Imbaseneyti massacres

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Imbaseneyti massacres
Part of Tigray War
Imbaseneyti is located in Tigray Region
Imbaseneyti
Imbaseneyti
Location of Imbaseneyti in Tigray (Ethiopia)
LocationImbaseneyti (Tigrinya: አምባሰነይቲ), Tigray Region, Ethiopia
DateDecember 2020
TargetTigrayans
Attack type
Deaths>112 civilians
PerpetratorsEthiopia Ethiopian National Defence Force
Eritrea Eritrean Defence Forces
Nebelet, before the Tigray War

The Imbaseneyti massacres or Nebelet massacre was a mass extrajudicial killing that took place in Imbaseneyti (Tigrinya: አምባሰነይቲ) in the Tigray Region of Ethiopia during the Tigray War, in December 2020.[1] Imbaseneyti is a small woreda, with capital Nebelet in the Central zone of Tigray.

Massacre[]

The Ethiopian National Defense Force (ENDF) and Eritrean Defence Forces killed at least 112 civilians in Imbaseneyti (Central Tigray) in December 2020.[1] The EEPA report of 3 January stated that hundreds of civilians were killed in Nebelet .[2]

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;[3] and (4) terrorising the Tigray society as a whole such as in case of mass killings in churches.[4]

Perpetrators[]

Witnesses and relatives interpreted the identity of the perpetrators as both Ethiopian and Eritrean soldiers.[5]

Victims[]

The “Tigray: Atlas of the humanitarian situation” mentions 54 to 100 victims for Nebelet alone.[1] The number of victims of the killing spree is probably much larger, since 112 victims have been identified in Nebelet and adjacent villages, despite communication blackout.[5]

Reactions[]

The “Tigray: Atlas of the humanitarian situation”,[1] that documented this massacre received international media attention, particularly with regard its Annex A, that lists the massacres.[4][6][7][8]

After months of denial by the Ethiopian authorities that massacres occurred in Tigray, a joint investigation by OHCHR and the Ethiopian Human Rights Commission has been announced in March 2021.[9]

While the Ethiopian government promised that Eritrean troops will be pulled out from Tigray, the Eritrean government denies any participation in warfare in Tigray, leave alone in massacres.[10]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d Annys, S., Vanden Bempt, T., Negash, E., De Sloover, L., Nyssen, J., 2021. Tigray: Atlas of the humanitarian situation
  2. ^ "Situation Report EEPA Horn No. 44 – 3 January 2021" (PDF). Europe External Programme with Africa. Retrieved 3 January 2021.
  3. ^ Tigray Defence Forces, a military structure that came into existence during the Tigray War, consisting of a merger of Special Forces of the Tigray Regional Government, defected soldiers of the Ethiopian National Defense Force, local militia, members of Tigrayan political parties (TPLF, National Congress of Great Tigray, Salsay Weyane Tigray, Tigray Independence Party, ...) and numerous youth who fled to the mountains.
  4. ^ a b The World radio (2 April 2021): Counting the victims in Tigray
  5. ^ a b TGHAT, A compilation of the verified list of civilian victims from different sources
  6. ^ EuroNews, 2 April 2021 – See film embedded in the news item: G7 'seriously concerned' about human rights violations in Ethiopia's Tigray region
  7. ^ CBC, 2 April 2021: As It Happens: The Friday Edition (from 28:00 to 35:30) Tigray, Ethiopia Massacre
  8. ^ The Guardian, 2 April 2021: Ethiopia: 1,900 people killed in massacres in Tigray identified
  9. ^ France24, 18 March 2021: UN rights chief agrees to joint Tigray probe
  10. ^ DW, 19 March 2021: Fact check: Are other nations involved in the war in Tigray?

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