January Drone Attack in Tigray Declared War Crime by Human Rights Watch

January Drone Attack in Tigray Declared War Crime by Human Rights Watch

 Source: Human Rights Watch published on 24 March 2022 a report titled “Ethiopia: Airstrike on Camp for Displaced Likely War Crime.”

On January 7, an Ethiopian government airstrike hit a school compound in the town of Dedebit housing thousands of displaced Tigrayans in northwestern Tigray.  Human Rights Watch said the drone strike killed at least 57 civilians and wounded more than 42 others.  It said the strike constituted “an apparent war crime.”

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