May Haidi massacre

May Haidi massacre
	Part of Tigray War
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Target	Tigrayans
Attack type	Mass killing; Ethnic cleansing;
Deaths	10-12 civilians
Perpetrators	Ethiopian National Defence Force ;

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Coordinates: 13°12′22″N 39°32′37″E / 13.20621°N 39.54357°E / 13.20621; 39.54357

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The May Haidi massacre was a mass extrajudicial killing that took place in May Haidi (Tigrinya: ማይ ሃይዲ) in the Tigray Region of Ethiopia during the Tigray War, on 11 April 2021.^[1] May Haidi is a village that belongs to tabiya Are Alemsegeda, woreda Hintalo, Southeastern zone of Tigray.

Massacre[edit]

Soldiers pertaining to the Ethiopian National Defense Force (ENDF) killed ten to twelve civilians in May Haidi (Southeastern Tigray) on 11 April 2021.^[1]

They were killed (stoned to death) by Ethiopian soldiers. In group, they were carrying a young mother, who had recently given birth, from Da’ireta (Tigrinya: ዳዕሬታ) to Adi Gudem (Tigrinya: ዓዲ ጉደም) clinic. — Unnamed, relatives and witnesses, Tghat^[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]

Perpetrators[edit]

Witnesses reported the perpetrators of this massacre as being Ethiopian soldiers.^[2]

Victims[edit]

The “Tigray: Atlas of the humanitarian situation” mentions twelve victims of this massacre,^[1] ten of whom have been identified:^[2]

Tesfay Bayreu (65)
Priest Zemichael Girmay (38)
Redae Kahsu (35)
Zena Weldetekle (34)
Kelali Mehari (37)
Haftom Mehari (28)
Welderufael Hailemariam (39)
Asfaw Abera (29)
Fitsum Weldu (32)
Berhe Yishak (38)

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 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 |url-status= ignored (help) Search this book on
↑ 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 #maihaidi
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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[atlas-1] 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

[tghat-2] 2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 TGHAT, A compilation of the verified list of civilian victims from different sources

[3] 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 |url-status= ignored (help) Search this book on

[4] 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.

[world-5] 5.0 ^5.1 The World radio (2 April 2021): Counting the victims in Tigray

[6] EuroNews, 2 April 2021 – See film embedded in the news item: G7 'seriously concerned' about human rights violations in Ethiopia's Tigray region

[7] CBC, 2 April 2021: As It Happens: The Friday Edition (from 28:00 to 35:30) Tigray, Ethiopia Massacre

[8] The Guardian, 2 April 2021: Ethiopia: 1,900 people killed in massacres in Tigray identified

[9] France24, 18 March 2021: UN rights chief agrees to joint Tigray probe

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