Lynching of Wollo University professors
Coordinates: 11°10′43″N 39°37′05″E / 11.17871°N 39.617989°E
| Lynching of Wollo University professors | |
|---|---|
| Part of Tigray War | |
  Dessie Location of Wollo University in Ethiopia | |
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| Target | Tigrayans |
Attack type | |
| Perpetrators |  Amhara Region fano (militia) |
The lynching of Wollo University professors was an extrajudicial killing that took place in Dessie in the Amhara Region of Ethiopia during the Tigray War, on 22 October 2021.
Lynching[edit]
The Amhara fano (militia) organised a mob to publicly lynch Wollo University professors Birhanu Gidey and Haile Habenom because of their Tigrayan origin. The lynching occurred in Dessie (Amhara region), the town where the university campus is located, on 22 October 2021.[1][2] The lynching occurred in a context of progression of the Tigray Defence Forces towards Dessie, after they reverted the ENDF’s 2021 Tigray offensive.[3] Earlier on, lists of Wollo University staff of Tigrayan origin had been circulated.[4]
Perpetrators[edit]
Tghat reported the perpetrators of this massacre as being Amhara fano vigilante group.[2]
Victims[edit]
Both victims have been identified as:[2]
- Birhanu Gidey, MSc,[5] Assistant Professor of Sport science at Wollo University
- Haile Habenom Anteneh, MSc,[6] Assistant Professor of Mathematics at Wollo University
Reactions[edit]
No reactions from the academic authorities of Wollo University are known.
After months of denial by the Ethiopian authorities that massacres occurred during the Tigray War, a joint investigation by OHCHR and the Ethiopian Human Rights Commission was announced in March 2021. [7] In September 2021, in a preliminary briefing in relation to this investigation, UNHRC Chief Michelle Bachelet mentioned that gross violations of human rights, humanitarian and refugee law have been observed in Tigray.[8]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ↑ Cocotbol News, 23 October 2021: Kaleab Belay Nega
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 TGHAT, A compilation of the verified list of civilian victims from different sources Archived 2021-10-25 at Archive.today
- ↑ CNN, 22 October 2021: Mekelle struck, residents flee Amhara as Ethiopia battle intensifies
- ↑ Jan Nyssen, 31 August 2021: Humanitarian situation in Tigray
- ↑ Gidey, Birhanu (2009) An Assessment of the Major Factors that Affect College Teachers' Involvement in Educational Research at Colleges of Teacher Education in Tigray Region. Masters thesis, Addis Ababa University.
- ↑ Haile Habenom’s profile on ResearchGate
- ↑ France24, 18 March 2021: UN rights chief agrees to joint Tigray probe Archived 2021-04-22 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ Republic World, 15 September 2021: 'Gross Violations' Of Human Rights Reported In Tigray, Atmosphere Of Fear Prevails: UN
External links[edit]
- 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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