Tigrayan forces summarily executed dozens of civilians in two towns they controlled in Ethiopia's northern Amhara region between August 31 and September 9, 2021, Human Rights Watch said on Thursday.
HRW urged the United Nations Human Rights Council to create an international inquiry into the abuses committed by warring parties in the expanded Tigray conflict.HRW said that on August 31,"Tigrayan forces entered the village of Chenna and engaged in sporadic and at times heavy fighting with Ethiopian federal forces and allied Amhara militias.
Read More"Nineteen people described seeing Tigrayan fighters in Chenna and Kobo summarily execute a total of 49 people who they said were civilians, providing 44 names," the group said.UN suspends food distribution in two towns in Ethiopia after lootingHRW also said it obtained"three lists of civilians who had allegedly been killed in Chenna between August 31 and September 4.
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