Campaigns

1. “People are dying because of starvation. In Adwa people are dying while they are sleeping.” This man-made famine needs to end & food needs to be allowed into Tigray. Take action. #StopStarvingTigray #TigrayGenocide @RepKarenBass @RepBera @KenyaMissionUN https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-55695123

2. The intentional starving of millions in #Tigray is a crime that can’t go unpunished. @AbiyAhmedAli needs to be held accountable! #StopStarvingTigray #TigrayGenocide @IlhanMN @CoryBooker @SenSchumer @RepJeffries @AOC https://www.worldpoliticsreview.com/articles/29548/in-the-tigray-war-weaponized-starvation-takes-a-devastating-toll

3. Investing in @ethiotelecom while @AbiyAhmedAli is orchestrating a genocidal war will cause more instability in the Horn of Africa. Is your governance truly aligned with the @WorldBank mission? #TigrayGenocide @DavidMalpassWBG @wallyadeyemo @SecYellen https://apnews.com/article/ethiopia-tigray-minority-ethnic-cleansing-sudan-world-news-842741eebf9bf0984946619c0fc15023

4. The manufactured famine in Tigray is being used as collective punishment. This is an internationally recognized crime against humanity & the perpetrators need to be held accountable! #StopStarvingTigray #TigrayGenocide @SenSchumer @RepJeffries @AOC https://sites.tufts.edu/wpf/files/2021/04/Starving-Tigray-report-final.pdf

5. Women, children & the elderly are among the most affected group in @AbiyAhmedAli’s man-made famine in Tigray. These civilians are in need of emergency aid. Enough words, we need action! #StopStarvingTigray #TigrayGenocide@ChrisCoons @SpeakerPelosi @GCR2P https://www.voanews.com/ethiopia-tigray/un-hunger-rape-rising-ethiopias-tigray

6. The Ethiopian & Eritrean govt. have dismantled Tigray’s economic & food system, leaving millions to starve in silence. How many people need to die before any action is taken? #StopStarvingTigray #TigrayGenocide @JoeBiden @USAmbUN @EUatUN @SVG_UN @AOC https://www.theafricareport.com/77725/famine-in-tigray-i-have-never-documented-anything-as-relentless-systematic-as-what-were-seeing/

7. Tigray’s man-made famine is part of a genocidal campaign by @AbiyAhmedAli. He is weaponizing hunger by blocking the humanitarian corridor for more than 5 months. This is a punishable war crime. Act now! #StopStarvingTigray @IntlCrimCourt @HouseForeign https://www.voanews.com/ethiopia-tigray/un-hunger-rape-rising-ethiopias-tigray

8. “Tigrayans are hungry today because starvation is being used as a weapon of war—relentlessly & systematically.” How are you using your power to stop this? #StopStarvingTigray #TigrayGenocide @JoeBiden @VP @SecBlinken @jakejsullivan @ambassadorRice https://www.worldpoliticsreview.com/articles/29548/in-the-tigray-war-weaponized-starvation-takes-a-devastating-toll#:~:text=Tigrayans%20are%20hungry%20today%20because,percent%20of%20the%20region’s%20population

9. April 12, 2021: @UNOCHA stated, “In Tigray, Ethiopia, 91% of the population need urgent food assistance.” Calling for an end to weaponized starvation in Tigray. @ChrisVanHollen @SenatorRisch @marcorubio @RepSires #StopStarvingTigray #TigrayGenocide https://twitter.com/unocha/status/1381620552343949319?s=21

10. In March, the @UN estimated that 4.5 mil ppl in Tigray were in need of food aid – 80% of its population. The situation grows dire. @JosepBorrellF @EUCouncil @USAmbUN you need to be held accountable for your inaction. #StopStarvingTigray #TigrayGenocide https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-03-11/un-pressure-on-ethiopia-ramps-up-as-humanitarian-crisis-deepens

1. The situation in Tigray is dire & civilians are the target. @AbiyAhmedAli is weaponizing food. Young girls are being raped & massacres are all too common. The #TigrayGenocide must end. Please condemn this war. @RepJeffries @AOC @Ilhan #StopStarvingTigray https://www.dw.com/en/tigray-crisis-worsening-with-no-withdrawal-of-eritrean-troops-in-sight-un/a-57220685

2. Eritrean forces and Amhara militias are blocking and restricting access to Tigray, resulting in mass deaths by starvation. Hunger is being weaponized in the ongoing war on Tigray. @HouseForeign @SenateForeign act now #StopStarvingTigray #TigrayGenocide https://addisstandard.com/breaking-report-received-by-the-un-just-this-morning-reveals-150-people-died-of-hunger-in-tigray-eritrean-forces-amhara-region-authorities-restricting-humanitarian-access

3. “Eritrean forces have also blocked the movement of humanitarian staff on that road trying to deliver urgent support to children with severe acute malnutrition.” The US needs a firmer response. @ChrisCoons @timkaine #StopStarvingTigray #TigrayGenocidehttps://addisstandard.com/breaking-report-received-by-the-un-just-this-morning-reveals-150-people-died-of-hunger-in-tigray-eritrean-forces-amhara-region-authorities-restricting-humanitarian-access/

4. “Starvation as a weapon of war is a violation” yet that is exactly what is happening in Tigray by Ethiopian, Eritrean, and Amhara forces. A famine is imminent if immediate action is not taken. @CoryBooker @RandPaul #StopStarvingTigray #TigrayGenocide https://www.voanews.com/ethiopia-tigray/un-hunger-rape-rising-ethiopias-tigray

5. “The vast majority” of Tigray is completely or partially inaccessible to aid workers due to fighting or denial of access, leaving millions susceptible to starvation. Act now @BenCardinforMD @SenatorRisch @SenatorLeahy #StopStarvingTigray #TigrayGenocide https://www.voanews.com/ethiopia-tigray/un-hunger-rape-rising-ethiopias-tigray

6. “@UNReliefChief told the @UN Security Council that… 91% of the population (in Tigray) needed emergency food, as per government estimates.” @mbachelet @Haavisto @JosepBorrellF act now to prevent further starvation! #StopStarvingTigray #TigrayGenocidehttps://www.dw.com/en/tigray-crisis-worsening-with-no-withdrawal-of-eritrean-troops-in-sight-un/a-57220685

7. “@UNReliefChief told the @UN Security Council that as many as 4.5 million of Tigray’s 6 million people were in need of humanitarian aid.” @EUCouncil @EUatUN @JoeBiden @SecBlinken must pressure the Ethiopian gov’t to #StopStarvingTigray! #TigrayGenocide https://www.dw.com/en/tigray-crisis-worsening-with-no-withdrawal-of-eritrean-troops-in-sight-un/a-57220685

8. “Tigray is being deliberately starved to death” through hindered humanitarian access and confirmed accounts of Eritrean and Ethiopian troops stealing and destroying food. @senrobportman @RandPaul take action! #StopStarvingTigray #TigrayGenocide https://www.worldpoliticsreview.com/articles/29548/in-the-tigray-war-weaponized-starvation-takes-a-devastating-toll

9. “The vast majority” of Tigray is completely or partially inaccessible to aid workers due to fighting or denial of access, leaving millions susceptible to starvation. Act now @BenCardinforMD @SenatorRisch @SenatorLeahy #StopStarvingTigray #TigrayGenocide https://www.voanews.com/ethiopia-tigray/un-hunger-rape-rising-ethiopias-tigray

10. “@UNReliefChief told the @UN Security Council that… 91% of the population (in Tigray) needed emergency food, as per government estimates.” @mbachelet @Haavisto @JosepBorrellF act now to prevent further starvation! #StopStarvingTigray #TigrayGenocidehttps://www.dw.com/en/tigray-crisis-worsening-with-no-withdrawal-of-eritrean-troops-in-sight-un/a-57220685

1. “@UNReliefChief told the @UN Security Council that as many as 4.5 million of Tigray’s 6 million people were in need of humanitarian aid.” @EUCouncil @EUatUN @JoeBiden @SecBlinken must pressure the Ethiopian gov’t to #StopStarvingTigray! #TigrayGenocide https://www.dw.com/en/tigray-crisis-worsening-with-no-withdrawal-of-eritrean-troops-in-sight-un/a-57220685

2. “Tigray is being deliberately starved to death” through hindered humanitarian access and confirmed accounts of Eritrean and Ethiopian troops stealing and destroying food. @senrobportman @RandPaul take action! #StopStarvingTigray #TigrayGenocide https://www.worldpoliticsreview.com/articles/29548/in-the-tigray-war-weaponized-starvation-takes-a-devastating-toll

3. Humanitarian aid to the region of Tigray has been blocked by @AbiyAhmedAli. We demand an end to man-made starvation crimes. The @UN must also lead an investigation into #TigrayGenocide. #StopStarvingTigray @HouseForeign @PmTunisia @MexOnu @mbachelet https://sites.tufts.edu/wpf/files/2021/04/Starving-Tigray-report-final.pdf

4. Eritrean troops & Amhara militias have burned crops and stolen livestock. The man-made famine in Tigray affects millions. Int’l community has a moral obligation to condemn war crimes committed by invading forces. #StopStarvingTigray #TigrayGenocide @UNDPPA @GCR2P @UNOSAPG

5. Weaponized starvation in Tigray by @AbiyAhmedAli has left 4.5 million in need of emergency food of which 2+ million children remain cut off from necessary emergency humanitarian assistance. Take action! @irishmissionun #StopStarvingTigray #TigrayGenocidehttps://sites.tufts.edu/wpf/files/2021/04/Starving-Tigray-report-final.pdf

6. Intl. community must demand the removal of Eritrean & Ethiopian forces. They have hijacked aid & destroyed crops. The systemic starvation of Tigrayans is one aspect of the long list of war crimes in the region. @USAmbUN #StopStarvingTigray #TigrayGenocidehttps://sites.tufts.edu/wpf/files/2021/04/Starving-Tigray-report-final.pdf

7. The deliberate destruction of livelihood & hijacking of aid by Ethiopian & Eritrean forces in Tigray has left 2 million displaced & 4.5 million people in need of emergency food. #StopStarvingTigray #TigrayGenocide @USUN @JosepBorrellF @YohannesAbrahamhttps://sites.tufts.edu/wpf/files/2021/04/Starving-Tigray-report-final.pdf

8. As Tigrayans are killed by starvation, @UNReliefChief states, “It is a sign of what lies ahead if more action is not taken. Starvation as a weapon of war is a violation.” Action must start TODAY! #StopStarvingTigray @antonioguterres @mbachelet https://www.dw.com/en/tigray-crisis-worsening-with-no-withdrawal-of-eritrean-troops-in-sight-un/a-57220685

9. “From ’emaciated’ refugees to crops burned on the brink of harvest, starvation threatens the survivors of more than 2 months of fighting in Ethiopia’s Tigray region.” Its now the 5th month & the situation is dire. #StopStarvingTigray @NorwayUN @Niger_ONU https://apnews.com/article/ethiopia-united-nations-kenya-ef0b6b2db2994d4c3042cf19f3d92a2a

10. Tigrayans have been cut off from humanitarian aid. Many have died from the result of starvation crimes & the crisis will only intensify. When will international actors intervene? #StopStarvingTigray #TigrayGenocide@franceonu @VietNam_UN @UKUN_NewYork https://www.voanews.com/ethiopia-tigray/un-hunger-rape-rising-ethiopias-tigray

1. The @UN reported that 91% of Tigray is in URGENT need of food assistance. More than 80% of Tigray still remains blocked from aid.We urge that UN ACT immediately to save millions being deliberately starved. #StopStarvingTigray #TigrayGenocide @DicarloRosemary @FilippoGrandi

2. Ethiopia’s man-made famine of over 4.5 million civilians in Tigray constitutes as a war crime according to @ICRC. This violation must be criminally prosecuted in @IntlCrimCourt. #StopStarvingTigray #TigrayGenocide @EstoniaUN @EUCouncil @EmmanuelMacron https://www.voanews.com/ethiopia-tigray/un-hunger-rape-rising-ethiopias-tigray

3. The deliberate blockage of aid is creating Tigray’s dire humanitarian crisis. History is repeating the 1980’s famine & this time it is manufactured by partners @AbiyAhmedAli & Isaias Afwerki.#StopStarvingTigray #TigrayGenocide @AmbMKimani @LindaT_Ghttps://www.theafricareport.com/77725/famine-in-tigray-i-have-never-documented-anything-as-relentless-systematic-as-what-were-seeing/

4. “Sole reason for the scale of the humanitarian emergency is that the coalition of Ethiopian federal forces, Amhara regional forces, & Eritrean troops are committing starvation crimes on large scale.” @JoeBiden, when will you step in? #StopStarvingTigrayhttps://sites.tufts.edu/wpf/starving-tigray/

5. The Tigrayan diaspora stand firmly against weaponized starvation of civilians in Tigray. We stand against deliberate blockage of aid & man-made famines. We stand against what’s wrong. Do you? @EstoniaUN @RepJeffries @Ilhan @irishmissionun #StopStarvingTigray #TigrayGenocide

6. With overwhelming evidence showcasing the severity & magnitude of Tigray’s humanitarian crisis, action must be taken immediately. What is the International community waiting for? @EstoniaUN @NorwayUN @vonderleyen #StopStarvingTigray #TigrayGenocide https://www.voanews.com/ethiopia-tigray/un-hunger-rape-rising-ethiopias-tigray

7. Tigrayans are suffering a humanitarian crisis that was maliciously made by Ethiopian & Eritrean belligerents who have demolished the region’s economy and access to food. #StopStarvingTigray #TigrayGenocide@VietNam_UN @IFADEastAfrica @DicarloRosemary https://sites.tufts.edu/wpf/files/2021/04/Starving-Tigray-report-final.pdf

8. “Starvation of civilians as a method of warfare constitutes an Int’l. war crimes in any armed conflict.” This is currently taking place in Tigray as over 4 million people are at risk of starvation. #StopStarvingTigray @SenateForeign #TigrayGenocide https://ihl-databases.icrc.org/customary-ihl/eng/docs/v1_rul_rule53

9. There are several accounts of soldiers destroying food sources & killing livestock. “One eyewitness described an act of petty deprivation: an Eritrean soldier crushed baby chicks under his foot”. @Refugees @FARMUSA #StopStarvingTigray #TigrayGenocide https://sites.tufts.edu/wpf/files/2021/04/Starving-Tigray-report-final.pdf

10. “The sole reason for the scale of the humanitarian emergency is that the coalition of Ethiopian Federal forces, Amhara regional forces, & Eritrean troops are committing starvation crimes on large scale”. @JoeBiden #StopStarvingTigray #TigrayGenocide https://sites.tufts.edu/wpf/files/2021/04/Starving-Tigray-report-final.pdf

1. How is Ethiopia weaponizing man-made Starvation in Tigray? Click the link to learn more. We call on you as leaders, to be a voice for the voiceless.#StopStarvingTigray #TigrayGenocide@SenSchumer @RepGregoryMeeks @SenBooker @RepJeffries @AOC @Ilhan https://omnatigray.org/weaponized-starvation/

2. Click the link below to learn about how Ethiopia is weaponizing Starvation in Tigray. Use your power to be a voice for the voiceless. #StopStarvingTigray #TigrayGenocide@RepKarenBass @RepBera @RepSaraJacobs @DarrellIssa @YoungKimCA @tedlieu @KarimKhanQC https://omnatigray.org/weaponized-starvation/

3. “Withholding food during times of conflict can be just as detrimental as guns, bombs, and explosive of opposing armies. Hunger has been used as a weapon of war for decades.” #StopStarvingTigray #TigrayGenocide@YohannesAbraham @SenSchumer @SpeakerPelosi https://omnatigray.org/weaponized-starvation/

4. “The link between war & hunger was recognized explicitly with the passing of a UN Security Council (UNSC) resolution in 2018 which prohibited the use of hunger as a weapon of war.” #StopStarvingTigray #TigrayGenocide@KenyaMissionUN @Niger_ONU @PmTunisia https://omnatigray.org/weaponized-starvation/

5. Tigrayans are currently starving in a man-made famine. Deliberate starvation is a war crime, and the Ethiopian gov’t, Eritrean forces, & Amhara militias have done everything in their power to prevent Tigrayans from getting any food aid. #StopStarvingTigray #TigrayGenocide @USUN

6. From burnt crops & looted food, to slaughtered livestock, Tigrayans are facing a man-made famine caused by the Ethiopian govt.’s use of weaponized starvation. #StopStarvingTigray #TigrayGenocide @IntlCrimCourt @GCR2P @UNReliefChief @antonioguterres https://sites.tufts.edu/wpf/files/2021/04/Starving-Tigray-report-final.pdf

7. Unless the international community takes action, Tigrayans will continue to face weaponized starvation and rape by both the Ethiopian & Eritrean govt. You must act quickly. #StopStarvingTigray #TigrayGenocide @mbachelet @UNReliefChief @antonioguterres https://www.dw.com/en/tigray-crisis-worsening-with-no-withdrawal-of-eritrean-troops-in-sight-un/a-57220685

8. In the 21st century, nobody should be starving anywhere in the world, especially due to a man-made famine. We need to take action immediately to save Tigray from weaponized starvation. #StopStarvingTigray #TigrayGenocide @Haavisto @JosepBorrellF @USUN @eucopresident

9. 150 people have already been confirmed dead from hunger. Unless the Ethiopian gov’t is stopped & Tigray gets help immediately, there will be catastrophic consequences of death, famine, & displacement. #StopStarvingTigray #TigrayGenocide @EUCouncil @hrwhttps://www.washingtonpost.com/world/africa/un-tigrays-humanitarian-crisis-worsens-no-eritrean-exit/2021/04/15/17fc89f0-9e18-11eb-b2f5-7d2f0182750d_story.html

10. “A widespread famine affected Ethiopia during the Derg regime (1983-1985), leaving over 1.2 million dead in the country.”The @UN Security Council has the Responsibility to Protect. #StopStarvingTigray #TigrayGenocide@irishmissionun @NorwayUN @SVG_UN https://omnatigray.org/weaponized-starvation/

5. Tigrayans are currently starving in a man-made famine. Deliberate starvation is a war crime, and the Ethiopian gov’t, Eritrean forces, & Amhara militias have done everything in their power to prevent Tigrayans from getting any food aid. #StopStarvingTigray #TigrayGenocide @USUN

6. From burnt crops & looted food, to slaughtered livestock, Tigrayans are facing a man-made famine caused by the Ethiopian govt.’s use of weaponized starvation. #StopStarvingTigray #TigrayGenocide @IntlCrimCourt @GCR2P @UNReliefChief @antonioguterres https://sites.tufts.edu/wpf/files/2021/04/Starving-Tigray-report-final.pdf