Addi Berik massacre
Coordinates: 14°02′50″N 38°25′10″E / 14.04718°N 38.41956°E
| Addi Berik massacre | |
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| Part of Tigray War | |
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| Target | Tigrayans |
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| Deaths | 10 civilians |
| Perpetrators |  Ethiopian National Defence Force |
The Addi Berik massacre was a mass extrajudicial killing that took place in Addi Berik (Tigrinya: ዓዲ በርክ) in the Tigray Region of Ethiopia during the Tigray War, on 1 April 2021.[1] Addi Berik is a village that belongs to tabiya Addi Menabir, woreda Tahtay Koraro, Northwestern zone of Tigray.
Massacre[edit]
The Ethiopian National Defense Force (ENDF) killed ten civilians in Addi Berik and neighbouring village Addi Qerni (Northwestern Tigray) on 1 April 2021.[1]
Tsehaye Gebrewahid (80) was killed by Ethiopian soldiers. He was paralyzed due to illness and aging. The soldiers shot him to death and looted his bed and other properties from the house. He got killed with his son, Hiluf Tsehaye (25). — Witness, inhabitant of Addi Berik, [2]
In line with historical studies of massacres, including those committed during the Armenian genocide,[3][4] a massacre can be defined as a conflict incident in which at least five unarmed civilians were killed on the same day at the same location. 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.[5] The Addi Berik massacre was carried out by Ethiopian soldiers, while being defeated by the Tigray Defense Forces in Addi Berik and Addi Menabir.[2]
Perpetrators[edit]
Tghat reported the perpetrators of this massacre as being Ethiopian soldiers.[2]
Victims[edit]
The “Tigray: Atlas of the humanitarian situation” mentions ten victims of this massacre,[1] all of whom have been identified:[2]
in Addi Berik[edit]
- Kiros Gebreyohannes Gebreegziabher (46)
- Tsehaye Gebrewahid (80)
- Hiluf Tsehaye Gebrewahid (25)
- Mekeonen Gebremeskel Weldemariam
- Zeray Gebremeskel Weldemariam
- Gebremedhin Gebremeskel Weldemariam
- Tekleweini Berhe Gebrehiwet (14)
- Freweini Welderufael (40)
in Addi Qerni[edit]
- Kibreab
- Mesfin
Reactions[edit]
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.[5][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 was announced in March 2021.[9]
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Annys, S., Vanden Bempt, T., Negash, E., De Sloover, L., Nyssen, J., 2021. Tigray: Atlas of the humanitarian situation
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 TGHAT, A compilation of the verified list of civilian victims from different sources
- ↑ Levene, Mark; Roberts, Penny (January 1, 1999). The Massacre in History. Berghahn Books. p. 90. ISBN 978-1-57181-934-5. Archived from the original on May 10, 2016. Unknown parameter
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- ↑ Melson, Robert (July 1982). "Theoretical Inquiry into the Armenian Massacres of 1894–1896". Comparative Studies in Society and History. 24 (3): 482–3. doi:10.1017/s0010417500010100.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 The World radio (2 April 2021): Counting the victims in Tigray
- ↑ EuroNews, 2 April 2021 – See film embedded in the news item: G7 'seriously concerned' about human rights violations in Ethiopia's Tigray region
- ↑ CBC, 2 April 2021: As It Happens: The Friday Edition (from 28:00 to 35:30) Tigray, Ethiopia Massacre
- ↑ The Guardian, 2 April 2021: Ethiopia: 1,900 people killed in massacres in Tigray identified
- ↑ France24, 18 March 2021: UN rights chief agrees to joint Tigray probe
External links[edit]
- Twitter: author @tvbempt; hashtags #NeverForget #SayTheirNames #AdiBerik
- World Peace Foundation: Starving Tigray
- Tigray: Atlas of the humanitarian situation
- TGHAT: A compilation of the verified list of civilian victims from different sources
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