December 2020 Gijet massacre

The December 2020 Gijet massacre was a mass extrajudicial killing that took place in Gijet (Tigrinya: ጊጀት) in the Tigray Region of Ethiopia during the Tigray War, on 30 December 2020.[1] Gijet is the central town of woreda Saharti, southeastern zone of Tigray.

Gijet massacre
Part of Tigray War
Gijet is located in Tigray Region
Gijet
Gijet
Gijet is located in Ethiopia
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Gijet
Location of Gijet in Tigray (Ethiopia)
LocationGijet (Tigrinya: ጊጀት), Tigray Region, Ethiopia
Date30 December 2020
TargetTigrayans
Attack type
Deaths21 civilians
PerpetratorsEthiopia Ethiopian National Defence Force

Massacre

The Ethiopian National Defense Force (ENDF) killed 21 youngsters, including a seven-year-old child in Gijet (SE Tigray) on 30 December 2020.[1][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; and (4) terrorising the Tigray society as a whole such as in case of mass killings in churches.[3]

Perpetrators

Dimtsi Woyane reported the perpetrators of this massacre as being the Ethiopian army.[2]

Victims

The “Tigray: Atlas of the humanitarian situation” mentions 21 victims of this massacre.[1]

Reactions

The “Tigray: Atlas of the humanitarian situation”,[1] that documented this massacre received international media attention, particularly regarding its Annex A, that lists massacres in the Tigray War.[3][4][5][6]

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.[7]

See also

References
  1. 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. 42 - 31 December 2020
  3. The World radio (2 April 2021): Counting the victims in Tigray
  4. EuroNews, 2 April 2021 – See film embedded in the news item: G7 'seriously concerned' about human rights violations in Ethiopia's Tigray region
  5. CBC, 2 April 2021: As It Happens: The Friday Edition (from 28:00 to 35:30) Tigray, Ethiopia Massacre
  6. The Guardian, 2 April 2021: Ethiopia: 1,900 people killed in massacres in Tigray identified
  7. France24, 18 March 2021: UN rights chief agrees to joint Tigray probe

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