Campaigns

1. Why have @UN leaders allowed widespread weaponized rape with impunity across Tigray? For nine months, we have pleaded for the @UN Security Council to take concrete action to ensure #Justice4TigraysWomenAndGirls. @UNGeneva @KenyaMissionUN @irishmissionun https://apnews.com/article/africa-180f41945ae512e8170ca05b0cc65540

2. 10s of 1000s of women + girls have been raped in Tigray to “cleanse the blood line” of the Tigrayan people. The dismissal + whitewashing of these atrocities by @UN_Women @unwomenethiopia warrants condemnation. @MeTooMVMT #Justice4TigraysWomenAndGirls
https://twitter.com/OmnaTigray/status/1426543266439344140?s=20

3. “Soldiers and militias subjected Tigrayan women and girls to rape, gang rape, sexual slavery, sexual mutilation and other forms of torture.” How could the @UN allow this? #Justice4TigraysWomenAndGirls @NorwayUN @PmTunisia @mbachelet @EstoniaUN @franceonu https://www.npr.org/2021/08/11/1026670886/tigray-ethiopia-war-rape-amnesty-report?t=1628958382190

4. The damage is done & the psychological trauma will affect generations to come. Will world leaders find effective solutions? The @UN has NOT done enough to ensure #Justice4TigraysWomenAndGirls. @LindaT_G @mbachelet @UNReliefChief @endrapeinwar @UN_HRC https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2021/08/ethiopia-troops-and-militia-rape-abduct-women-and-girls-in-tigray-conflict-new-report/

5. The sexual violence in Tigray clearly indicates that weaponized rape was widespread and intended to terrorize the Tigrayan ethnic group. Survivors need protection and support. #Justice4TigraysWomenAndGirls @ASteiner @VeraJourova @AnnLinde @ahunnaeziakonwa
https://edition.cnn.com/2021/08/12/africa/tigray-ethiopia-sexual-violence-amnesty-report-intl/index.html

6. It‘s difficult for rape survivors to come forward because when they do, they are met with more questions than support. #Justice4TigraysWomenAndGirls will bring justice to all women around the world who face weaponized rape. @endrapeinwar @GCR2P @hrw @NDI https://cnn.it/3m7sMjU

7. .@amnesty’s report about systematic and weaponized rape in Tigray provides a number of shocking first-hand accounts that illustrate the vile nature of the #TigrayGenocide. We demand #Justice4TigraysWomenAndGirls! @AnnEncontre @ChiwaraLetty @AdeleKhodr
https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2021/08/ethiopia-troops-and-militia-rape-abduct-women-and-girls-in-tigray-conflict-new-report/

8. Rape & SGBV has been used as a weapon of war. Eritrean & Ethiopian perpetrators must be held accountable for inflicting lasting psychological and physical damage on Tigrayan women and girls. @WomenforWomen @IntlCrimCourt #Justice4TigraysWomenAndGirls
https://bit.ly/3iLBwtV

9. “They raped me one after the other..I don’t know if they realized I was pregnant. I don’t know if they realized I was a person.” @amnesty’s latest report has unearthed horrific #weaponizedrape. #Justice4TigraysWomenAndGirls @UNICEF_uk @UNICEFUSA @hrw https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2021/08/ethiopia-troops-and-militia-rape-abduct-women-and-girls-in-tigray-conflict-new-report/

10. Per @amnesty, “there are limited, if any, protection, rehabilitation and livelihood services available to survivors.” Immediate & concerted effort is needed to support survivors. @hrw @ICRC @phumzileunwomen @KellyTClements #Justice4TigraysWomenandGirls
https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2021/08/ethiopia-troops-and-militia-rape-abduct-women-and-girls-in-tigray-conflict-new-report/

11. “We left Humera carrying our children as heavy artillery was striking our house. They caught us around the bus station in Sheraro. They raped the women & slaughtered the men.” #ETH is committing a Genocide. @SavetheChildren #Justice4TigraysWomenAndGirls
https://www.amnesty.org/download/Documents/AFR2545692021ENGLISH.PDF

12. “There were many Shabiyas [Eritrean soldiers]. They commit lots of horrific things. Three of them raped me in front of my child.” The magnitude of these crimes must be taken seriously by the Int’l. community. #Justice4TigraysWomenAndGirls @HouseofCommons
https://www.amnesty.org/download/Documents/AFR2545692021ENGLISH.PDF

13. “We removed 4 nails from the body that stayed there for more than 2 months. One of the nails was curved. It was very difficult for her to sleep and walk before we removed the nails.” @UN ACT NOW! #Justice4TigraysWomenAndGirls @unwomenafrica @unwomenEU
https://www.amnesty.org/download/Documents/AFR2545692021ENGLISH.PDF

14. “They kept me captive for 15 days in the forest. At the end they put condoms and gravel inside me (my vagina). They thought I was dead & they left me.” We cannot become desensitized to these horrific crimes. @JanezLenarcic #Justice4TigraysWomenAndGirls https://www.amnesty.org/download/Documents/AFR2545692021ENGLISH.PDF

1. In an effort to avoid reporting testimonies as evidence, @unwomenethiopia leadership is dismissing the gravity of #weaponizedrape committed against Tigrayan women + girls the urgency for action needed in response. @UN_Women #Justice4TigraysWomenAndGirls
https://twitter.com/OmnaTigray/status/1426543266439344140?s=20

2. A 16 year old recalls her ordeal: “He took my virginity and then left, and then the other three men also raped me. They kept me for three days in that house and continued to rape me many times.” #Justice4TigraysWomenAndGirls @GisellaLomax @UNICEF
https://www.amnesty.org/download/Documents/AFR2545692021ENGLISH.PDF

3. Over 1,200 cases of sexual violence were documented by health centers in Tigray between Feb. and April alone. The numbers are expected to be higher as many centers were intentionally destroyed. @NDIWomen @womensaction @ICRW #Justice4TigraysWomenAndGirls
https://apnews.com/article/africa-180f41945ae512e8170ca05b0cc65540

4. .@amnesty stated “rape, gang rape, sexual slavery, sexual mutilation and torture” have been perpetrated by the Ethiopian, Eritrean & Amhara forces. Canada must demand accountability. @JustinTrudeau @marcGarneau @MaryamMonsef #Justice4TigraysWomenandGirls
https://www.forbes.com/sites/ewelinaochab/2021/08/11/i-dont-know-if-they-realized-i-was-a-person-the-use-of-rape-as-a-weapon-of-war-in-tigray/?sh=39a9a4cd37b7

5. Canada claims to stand for women’s rights, yet @JustinTrudeau continues to support a regime that is utilizing weaponized rape against its own citizens.These crimes must be condemned. #Justice4TigraysWomenandGirls @CanadaFP @liberal_party @MarcGarneau @NDP@UNICEFCanada

6. Sexual violence has been used as a strategy to “terrorize, degrade, and humiliate both the victims and their ethnic group”. These war crimes and violations must be condemned immediately @JustinTrudeau @MaryamMonsef @NDP @CanadaFP #Justice4TigraysWomenandGirls #TigrayGenocide

7. Many Tigrayan women and girls were held in sexual slavery for up to several weeks – @amnesty reported. How will Canada respond to these gross human rights violations? #Justice4TigraysWomenandGirls #TigrayGenocide @JustinTrudeau @CanadaFP @liberal_party @MarcGarneau @NDP

8. .@amnesty reported that Ethiopian forces carried out weaponized rape in Tigray with “sadistic brutality.”Why does Canada continue to fund a regime that commits such acts? @JustinTrudeau @CanadaFP @liberal_party @MarcGarneau @NDP @TorontoStar #Justice4TigraysWomenandGirls

9. Weaponized rape committed by Ethiopian, Eritrean & Amhara forces amounts to war crimes and crimes against humanity. All perpetrators must be held accountable @JustinTrudeau @CanadaFP @NDP @MarcGarneau @MaryamMonsef @KarimKhanQC @endrapeinwar #Justice4TigraysWomenandGirls

10. “They raped me one after the other… I don’t know if they realized I was pregnant. I don’t know if they realized I was a person.” Tragic accounts of the human cost of the war in Tigray. #Justice4TigraysWomenAndGirls @EUatUN @womensaction @humansofny
https://www.amnesty.org/download/Documents/AFR2545692021ENGLISH.PDF

11. Lulit, a widow and mother of three, told @amnesty that she was raped by 7 Amhara militia members near Mai Kadra. The men also abducted her 16 y/o daughter. #ETH must be held accountable for these war crimes. @Europarl_EN #Justice4TigraysWomenAndGirls
https://www.amnesty.org/download/Documents/AFR2545692021ENGLISH.PDF

12. “In detention they beat me three times a day. Every morning, in the afternoon and at night. Then they came every night to rape me.” #ETH must be exposed for using rape as a military strategy. @SecBlinken @antonioguterres #Justice4TigraysWomenAndGirls https://www.amnesty.org/download/Documents/AFR2545692021ENGLISH.PDF

13. “They [Eritrean soldiers] committed lots of attacks. They raped me, consecutively for days, in turns. We were with them for 1 month & 2 weeks in the field. They were raping us the whole time.” We demand #Justice4TigraysWomenAndGirls‼️ @UNAIDS @SAdamsR2P https://www.amnesty.org/download/Documents/AFR2545692021ENGLISH.PDF

14. “Three men raped me. They told me “You Junta! We will not get anything if you die. We would rather torture you”, and they beat me, and raped me.” The @UN must help these survivors after all they’ve endured. @USGSRSGPatten #Justice4TigraysWomenAndGirls https://www.amnesty.org/download/Documents/AFR2545692021ENGLISH.PDF

1. In a leaked recording involving Ethiopian country offices of @UN agencies, @unwomenethiopia leadership dismisses the gravity + belief in rape as a weapon of war, referring to it as “media hype.” Believe survivors, @UN_Women. #Justice4TigraysWomenAndGirls
https://twitter.com/OmnaTigray/status/1426543266439344140?s=20

2. “Evidence collected and reported by Amnesty International also suggests that these acts may have been committed as part of an attack against the civilian population of Tigray.” #Justice4TigraysWomenAndGirls #TigrayGenocide @sfcg_ @UNPeacekeeping @hrw
https://www.amnesty.org/download/Documents/AFR2545692021ENGLISH.PDF

3. “More than 1,200 cases of sexual violence were documented by health centers in Tigray between February and April alone.” Survivors need ongoing support to deal with this trauma. #Justice4TigraysWomenAndGirls @endrapeinwar @EUCouncil @EU_Commission
https://apnews.com/article/africa-180f41945ae512e8170ca05b0cc65540

4. “It’s clear that rape & sexual violence have been used as a weapon of war to inflict lasting physical & psychological damage on women and girls in Tigray.” @AminaJMohammed @SongweVera @FilippoGrandi @Lacroix_UN @mbachelet #Justice4TigraysWomenAndGirls
https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2021/08/ethiopia-troops-and-militia-rape-abduct-women-and-girls-in-tigray-conflict-new-report/

5. .@amnesty reported, “A dozen women described being held for days or weeks while being raped multiple times, usually by several men.” Several were raped in front of family members. We need #Justice4TigraysWomenAndGirls‼️ @phumzileunwomen @UNDP @UNWomenLA
https://www.amnesty.org/download/Documents/AFR2545692021ENGLISH.PDF

6. “It’s clear that rape and sexual violence have been used as a weapon of war to inflict lasting physical and psychological damage on women and girls in Tigray”. – Agnès Callamard, Amnesty International’s Secretary General. #Justice4TigraysWomenAndGirls @UNReliefChief @UNAIDS

7. The victims of weaponized rape in Tigray are as young as 10 years old.When will appointed leaders from the @UN demonstrate genuine concern? We need immediate action! #Justice4TigraysWomenAndGirls @UNOCHA @Refugees @UKUN_NewYork @VietNam_UN @USAmbUN
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-58167818

8. The sexual violence perpetrated against women & girls in Tigray by Ethiopian & Eritrean forces is “shocking in its scale and level of brutality.” The psychological damage has left victims in a state of fear. #Justice4TigraysWomenAndGirls @unwomenafrica
https://www.amnesty.org/download/Documents/AFR2545692021ENGLISH.PDF

9. #ETH and Eritrean armies perpetrating weaponized rape in Tigray wish to chasten their victims, habitually using ethnic slurs, insults and dehumanising remarks such as “this is what you deserve” and “you are disgusting”. #Justice4TigraysWomenAndGirls @UNHumanRights @USAIDAfrica

10. Survivors were savagely raped in front of family members, including children. Will the @UN continue to fail Tigray? Victims need psychological support. Health facilities need restoration. @UN_Women @phumzileunwomen @Ilhan #Justice4TigraysWomenAndGirls
https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2021/08/ethiopia-troops-and-militia-rape-abduct-women-and-girls-in-tigray-conflict-new-report/

11. Amnesty’s report also detailed “additional acts of brutality accompanying the rapes,” adding that “medical professionals recounted seeing cases of nails & shrapnel used during sexual assaults.” #Justice4TigraysWomenAndGirls @unwomenafrica @UN_Women @UN
https://www.cnn.com/2021/08/12/africa/tigray-ethiopia-sexual-violence-amnesty-report-intl/index.html

12. “The UN conservatively estimates that 22,000 survivors of rape will need support. Fear of sexual violence means that women and girls stay in hiding, unable to seek food.” #Justice4TigraysWomenAndGirls @IntlCrimCourt @_AfricanUnion @UNOCHA @UN_Women
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-57422168

1. Eritrean soldiers who gang-raped Eyerusalem after abducting her, told her they had been ordered “to come after the women”. “This is our time. It is time for the Tigrayans to weep,” she quoted her assailants. #Justice4TigraysWomenAndGirls @GCR2P @UNOSAPG
https://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/2/10/405670/World/Africa/I-dont-feel-safe-Survivors-allege-rape-by-soldiers.aspx

2. A leaked audio recording exhibits the @UN country offices’ stance in that evidence needs to be verified + approved by Ethiopia, a belligerent to the conflict that stands accused of atrocities incl. #weaponizedrape. @UN_Women #Justice4TigraysWomenAndGirls
https://twitter.com/OmnaTigray/status/1426543266439344140?s=20

3. ‘Women say they have been raped by armed actors, they also told stories of gang rape, rape in front of family members & men being forced to rape their own family members under the threat of violence’ #Justice4TigraysWomenAndGirls @DicarloRosemary @Ilhan
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9405693/Horrific-gang-rapes-taking-place-Ethiopias-Tigray-region-warns.html

4. After shooting her in the hand, firing warning shots into the floor and an ultimatum, ‘He said he would count to three and if I did not take off my clothes he would kill me’ she said.” @Europarl_EN @FCDOGovUK @endrapeinwar #Justice4TigraysWomenAndGirls
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/01/world/africa/ethiopia-tigray-sexual-assault.html

5. Children were not spared from merciless Ethiopian & Eritrean troops. They were raped with objects, beaten, and denied assistance for their injuries. Many were held captive in sexual slavery. #Justice4TigraysWomenAndGirls @UNICEFCHIEF @Alyssa_Milano
https://www.amnesty.org/download/Documents/AFR2545692021ENGLISH.PDF

6. “He pushed me and said, ‘You Tigrayans have no history, you have no culture. I can do what I want to you and no one cares,'” one woman said of her attacker. She told CNN she is now pregnant. #Justice4TigraysWomenAndGirls @eu_eeas @EUatUN @pnudfr
https://www.cnn.com/2021/03/19/africa/ethiopia-tigray-rape-investigation-cmd-intl/index.html

7. #ETH’s @AbiyAhmedAli will be remembered for allowing soldiers to rape & torture women & children. As a leader, what role will you play in getting #Justice4TigraysWomenAndGirls? You must act TODAY. @MexOnu @irishmissionun @Niger_ONU @AmbMKimani @USUN
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/the-assault-on-health-care-in-tigray/ar-AANk3qb

8. She counted 15 soldiers who took turns sexually assaulting her over 8 hours. “I was numb. I could see their faces. I could hear them giggle. But after a while, I was no longer feeling the pain.” #Justice4TigraysWomenAndGirls @UNHOP @RepBera @HeikoMaas
https://www.latimes.com/world-nation/story/2021-02-11/troops-accused-of-mass-rape-in-ethiopias-tigray-conflict

9. “Amnesty International interviewed 63 survivors of sexual violence, as well as medical professionals. Twenty-eight survivors identified Eritrean forces as the sole perpetrators of rape.” #Justice4TigraysWomenAndGirls @IntlCrimCourt @UNHumanRights @UN
https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2021/08/ethiopia-troops-and-militia-rape-abduct-women-and-girls-in-tigray-conflict-new-report/

10. Twelve of the survivors of sexual violence interviewed by Amnesty were held for days and weeks during which they were repeatedly raped by several men. Three of them were children. #Justice4TigraysWomenAndGirls @MelissaFleming @SavetheChildren @UNICEF
https://www.amnesty.org/download/Documents/AFR2545692021ENGLISH.PDF

11. Tigrayan “women & girls were subjected to sexual violence by members of the Ethiopian National Defense Force (ENDF), the Eritrean Defense Force (EDF), the Amhara Regional Police Special Force (ASF), & Fano, an Amhara militia group”. @IntlCrimCourt @UN
https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2021/08/ethiopia-troops-and-militia-rape-abduct-women-and-girls-in-tigray-conflict-new-report/

12. Agnès Callamard, Amnesty’s Secretary-General, said “it’s clear that rape & sexual violence have been used as a weapon of war to inflict lasting physical and psychological damage on women and girls in Tigray.” #Justice4TigraysWomenAndGirls @OCHA_Ethiopia
https://www.cnn.com/2021/08/12/africa/tigray-ethiopia-sexual-violence-amnesty-report-intl/index.html

1. Las mujeres y los niñas se han llevado la peor parte de la guerra en Tigray. Fuerzas Etiopia, Eritrea y milicias de Amhara han unido para cometer vilaciones horripilante utilizada como arma de guerra #Justice4TigraysWomenAndGirls @DIASAM @AOC @MexOnu https://tinyurl.com/69v785c

2. “Está claro que la violación y la violencia sexual se ha utilizado como arma de guerra en Tigray. @mbachelet se necesita una investigaciones independientes dirigidas solo por la ONU en Tigray. @PalomaUnicef @mfespinosaEC @AOC #Justice4TigraysWomenAndGirls https://tinyurl.com/69v785c

3. 12 mujeres dijeron que fueron mantenidas cautivas y violadas repetidamente por semanas. Actos de “VS, esclavitud y mutilación sexual y otras formas de tortura” cometidos por las Fuerzas de #Ety #Ert #Justice4TigraysWomenAndGirls @mbachelet @DIASAM @AOC https://tinyurl.com/5h3pp2bj

4. Tigray totalmente bloqueado y los centros de salud destrudos y saquedos por fuerzas de #Eth y #Ert, víctimas de la VSno tienen maneras de recibir atención medical @JosepBorrellF @PalomaUnicef @MAECgob @MexOnu @ONUMujeres #Justice4TigraysWomenAndGirls https://tinyurl.com/69v785c

5. Tigray totalmente bloqueado y los centros de salud destrudos y saquedos por fuerzas de #Eth y #Ert, víctimas de la VSno tienen maneras de recibir atención medical. @JosepBorrellF @PalomaUnicef @MAECgob @MexOnu @ONUMujeres #Justice4TigraysWomenAndGirls https://tinyurl.com/69v785c

6. Como si el cuerpo de la mujer fuera un campo de batalla, las tropas de Etiopia, Eritrea y fuerzas de Amhara están usando la violencia sexual como arma de guerra. #Justice4TigraysWomenAndGirls @JosepBorrellF @mbachelet @mfespinosaEC @MexOnu @Pontifex @AOC https://tinyurl.com/69v785c

7. Porque las fuerzas de #Eth y #Ert destruyeron y saquearon centros de salud, víctimas de violencia sexual sufren de falta de ayuda médica encima de la escasez de alimentos, refugio y ropa. #Justice4TigraysWomenAndGirls @MAECgob @SpainUN @AranchaGlezLaya https://tinyurl.com/69v785c

8. La mayoría de las mujeres confesan haber sido obligadas a elegir entre la violación o la muerte. Otras fueron violadas a cambio de productos básicos, como agua y comida. #Justice4TigraysWomenAndGirls @mbachelet @JosepBorrellF @PalomaUnicef @SusanaMalcorra
https://tinyurl.com/au5aypkk

9. “Un esposo de una víctima de VS fue obligado a arrodillarse y mirar mientras su esposa era violada “” 6 mujeres fueron violadas por un grupo de soldados y les dijeron que no buscaran ayuda después.”#Justice4TigraysWomenAndGirls @mbachelet @ONUMujeres https://tinyurl.com/au5aypkk

10. A 2 supervivientes se les introdujeron en la vagina grandes clavos, grava y otros tipos de metralla de metal y plástico @mbachelet pedimos que se ponga fin inmediatamente a los crímenes que se están cometiendo en Tigray. #Justice4TigraysWomenAndGirls @AOC
https://tinyurl.com/69v785c