Adi Hutsa massacre
Coordinates: 13°58′24″N 38°38′48″E / 13.9733°N 38.6466°E
| Adi Hutsa massacre | |
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| Part of Tigray War | |
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| Target | Tigrayans |
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| Deaths | 70 civilians |
| Perpetrators |  Ethiopian National Defence Force |
The Adi Hutsa massacre was a mass extrajudicial killing that took place in the Idaga Berhe neighbourhood of Adi Hutsa (Tigrinya: ኣዲ ሁጻ) in the Tigray Region of Ethiopia during the Tigray War, 5 February 2021.[1] Adi Hutsa, sometimes also called Adi Huta is a small town that belongs to woreda Adet, Central zone of Tigray.
Massacre[edit]
The Ethiopian National Defense Force (ENDF) killed seventy civilians in Adi Hutsa (Central Tigray) on 5 February 2021.[1] In line with historical studies of massacres, including those committed during the Armenian genocide,[2][3] 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.[4]
Perpetrators[edit]
Witnesses reported the perpetrators as being Ethiopian soldiers.
Victims[edit]
The “Tigray: Atlas of the humanitarian situation” mentions 70 victims,[1] of which 37 have been identified:
- Abrha
- Ahmed Alamin
- Alem WediAdet
- Alene Legesse
- Berhe Tesfay
- Beyene Girmay Kidane
- Birhane
- Dawit Kahsay Assefa
- Efriem Kahsay Assefa
- Fthanegest Birhane
- Getachew Weldegiorgis
- Guesh Hagos
- Hadush Tsegay
- Halefom Tekle
- Hiluf Guesh
- Kahsay Meles
- Kiflay Girmay Kidane (Deacon)
- Mebrahtu Mekonen
- Mehammod Jemal
- Mekonen Mebrahtu
- Mikur Tsehaye
- Mruts Geresimon (Mergeta)
- Saymon
- Seare Miesho
- Seyd Mehammed
- Siedom Tsoha
- Tahir Awol
- Takele
- Teklay Guesh
- Teklay Tsigabu
- Tekleweyni Haile
- Tesfaalem Teklehaimanot
- Tsegay Legis
- Tsegay Meche
- Wedi Dejene Assefa
- Yared Negasi Zeamanuel
- Zebrhe Weldegiorgis
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.[4][5][6][7]
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.[8]
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Annys, S., Vanden Bempt, T., Negash, E., De Sloover, L., Ghekiere, R., Haegeman, K., Temmerman, D., Nyssen, J., 2021. Tigray: Atlas of the humanitarian situation, version 2.1. Ghent (Belgium): Ghent University, Department of Geography Archived 2021-10-13 at Archive.today
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 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 #AdiHutsa
- 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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