Hawzen, the capital of Hawzen woreda, in the Eastern zone of Tigray, is a small town with a few thousand inhabitants. Six incidents of heavy fighting and bombing took place from November 2020 to August 2021 during the Tigray War.[3]
The EDF carried out a massacre in Hawzen around 23 December 2020.[citation needed] Estimates are up to seventy people killed.[4]
January 2021edit
The ENDF and EDF killed thirty civilians in Hawzen on 23 January 2021.[citation needed] The EHRC–OHCHR Tigray investigation reported the massacres in this locality, without going into further detail.[5]
February 2021edit
The ENDF and EDF killed eleven civilians in Hawzen from 8 to 14 February 2021.[citation needed]
Perpetratorsedit
Witnesses interpreted the identity of the late November perpetrators as Ethiopian and Eritrean soldiers.[4]
Local residents identified the perpetrators of the late December massacre as mainly EDF, identified as Eritrean by cheek markings and pronunciation when speaking Tigrinya, and some ENDF and Amhara special forces.[4]
A dozen of civilians are buried in this grave in Hawzen – photo on 6 June 2021
Hawzen Primary Hospital was looted and destroyed by the EDF.[1][2] The ENDF used the hospital as a military base several times. In one of the periods of ENDF military use of the hospital, the ENDF established the hospital as a rape camp, holding captive girls and women that they had brought with them into Hawzen. The beds normally meant for medical patients were used for the rapes. Methods used to prevent girls and women from escaping included tying them to the beds or locking doors.[3]
^ abMuhumuza, Rodney (2021-05-28). "'Our season': Eritrean troops kill, rape, loot in Tigray". Associated Press. from the original on 2021-11-03. Retrieved 2021-11-20.
^ ab"Eritreans commit atrocities in Tigray region". Africanews. 2021-05-28. from the original on 2021-08-13. Retrieved 2021-11-20.
^ abcMazurana, Dyan; Mekonen, Hayelom K.; Conley, Bridget; de Waal, Alex; Burns, Delia (2021-08-10). "What 'Rape as a Weapon of War' in Tigray Really Means". World Peace Foundation. from the original on 2021-10-27. Retrieved 2021-11-20.
^ abcAssociated Press, 26 January 2021: Witnesses: Eritrean soldiers loot, kill in Ethiopia’s Tigray
^Tibebu, Israel (2021-11-03). "Report of the EHRC/OHCHR Joint Investigation into Alleged Violations of International Human Rights, Humanitarian and Refugee Law Committed by all Parties to the Conflict in the Tigray Region of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia" (PDF). EHRC, OHCHR. (PDF) from the original on 2021-11-03. Retrieved 2021-11-20.
hawzen, tigray, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, scholar, jstor, october, 20. This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Hawzen in the Tigray War news newspapers books scholar JSTOR October 2023 Learn how and when to remove this template message Events in Hawzen in the Tigray War included five mass extrajudicial killings that took place in Hawzen in the Tigray Region of Ethiopia during the Tigray War in November and December 2020 and January and February 2021 looting and destruction Hawzen Primary Hospital by the Eritrean Defence Force EDF 1 2 and the establishment of a rape camp in the hospital by the Ethiopian National Defense Forces ENDF 3 Hawzen in the Tigray WarPart of Tigray War6 June 2021 house destroyed in a battle in HawzenHawzenShow map of EthiopiaHawzenShow map of Tigray RegionLocation of Hawzen in EthiopiaLocationHawzen Tigray Region EthiopiaTargetTigrayansAttack typeMass killing ShellingDeaths8 civiliansPerpetratorsEthiopian National Defence Force Eritrean Defence Forces Contents 1 Military events 1 1 November 2020 1 2 December 2020 1 3 January 2021 1 4 February 2021 1 5 Perpetrators 2 Rape camp 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksMilitary events editHawzen the capital of Hawzen woreda in the Eastern zone of Tigray is a small town with a few thousand inhabitants Six incidents of heavy fighting and bombing took place from November 2020 to August 2021 during the Tigray War 3 November 2020 edit From 25 to 27 November 2020 the Ethiopian National Defense Force ENDF and Eritrean Defence Forces EDF killed 8 civilians in Hawzen Eastern Tigray In the wake of the battles they organised a killing spree that spread towards the nearby small towns of Megab and Koraro citation needed December 2020 edit The Ethiopian National Defense Force ENDF and Eritrean Defence Forces EDF killed five civilians in Hawzen Eastern Tigray on 1 December 2020 citation needed The EDF carried out a massacre in Hawzen around 23 December 2020 citation needed Estimates are up to seventy people killed 4 January 2021 edit The ENDF and EDF killed thirty civilians in Hawzen on 23 January 2021 citation needed The EHRC OHCHR Tigray investigation reported the massacres in this locality without going into further detail 5 February 2021 edit The ENDF and EDF killed eleven civilians in Hawzen from 8 to 14 February 2021 citation needed Perpetrators edit Witnesses interpreted the identity of the late November perpetrators as Ethiopian and Eritrean soldiers 4 Local residents identified the perpetrators of the late December massacre as mainly EDF identified as Eritrean by cheek markings and pronunciation when speaking Tigrinya and some ENDF and Amhara special forces 4 Rape camp editSee also Sexual violence in the Tigray War nbsp A dozen of civilians are buried in this grave in Hawzen photo on 6 June 2021Hawzen Primary Hospital was looted and destroyed by the EDF 1 2 The ENDF used the hospital as a military base several times In one of the periods of ENDF military use of the hospital the ENDF established the hospital as a rape camp holding captive girls and women that they had brought with them into Hawzen The beds normally meant for medical patients were used for the rapes Methods used to prevent girls and women from escaping included tying them to the beds or locking doors 3 See also editHawzen massacre 1988 References edit a b Muhumuza Rodney 2021 05 28 Our season Eritrean troops kill rape loot in Tigray Associated Press Archived from the original on 2021 11 03 Retrieved 2021 11 20 a b Eritreans commit atrocities in Tigray region Africanews 2021 05 28 Archived from the original on 2021 08 13 Retrieved 2021 11 20 a b c Mazurana Dyan Mekonen Hayelom K Conley Bridget de Waal Alex Burns Delia 2021 08 10 What Rape as a Weapon of War in Tigray Really Means World Peace Foundation Archived from the original on 2021 10 27 Retrieved 2021 11 20 a b c Associated Press 26 January 2021 Witnesses Eritrean soldiers loot kill in Ethiopia s Tigray Tibebu Israel 2021 11 03 Report of the EHRC OHCHR Joint Investigation into Alleged Violations of International Human Rights Humanitarian and Refugee Law Committed by all Parties to the Conflict in the Tigray Region of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia PDF EHRC OHCHR Archived PDF from the original on 2021 11 03 Retrieved 2021 11 20 External links editWorld Peace Foundation Starving Tigray13 58 47 N 39 25 46 E 13 97967 N 39 42942 E 13 97967 39 42942 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Hawzen in the Tigray War amp oldid 1212557068, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
