November 2020 Wukro massacre
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Coordinates: 13°47′06″N 39°36′00″E / 13.78511°N 39.59991°E
November 2020 Wukro massacre | |
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Part of Tigray War | |
Location of Wukro in Ethiopia | |
Location | Wukro (Tigrinya: ዉቅሮ), Tigray Region, Ethiopia |
Date | 16-21 and 27-28 November 2020 |
Target | Tigrayans |
Attack type | |
Deaths | 245 civilians |
Perpetrators | ![]() ![]() |
The November 2020 massacres in Wukro was a mass extrajudicial killing that took place in Wukro (Tigrinya: ዉቅሮ) in the Tigray Region of Ethiopia during the Tigray War, on 27-28 November 2020.[1] Wukro is a mid-sized town, capital of woreda Kilte Awulaelo, Eastern zone of Tigray.
Massacre
The Ethiopian National Defense Force (ENDF) and Eritrean Defence Forces allegedly killed 220 civilians in Wukro (Eastern Tigray) on 27–28 November 2020.[1] At the arrival of the troops, many Wukro residents fled to the surrounding mountains, some recording the carnage with their cellphones. After that, angry Eritreans spent days looting homes, banks and factories and shooting dead scores of young men suspected of sympathising with the Tigrayan rebels. 81 of the victims are buried at the back of an Orthodox church.[2]
Perpetrators
Relatives and neighbours interpreted the identity of the perpetrators as Ethiopian and Eritrean soldiers.[3]
Victims
The “Tigray: Atlas of the humanitarian situation” mentions a total of 245 victims, 14 on 16 November, 11 between 17 and 21 November, 20 on the 27th and 200 on the 28th.[1] Many victims have been identified, but, as Wukro is a martyr town, affected by every phase of the Tigray war,[2] the specific event in which victims died is not known yet.[3] The EHRC–OHCHR Tigray investigation reported the massacres in this locality, without going into further detail.[4]
Reactions
The series of massacres in Wukro received international attention in media articles.[2] 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.[5][6][7][8]
See also
- Bombing of Wukro
- Wukro massacre (December 2020)
- Wukro massacre (February 2021)
- Wukro massacre (March 2021)
References
- ^ a b c d Annys, S., Vanden Bempt, T., Negash, E., De Sloover, L., Nyssen, J., 2021. Tigray: Atlas of the humanitarian situation Archived 2021-09-13 at the Wayback Machine[self-published source]
- ^ a b c France24, 16 March 2020: 'The fighting continues': A Tigray town reels from drawn-out war Archived 2021-04-10 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b TGHAT, A compilation of the verified list of civilian victims from different sources Archived 2021-07-11 at the Wayback Machine[self-published source]
- ^ Tibebu, Israel (2021-11-03). "Report of the EHRC/OHCHR Joint Investigation into Alleged Violations of International Human Rights, Humanitarian and Refugee Law Committed by all Parties to the Conflict in the Tigray Region of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia" (PDF). EHRC, OHCHR. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2021-11-03. Retrieved 2021-11-20.
- ^ The World radio (2 April 2021): Counting the victims in Tigray Archived 2021-04-03 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ EuroNews, 2 April 2021 – See film embedded in the news item: G7 'seriously concerned' about human rights violations in Ethiopia's Tigray region Archived 2021-04-10 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ CBC, 2 April 2021: As It Happens: The Friday Edition (from 28:00 to 35:30) Tigray, Ethiopia Massacre Archived 2021-07-16 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ The Guardian, 2 April 2021: Ethiopia: 1,900 people killed in massacres in Tigray identified Archived 2021-08-14 at the Wayback Machine
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