Australian government + organizations to help stop Tigray Genocide – March 17, 2021

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1. The Tigrayan community in #Australia requests the government to make a statement regarding the #TigrayGenocide. Tigray needs unhindered independent investigations to uncover the crimes committed by Ethiopian & Eritrean forces. #AusGovActNow & speak out on the atrocities @AlboMP

2. Australian Government must cease funding to Ethiopian projects under the Direct Aid Programs until the Ethiopian Government is held accountable for their actions of war crimes and crimes against humanity in the #TigrayGenocide. #AusGovActNow @MarisePayne @ScottMorrisonMP

3. .@ScottMorrisonMP has not openly condemned the ???????? Government’s actions, under @AbiyAhmedAli administration, in targeting, committing extrajudicial killings & weaponizing starvation & rape on Tigrayans. #AusGovActNow and speak out on #TigrayGenocide! @MarisePayne @AlboMP @Birmo

4. DFAT has not provided further updates on the Australian-Tigrayans stuck in #TigrayGenocide. Our citizens are stuck in a war zone and Australia MUST facilitate their return home @ScottMorrisonMP @MarisePayne @AlboMP@SenatorWong @andrewjgiles  #AusGovActNow

5. Ethiopia has allowed Eritrea into Tigray to commit atrocious crimes. Eritrean troops MUST leave Tigray now! Australia, do not turn a blind eye to this. #AusGovActNow #TigrayGenocide @ScottMorrisonMP @SenatorWong @andrewjgiles @ALeighMP @GladysB @SenKatyG @lidia__thorpe @ALeighMP

6. .@AlboMP speech on #March4Justice was inspiring. The Australian-Tigray Community demand the Australian Government to hold this view on SGBV in #TigrayGenocide. Tigray needs independent investigations on the crimes committed by ???????? & ???????? forces. #AusGovActNow @AnthonyByrne_MP

7. The Tigray community in Australia demands @MSF to take immediate action and provide medical assistance to Tigray. Lives are being lost as we speak @Aust_Parliament @inside_canberra @SenKatyG @MarkMcGowanMP @GladysB @Marshall_stevenn @AliciaPayneMP #AusGovActNow #TigrayGenocide

8. As a democratic country, @ScottMorrisonMP MUST use his power to condemn the atrocities committed by unelected PM @AbiyAhmedAli & President Isaias Afwerki. Killing innocent civilians with drones, raping women, blocking humanitarian aid. SPEAK UP NOW! #AusGovActNow #TigrayGenocide

9. How long can you survive without food, water, electricity? The people of Tigray are not only being starved to death but are facing a genocidal war. @ScottMorrisonMP @DanielAndrewsMP @MarkMcGowanMP @AnnastaciaMP @NicoleManison ACT NOW! #AusGovActNow #TigrayGenocide

10. Women’s month but the women of Tigray are dealing with rape, death and trauma. We demand #AusGovActNow and demand for unhindered humanitarian access. @NicoleManison  @AnnastaciaMP @AliciaPayneMP @GladysB @SenKatyG @lidia_thorpe @SenatorWong @MarisePayne #TigrayGenocide

11. Aus Gov’t. has a responsibility to repatriate its citizens stuck in Tigray. Conditions have progressively worsened since @AbiyAhmedAli declared war in November. Tigrayan-Australians call for #AusGovActNow & bring our Aussies home. #TigrayGenocide @MarisePayne @ScottMorrisonMP

12. .@dfat & Aus Gov’t. has been static in making efforts to repatriate Aus citizens stuck in Tigray. The conflict is volatile, Aus Gov’t. has a responsibility to the welfare of its citizens & must act NOW. #TigrayGenocide #AusGovActNow @tanya_plibersek @TonySmithMP @AlboMP @ALeighMP

13. #AusGovActNow & condemn actions of the unelected PM @AbiyAhmedAli for the state-sponsored #TigrayGenocide. Over 130 days of extrajudicial killings, SGBV, destruction & looting of infrastructure. 800k Rwandans were killed in 100 days, the world said ‘never again’ yet here we are.

14. #AusGovActNow & demand an independent investigation into war crimes in #TigrayGenocide. The extent of damage is yet to be verified, & the eye-witness accounts coming out of Tigray are disturbing to hear. @SenatorRyan @davidhurleyHS @JoshFrydenberg @hrw https://www.dw.com/en/ethiopia-un-officials-allege-war-crimes-in-tigray/a-56777495

15. #AusGovActNow & condemn crimes against humanity in #TigrayGenocide committed by unelected PM @AbiyAhmedAli. Aus Gov’t. has an international moral obligation to demand unfettered humanitarian aid & the cessation of hostiles. #TigrayCantWait @SenatorWong https://www.dw.com/en/ethiopias-tigray-region-war-behind-a-steel-wall/a-56737354

16. #AusGovActNow & demand the immediate removal of ???????? & ???????? soldiers in Tigray committing crimes against humanity. The harrowing witness accounts coming out are deeply disturbing. @ALeighMP @inside_canberra @GladysB @Marshall_stevenn #TigrayGenocide https://www.hrw.org/news/2021/03/05/ethiopia-eritrean-forces-massacre-tigray-civilians

17. #TigrayGenocide ‘soaring death tolls’ need to be ringing alarm bells among #AusGov. The same ???????? gov waging war in Tigray will not be the one to end this. #AusGovActNow & condemn the actions of @AbiyAhmedAli orchestrating this state-sponsored conflict. https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2021/02/ethiopia-eritrean-troops-massacre-of-hundreds-of-axum-civilians-may-amount-to-crime-against-humanity/

18. .@ScottMorrisonMP many international leaders have condemned the active #TigrayGenocide. Your silence supports the ongoing #WeaponizedRape, starvation and ethnic cleansing to great extremes. What are you waiting for? #AusGovActNow @SenatorAbetz @RedCrossAU @UNHumanRights

19. The Australian-Tigrayan community request that @Aust_Parliament make a statement urging the Ethiopian gov’t. to allow independent investigations to be undertaken in #TigrayGenocide & call for the withdrawal of ALL foreign troops who are executing ethnic cleansing. #AusGovActNow

20. .@MarisePayne If you can condemn the atrocities in #UyghurGenocide, then why is it hard for you to do the same with #TigrayGenocide? Speaking up against injustice is a must; silence is violence! #AusGovActNow @austrightsco @ScottMorrisonMP

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1. .@MSF reveals that 65% of health resources evaluated by teams were entirely impracticable, 73% had been looted & 20% had been occupied by armed groups, thus inaccessible for civilians in Tigray. @ScottMorrisonMP’s government must take action now! #TigrayGenocide #AusGovActNow

2. The world has learned of graphic reports due to state-sponsored genocide in Tigray, imposed by Ethiopian Federal Gov’t. & cooperating foreign forces. How long until the Australian government publicly condemns the ongoing lawlessness in Tigray? #TigrayGenocide #AusGovActNow

3. We are urging the #AusGovActNow to publicly excoriate the ongoing war crimes transpiring in Tigray! @ScottMorrisonMP leaves behind tens of Australian citizens stranded in the Tigray region of Ethiopia with inadequate support. #TigrayGenocide @MarisePayne @SenatorWong

4. The Morrison Gov’t. should be shamed for failing to castigate the lawlessness arising in #TigrayGenocide. Tens of Australian citizens stranded in Tigray continue to be overlooked by the Morrison government. #AusGovActNow @AlboMP @DanielAndrewsMP @AdamBandt @ellensandell

5. #AusGovActNow tens of thousands have been killed, injured or forced to flee their homes due to the ongoing #TigrayGenocide. @ScottMorrisonMP @MarisePayne we urge you to speak up and demand independent investigations into these war crimes.  @Aust_Parliament @inside_canberra

6. Since Nov 4th 2020, there has been a state sanctioned #TigrayGenocide. ???????? and ???????? troops along with Amhara militia are committing unimaginable atrocities in Tigray. #AusGovActNow, your complacency is complicity! @ScottMorrisonMP @AdamBandt @MarisePayne @MarkMcGowanMP @SenKatyG

7. #TigrayGenocide has severely impacted many proud Australians who have deep roots and cultural connections to Tigray. @ScottMorrisonMP @DanielAndrewsMP @GladysB  we urge you to take a public stance by making a statement condemning the atrocities in Tigray.  #AusGovActNow

8. It has been over 4 months of darkness and terror for the people of Tigray. This includes many Australian citizens stranded in the region due to @dfat’s inaction. #AusGovActNow #TigrayGenocide 

@MarkMcGowanMP @marshall_steven @AliciaPayneMP @DanielAndrewsMP @AnnastaciaMP

9. #AusGovActNow & intervene to help w/ cessation of all hostilities in Tigray by calling for the immediate withdrawal of foreign troops & Amhara militias. Members of the @Aust_Parliament should bravely condemn #TigrayGenocide! @ScottMorrisonMP  @MarisePayne @AdamBandt @GladysB

11. .@MSF The Tigray Community of Australia urges you to provide medical assistance to the innocent victims affected by this genocidal war in Tigray. #AusGovActNow #TigrayGenocide @NicoleManison @GladysB

12. .@MSF @savechildrenaus @OxfamAustralia The innocent people of Tigray need immediate medical assistance. Mothers Can’t Wait. Children can’t wait and #TigrayCantWait! #AusGovActNow #TigrayGenocide @NickMckim @ZedSeselja @Aust_Parliament @ALeighMP

13. The Tigray Community of Australia appreciates @MSF recognition of the lack of medical assistance in Tigray. But we NEED ACTION. We urge for unhindered humanitarian access in Tigray #AusGovActNow #TigrayGenocide @DanielAndrewsMP @MarkMcGowanMP @AnnastaciaMP

14. .@austrightsco please don’t stay silent as a genocide occurs in the Tigray region. We demand for humanitarian access, independent investigations & immediate removal of foreign troops. #AusGovActNow #TigrayGenocide @ScottMorrisonMP @ALeighMP @inside_canberra @SenKatyG @GladysB

15. .@RedCrossAU we urge you to make a public stance & condemn the atrocities made by unelected Ethiopian PM @AbiyAhmedAli & Eritrean President Isaias Afwerki. SILENCE IS COMPLIANCE! SPEAK UP NOW! #AusGovActNow #TigrayCantWait #TigrayGenocide @Aust_Parliament

16. Children of Tigray are being starved to death, raped and internally displaced. We urge @savechildrenaus to take immediate action. #AusGovActNow #TigrayCantWait #TigrayGenocide @ALeighMP
@inside_canberra @andrewjgiles @lidia_thorpe

18. .@OxfamAustralia fights for injustice but is silent with the genocide in Tigray. We urge for a public stance and condemning atrocities in Tigray. #AusGovActNow #TigrayCantWait #TigrayGenocide @ScottMorrisonMP @AdamBandt @MarisePayne @SenatorWong

19. The Australian-Tigrayan community encourages @BehrouzBoochani to speak up about the injustices occurring in the Tigray region. Weaponized starvation, rape, looting & killing of innocent civilians is happening right under our nose. SPEAK UP! #AusGovActNow #TigrayGenocide

20. During Women’s History month, the women of Tigray are not celebrating but are facing a genocidal war. @chescaleigh please speak up for the innocent women and children suffering at the hands of dictators. #AusGovActNow #TigrayGenocide #TigrayCantWait

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1. There are over 4.5 million people in the Tigray region of Ethiopia who urgently need emergency aid. The Australian government needs to assist in advocating for unrestricted humanitarian access.  #AusGovActNow #TigrayGenocide @ScottMorrisonMP @AdamBandt @MarisePayne @AlexHawkeMP

2. The Australian-Tigrayan community in Australia have been agonizing and grief stricken for over 4 months. Will the Australian Government ask, why? #AusGovActNow #TigrayGenocide @MarisePayne @DanielAndrewsMP @SenatorWong @AliciaPayneMP @MarkMcGowanMP @Marshall_stevenn

3. Several reports of war crimes and ethnic cleansing in Tigray have emerged over the past 4 months; Australia has a responsibility to the international community to speak against these atrocious crimes. @Marshall_stevenn @Aust_Parliament @MarisePayne #AusGovActNow #TigrayGenocide

4. Innocent civilians in Tigray are being forcibly starved as a result of highly restricted humanitarian access by @AbiyAhmedAli as he continues to enact violence in the region. Is this of no importance to the Australian government? @ScottMorrisonMP #AusGovActNow #TigrayGenocide

5. Australian Gov’t. has a responsibility to condemn and prevent acts of genocide as a signatory of the #R2P. Tigray has experienced immense hardship since Ethiopian & Eritrean forces occupied the region @MarisePayne @ScottMorrisonMP @Aust_Parliament #AusGovActNow #TigrayGenocide

6. The international community has watched idly as the #TigrayGenocide progressively worsens. There is still an opportunity to condemn the senseless violence committed by Eritrean and Ethiopian troops. #AusGovActNow @MarisePayn @SenatorWong @andrewjgiles @SenKatyG @AliciaPayneMP

7. .@austrightsco The Ethiopian government is committing atrocities against the Tigrayan people. The Australian government has refused to take a public stance and condemn these acts of violence. #AusGovActNow #TigrayGenocide @MarisePayne @SenatorWong @lidia_thorpe @MarkMcGowanMP

8. The Ethiopian Gov’t. has enlisted foreign Eritrean forces to commit mass atrocities in Tigray. The Intl. community has failed to intervene & allowed for violence to escalate. #TigrayGenocide #AusGovActNow @BehrouzBoochani  @chescaleigh @Malala @RuthCoppingerSP @GerrySimpsonHRW

9. We have a collective responsibility as citizens of any nation to do what is necessary to condemn & prevent acts of genocide. #TigrayCantWait for the International community to recognize that being silent is attune to being compliant.  #AusGovActNow #TigrayGenocide @LibyaLiberty

10. The United Nations, European Union, & the United States have all commented on the ongoing violence in Tigray. Australia inaction in condemning the #TigrayGenocide is wilful complacency. #AusGovActNow @ClareDalyMEP @ScottMorrisonMP @MarisePayne @DanielAndrewsMP @Aust_Parliamen

11. The Australian government has been so shamefully apathetic & silent about #TigrayGenocide. Tens of thousands of civilians continue to lose their lives & endure the most grotesque acts of sexual violence. #AusGovActNow #TigrayGenocide @MarisePayne @SenatorWong @inside_canberra

12. #TigrayGenocide has galvanized all the notable powers of the Western world to demand an immediate ceasefire. When is #Australia going to fulfill its obligation, as a member of the global community, to advocate for peace & security abroad? #AusGovActNow @Aust_Parliament

13. #Australians continue to demand that their government employ diplomatic means to condemn #TigrayGenocide & engage with it’s allies to push for immediate ceasefire. Aussies expect more from their state & federal representatives. @MarkMcGowanMP @GladysB @Marshall_stevenn

14. When will #Australia stand up & join the western world in sounding off the alarm about the grave human rights violations in Tigray? #TigrayGenocide  #AusGovActNow @tanya_plibersek @Birmo @TonySmithMP @TonySmithMP @SenatorRyan

15. It has been over 4 months since @dfat was informed that many Australian citizens are trapped in war-torn Tigray, as the Ethiopian government perpetrates #TigrayGenocide. Australia’s complete disregard for the safety of it’s own citizens is appalling #AusGovActNow @DanielAndrewsMP

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