.org/recounting-t...
Recounting the Genocide Stories of Tigray: My experience in the concentration camps in Ethiopia - Part 3
This concentration camp, a stark symbol of systemic oppression and ethnic persecution, epitomized the horrors inflicted upon Tigrayans daily.
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Governments have a duty to ensure their people's human rights. Since Nov. 2020, the Ethiopian govt has not only failed to protect Tigrayans' rights but has grossly violated them in the #TigrayGenocide. Tigrayans' right to life continues to be infringed. #HumanRightsDay.
On this #GenocidePreventionDay, we remind the Int’l Community of the #TigrayGenocide, the atrocity crimes that continue in Tigray & the need for action to stop current crimes, recognize the genocide against Tigrayans & seek justice. #GenocidePrevention #HumanRights ✍🏽 omnatigray.org/petition-to-...
Petition to Recognize Genocide and Demand Justice for Tigrayans
The international community has both a moral and legal duty to address the genocide in Tigray and to protect vulnerable minority groups, including the Irob and Kunama
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In 'Transitional Justice in #Ethiopia: Will #Tigray Pay the Price for Peace?,' Bserat reflects on the UN and Ethiopias victim consultation report & explores what Ethiopia's transitional justice plan means for victims, especially for Tigrayans. 👇🏽 omnatigray.org/transitional...
Transitional Justice in Ethiopia: Will Tigray Pay the Price for Peace?
Tigray requires an international criminal justice mechanism for reasons that significantly differ from other regions.
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It has been over 4 years now since Ethiopia’s PM Abiy Ahmed launched #TigrayGenocide. A silent genocide continues in Tigray. On this solemn occasion, we draw attention to conditions in Tigray & call for the implementation of the Cessation of Hostilities Agreement & #Justice4Tigray. A🧵👇🏾
As we commemorate the 4-year anniversary of the start of the #TigrayGenocide, we call on the Int’l Comm to recognize the crimes committed against the people of #Tigray as genocide. Add your voice by signing this petition for 🇺🇸, 🇨🇦, 🇪🇺 & 🇬🇧 residents. omnatigray.org/petition-to-...
Petition to Recognize Genocide and Demand Justice for Tigrayans
The international community has both a moral and legal duty to address the genocide in Tigray and to protect vulnerable minority groups, including the Irob and Kunama
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In her recent article, Batseba, amplifies the voices of Tigray’s #Irob minority, drawing attention to the failures of the Algiers Agreement & how those failures have an impact today, as #TigrayGenocide continues & peace is distant in occupied areas. omnatigray.org/amplifying-t...
Amplifying the Voices of the Tigrayan Irob Community: The Failure of the Algiers Agreement
It is imperative that we center the voices and experiences of indigenous peoples like the Irob in our collective efforts to build a more peaceful and inclusive Horn of Africa.
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In this research article, foreign involvement in the mining industry in #Tigray is explored. Amid the #TigrayGenocide, the region is susceptible to the ‘resource curse’. Read about the implications of mining in Tigray at the link below 👇🏾 omnatigray.org/mining-in-ti...
Mining in Tigray: A Resource Curse Amid Genocide
While protecting Canada’s mining interests in Ethiopia, and specifically, Tigray, the gross human rights violations taking place as part of a genocidal campaign in Tigray were ignored.
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Disinformation campaigns about the Tigray Genocide go beyond social media. A recent paper from Leiden University’s African Studies Centre uses bad research and a conspiracy theory to “debunk” genocide, mass rape, forced starvation, and massacres of Tigrayan civilians. 🧵/1
THREAD: Weaponizing of Twitter in 2021 to spread denialism & manufacture consent for mass slaughter in Ethiopia, a mini case study. I bring up social media damage, both to urge @bsky.app to work on preventative mechanisms & to raise awareness of the horrors it has caused, far from western shores.
This zoom webinar will be happening today. We look forward to an engaging session and can’t wait to see you there.
Thousands of our compatriots are facing hardships in refugee camps. Did you know you can help alleviate their suffering? Join us to learn how you can sponsor refugees & support their resettlement in the U.S. 📅 Nov 23 12 PM ET | 9 AM PT 🖥️ Hosted by ECDC, TDA, & Omna 🔗: us06web.zoom.us/j/84249760674
The New Lines Institute Report calls on States to recognize that there's “a reasonable basis to believe that genocide & other related acts were committed in #Ethiopia against Tigrayans, & that responsibility for these acts may be attributable to 🇪🇹 as a State.” newlinesinstitute.org/rules-based-...
Genocide in Tigray: Serious breaches of international law in the Tigray conflict, Ethiopia, and paths to accountability - New Lines Institute
Ethiopia’s war in Tigray left more than 400,000 soldiers and as many as 300,000 civilians dead. This report outlines a reasonable basis to believe that the Tigrayans were victims of genocide and calls...
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Thousands of our compatriots are facing hardships in refugee camps. Did you know you can help alleviate their suffering? Join us to learn how you can sponsor refugees & support their resettlement in the U.S. 📅 Nov 23 12 PM ET | 9 AM PT 🖥️ Hosted by ECDC, TDA, & Omna 🔗: us06web.zoom.us/j/84249760674
📢 Thousands of refugees face hardship in camps, but YOU can help. Learn how to sponsor refugees & support resettlement in the U.S. 🇺🇸 📅 Join our webinar: Nov 23 @ 12 PM ET | 9 AM PT 🖥️ Hosted by ECDC, TDA, & Omna Tigray 🔗 Zoom link: us06web.zoom.us/j/84249760674
This Giving Tuesday, we are proud to support health and hope through @hpn4tigray.bsky.social Join us in giving the gift of health to women, children, and communities in need. Let’s make a difference together! givebutter.com/givehealth
THREAD: Weaponizing of Twitter in 2021 to spread denialism & manufacture consent for mass slaughter in Ethiopia, a mini case study. I bring up social media damage, both to urge @bsky.app to work on preventative mechanisms & to raise awareness of the horrors it has caused, far from western shores.
For community based advocacy from those with actual lived experiences...the Tigrayan women led advocacy initiative, Omna Tigray recently joined Bluesky and provide a host of knowledge in the Tigrigna language but also in English, making their website a valuable resource. @omnatigray.bsky.social
“As a Tigrayan, My Heart Bleeds for Palestine.” In this reflection on the atrocities taking place in #Palestine, a Tigrayan’s perspective is explored drawing parallels between the #TigrayGenocide and #GazaGenocide. Read 👇🏾 omnatigray.org/my-heart-ble...
As a Tigrayan, My Heart Bleeds for Palestine
The world has finally come to the dawning clarity that Israel wields its position as a superpower to continually violate the basic human rights of the Palestinian people.
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Despite the CoHA, SGBV and violence against Tigrayan women persists. Omna Tigray stands with survivors & demands justice, accountability, & full implementation of the agreement. The int’l community must act now to protect vulnerable women. #Justice4Tigray omnatigray.org/on-continued...
On Continued Violence Against Tigrayan Women and Girls Post-CoHA
Despite the Cessation of Hostilities Agreement (CoHA) on November 2, 2022, ongoing violence against Tigrayan women and girls persists.
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Chronicling his story of escaping the #TigrayGenocide & how he’s supported his people since, Primed For Death’s author, Goitom, shared his experience with Seznam Zpravy. Find a translation of the full interview at the link below omnatigray.org/life-was-a-c...
Life was a constant horror
Stories from a survivor of one of the deadliest massacres in the Tigray war
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Ethiopia’s political transition post-Meles (1991-2012) has been marked by wasted opportunities, deteriorating governance, and unprecedented violence. However, this think piece, inspired by Semhal Zenawi’s interview, fails to critique her father’s political missteps that cost #Tigray. Thread 🧵👇
In this op-ed & think piece, Donek, explores #Ethiopia's institutional & economic shifts since the govt of Meles Zenawi. Read below 👇🏾 omnatigray.org/why-ethiopia...