May Atsmi massacres

The May Atsmi massacre was a mass extrajudicial killing that took place in May Atsmi in the Tigray Region of Ethiopia during the Tigray War, on 1 April 2021. May Atsmi is a village south of Wukro Maray in woreda Tahtay Maychew, Central zone of Tigray.

May Atsmi massacre
Part of Tigray War
May Atsmi is located in Tigray Region
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May Atsmi
May Atsmi is located in Ethiopia
May Atsmi
May Atsmi
Location of May Atsmi in Tigray (Ethiopia)
LocationMay Atsmi, Tigray Region, Ethiopia
Date1 April 2021
TargetTigrayans
Attack type
Deaths22 civilians
PerpetratorsEritrea Eritrean Defence Forces

Massacre

The Eritrean Defence Forces (EDF) killed 22 civilians in May Atsmi (Central Tigray) on 1 April 2021.[1]

The massacres in Wukro Maray and surroundings were carried out by Ethiopian and Eritrean forces, while being defeated by TDF.[1]

Reactions

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.[2]

While the Ethiopian government promised that Eritrean troops will be pulled out from Tigray, the Eritrean government denies any participation in warfare in Tigray, let alone in massacres.[3]

See also

References
  1. Situation Report EEPA HORN No. 123 - 09 April 2021
  2. France24, 18 March 2021: UN rights chief agrees to joint Tigray probe
  3. DW, 19 March 2021: Fact check: Are other nations involved in the war in Tigray?

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