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Open letter to Prime Minister Scott Morrison

Posted on by Eyasu Berhe

The Alliance of Tigrayan Associations in Australia and New Zealand request urgent action from the Australian government regarding the crimes against humanity, war crimes and egregious human rights violations actively committed against the people of Tigray by the Ethiopian and Eritrean government forces, ethnic Amhara State Police and Militia forces.

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Petition to the Parliament of Australian – #AusGovActNow

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November 4th 2020 is a date of much grief and trauma to the Tigrayan people. It is on this day that the unelected Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed Ali waged a genocidal war against the people of Tigray. Since then Ethiopian National Defence Force, Eritrean Defence Forces and the Amhara regional militia have conducted civilian massacres, extra judicial executions, indiscriminate shelling and acts of horrific sexual violence resulting in the displacement of 2.2 million Tigrayans. According to the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, 91% of Tigrayans are in need of urgent food assistance as a direct result of the weaponization of food. Whilst the $3 million Australia has pledged to provide the World Food Programme is much appreciated, there is more that needs to be done.

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#AusGovActNow – 1

1. There is growing evidence of mass killings and sexual violence in Tigray. @ausgov needs to do more to secure peace and ensure the safety of Tigrayan Australians. @ScottMorrisonMP @AdamBandt @AlboMP #AusGovActNow #TigrayGenocide

2. Millions starving and thousands being massacred in Tigray. The @ausgov must condemn and denounce these atrocities committed by @AbiyAhmedAli and Isaias Afwerki. #TigrayGenocide #AusgovActNow @ScottMorrisonMP @MarisePayne @SenatorWong https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/us-raising-alarm-looming-humanitarian-crisis-ethiopias-war/story?id=77068798

3. We Tigrayan-Australians urgently call on @ScottMorrisonMP and the @ausgov to demand an immediate ceasefire and confirmed withdrawal of Eritrean and Amhara forces from Tigray. #AusGovActNow #TigrayGenocide https://www.dw.com/en/tigray-crisis-worsening-with-no-withdrawal-of-eritrean-troops-in-sight-un/a-57220685

4. Australia & @Aust_Parliament must demonstrate its support for Tigrayans by working with allied & aligned nations, to demand unfettered humanitarian access for ALL aid workers throughout Tigray. @ScottMorrisonMP @AdamBandt @AlboMP #AusGovActNowhttps://www.msn.com/en-xl/africa/other/un-security-council-for-first-time-declares-concern-about-ethiopias-tigray/ar-BB1fXpDQ

5. The crisis in Tigray has resulted in widespread and significant humanitarian needs. @ausgov should provide immediate assistance to all Australian citizens that are in Tigray to return to Australia. @ScottMorrisonMP #AusGovActNow

6. The international community, including Australia, must act now to avert the threat of a worsening human rights crisis in Tigray. When will the #TigrayGenocide have your attention? @ScottMorrisonMP @AdamBandt @AlboMP @MarisePayne @SenatorWong #AusGovActNowhttps://www.care.org/news-and-stories/press-releases/tigray-ethiopia-we-have-seen-worse-than-death-and-it-doesnt-matter-if-we-die/

7. Australia & international community should come together in one voice to press @Abiyahmed to allow a @UN-led ONLY independent, comprehensive investigation of the massacres, weaponized gang rapes, starvation, & imprisonment of Tigrayans. #AusGovActNow #TigrayGenocide

8. The @UN needs to investigate the #TigrayGenocide without @EthioHRC. What good is an investigation when the victims feel the investigator has a part in the massacre? @ScottMorrisonMP @ausgov must support a credible & honest investigation. #AusGovActNowhttps://tghat.com/2021/03/18/why-daniel-bekelle-shouldnt-investigate-crimes-in-tigray

9. #TigrayGenocide has severely impacted many Australians who have deep roots & cultural connections to Tigray. @ScottMorrisonMP @DanielAndrewsMP @GladysB we urge you to take a public stance by making a statement condemning the atrocities. #AusGovActNowhttps://www.voanews.com/africa/ethiopias-tigray-conflict-strips-children-protection-education-nutrition-unicef-says

10. The @UN must investigate the crimes in #TigrayGenocide. @EthioHRC can’t be trusted. What can be worse than enablers of genocide, investigating the perpetrators they helped commit those crimes? @ScottMorrisonMP must do more! #AusGovActNow https://tghat.com/2021/03/18/why-daniel-bekelle-shouldnt-investigate-crimes-in-tigray/

#AusGovActNow – 2

1. Dear @MarisePayne, @USAmbUN is reiterating the crisis in Tigray; demand @UN collective attention & action in one voice to end the abuses & ensure withdrawal of Eritrean forces. Will @AustraliaUN lend a voice to halt #TigrayGenocide? #AusGovActNow https://usun.usmission.gov/statement-by-ambassador-linda-thomas-greenfield-on-the-situation-in-ethiopias-tigray-region/

2. Dear @MarisePayne, since Nov 2020 Tigrayans have been alerting you of mounting war crimes & humanitarian crisis unfolding in Tigray. When will @ausgov act to stop #TigrayGenocide & end suffering of Tigrayans? #AusGovActNow https://www.hrw.org/news/2021/04/15/un-security-council-needs-act-ethiopias-tigray-region

3. Dear @MarisePayne, since Nov 2020 Tigrayan-Australians have been alerting your office of Eritrea’s reckless involvement in Tigray & mass atrocities perpetrated. When will you do the right thing and denounce the #TigrayGenocide? #AusGovActNow https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/4/17/eritrea-confirms-its-troops-are-fighting-ethiopias-tigray

4. It was reported that 80% of Tigray was unreachable 3 months after the war began. At 5 months, not much has changed. @ScottMorrisonMP @MarisePayne publicly condemn Ethiopia & Eritrea. Take action to end weaponized starvation. #AusGovActNow #TigrayGenocide https://ph.news.yahoo.com/ethiopian-red-cross-says-80-154843483.htm

5. .@MarisePayne, in the words of Alex “Every day of cont. fighting brings only more death, injury, starvation, rape & bitterness” & the news of more loss & bereavement for many Australians of Tigray origin.#AusGovActNow #TigrayGenocide https://sites.tufts.edu/reinventingpeace/2021/03/22/end-the-battlefield-slaughter-in-tigray

6. .@MarisePayne, are you trusting @AbiyAhmedAli more than @MSF & others that are abhorring the cruel war? Tigrayan-Australians have been calling on your office to MEANINGFULLY participate to end hostilities and #TigrayGenocide. Do you care? #AusGovActNow https://www.doctorswithoutborders.org/what-we-do/news-stories/story/tigray-crisis-action-needed-prevent-bigger-disaster

7. Dear @MarisePayne, Tigrayan-Australians have been pleading for your office to lend your voice to bring an end to #TigrayGenocide. To our dismay, you have rather been muted or playing diplomacy with génocidaires. When will you help us? #AusGovActNowhttps://www.hrw.org/news/2021/04/15/un-security-council-needs-act-ethiopias-tigray-region

8. US report on Tigray “Whole villages were severely damaged or completely erased.” @dfat has been playing diplomatic gestures with Génocidaires. @MarisePayne stop appeasing @AbiyAhmedAli. Act NOW to END #TigrayGenocide. #AusGovActNow https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/26/world/middleeast/ethiopia-tigray-ethnic-cleansing.html

9. .@GCR2P reports “Parties to the conflict in the Tigray region have perpetrated possible crimes against humanity & war crimes.”@MarisePayne when will @ausgov say ENOUGH to the tragic carnage against civilians & act to meaningfully end #TigrayGenocide? https://www.globalr2p.org/countries/ethiopia/

10. “Ethiopian & Eritrean officials can no longer hide behind a curtain of denial, but should allow space for justice & redress, not add to the layers of trauma that survivors already face.” @MarisePayne support #UNOnlyForTigray. #AusGovActNow https://www.hrw.org/news/2021/03/05/ethiopia-eritrean-forces-massacre-tigray-civilians

#AusGovActNow – 3

1. .@MarisePayne: #TigrayGenocide is a large-scale systemic war, undertaking in disguise & in partner with Eritrea; supported by #UAE’s drones & policy of deliberate starvation of Tigray’s population. Start condemning this! #AusGovActNowhttps://www.9news.com.au/world/ethiopia-tragedy-tigrayan-ethnicity-erased-new-identity-cards-reveal/23a85dc1-7980-4c7a-a86c-d1bd35d243f2

2. .@MarisePayne, the slaughter in Mahibere Dego is not one event. It is an element of the #TigrayGenocide. Atrocious massacres, widespread rape & forced starvation are ongoing. Don’t stay silent to appease Génocidaires. It is un-Australian. #AusGovActNowhttps://www.9news.com.au/national/graphic-video-emerges-of-killings-in-central-tigray-possible-war-crimes-ethiopia/7fdd5bf8-36af-4db3-8c21-e0c4d3619f14

3. .@AbiyAhmedAli has created a huge humanitarian crisis as reported by @MSF. @MarisePayne, @ausgov & int’l leaders have a moral obligation to stand behind the people of Tigray. We call on your office to unequivocal denounce #TigrayGenocide. #AusGovActNow https://msf.org.uk/issues/tigray-violence-ethiopia-and-refugee-crisis-sudan

4. Eritrea confirmed its troops are fighting in Tigray. @MarisePayne, can @ausgov help to amplify the voices calling on the verifiable immediate & complete withdrawal of all invading forces to their deployment lines? #TigrayGenocide #AusGovActNow https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/4/17/eritrea-confirms-its-troops-are-fighting-ethiopias-tigray

5. Tigrayan-Australians have been ached by the atrocities ravaging Tigray as Ethiopian forces invaded the state with the help of forces from Eritrea. The target of the INVASION is to destroy Tigrayans. @MarisePayne help end #TigrayGenocide #AusGovActNowhttps://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-11-23/community-in-australia-responds-to-ethiopia-conflict-tigray/12907450

6. “Ethiopian & Eritrean officials can no longer hide behind a curtain of denial, but should allow space for justice & redress, not add to the layers of trauma that survivors already face.” @MarisePayne break subtle diplomatic gestures. #AusGovActNowhttps://www.hrw.org/news/2021/03/05/ethiopia-eritrean-forces-massacre-tigray-civilians

7. US says “Ethiopian officials & allied militia fighters are leading a systematic campaign of ethnic cleansing in Tigray”. @dfat is playing diplomatic gestures w/ Génocidaires. @MarisePayne stop appeasing @AbiyAhmedAli. #AusGovActNow & end #TigrayGenocidehttps://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/26/world/middleeast/ethiopia-tigray-ethnic-cleansing.html

8. “They tried to rape me & I was thrown to the ground. Then, one of the soldiers fired bullets to scare me, but they hit my hand & then fired another bullet that went through my arm”.” @MarisePayne when will you PUBLICLY denounce gang rape? #AusGovActNow https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/3/1/we-are-dying-tigrayans-speak-of-abuse-by-eritrean-troops

9. Genocidal massacres are being committed in Tigray in a “coordinated & systematic” manner in order “to terrorize the population into submission”. @MarisePayne say NO publicly to #TigrayGenocide. #AusGovActNowhttps://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/3/1/we-are-dying-tigrayans-speak-of-abuse-by-eritrean-troops

10. Weaponized rape and starvation should not be the ongoing lifestyle for the civilians of Tigray. @SenatorWong, will you lend your voice to denounce this? #AusGovActNow #TigrayGenocidehttps://www.voanews.com/africa/ethiopias-tigray-conflict-strips-children-protection-education-nutrition-unicef-says

#AusGovActNow – 4

1. .@ScottMorrision why is condemning the #TigrayGenocide not considered, but being the voice for the #Uyghurgenocide is very easy for you to complete? Doesn’t each life matter? #AusGovActNow#AusGovActNow #TigrayGenocide https://www.voanews.com/africa/ethiopias-tigray-conflict-strips-children-protection-education-nutrition-unicef-says

2. “Their aim is to erase Tigray,” said Seid Mussa Omar who fled his homeland as a refugee. Its been more than 5 months since the people of Tigray have been restricted from their human rights. @ScottMorrision condemn the unelected @AbiyAhmedAli https://learningenglish.voanews.com/a/in-ethiopia-their-aim-is-to-erase-tigray-/5853079.html

3. Every citizen of Australia should be released & have safe arrival. Why do you choose to leave Australians in the middle of a war? @ScottMorrisonMP @DFAT @MaisePayne can you at least condemn weaponized rape & torture by the Ethiopian govt? #AusGovActNow https://www.forbes.com/sites/unicefusa/2021/04/23/unicef-acts-as-crisis-deepens-in-tigray

4. Australian government, please bring awareness concerning the severity of the #TigrayGenocide. @ScottMorrisonMPNobody deserves this type of cruelty. How can you continue to turn a blind eye to the mounting atrocities & not say a word? #AusGovActNow https://www.latimes.com/world-nation/story/2021-04-23/look-after-my-babies-in-ethiopia-a-tigray-familys-quest

5. Independent investigations should be conducted in the region of Tigray. When will you lend your voice for the innocent children that are needlessly suffering in the #TigrayGenocide ? #AusGovActNow@ScottMorrisonMP @MarisePayne @Aust_Parliament https://www.forbes.com/sites/unicefusa/2021/04/23/unicef-acts-as-crisis-deepens-in-tigray

6. “Humanitarians absolutely need unhindered access to populations in need.” Immediate action must be taken for unfettered access to all of Tigray, not partial. Will you lend your voice? @Aust_Parliament #AusGovActNow #TigrayGenocide https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/us-raising-alarm-over-deteriorating-humanitarian-crisis-in-ethiopias-tigray-region/ar-BB1fQIrQ

7. The Ethiopian parliament advocated for the #TigrayGenocide. As a leader, please denounce the this government led by @AbiyAhmedAli for committing ethnic-cleansing, weaponized rape, and systemic starvation upon Tigray. @Aust_Parliament #AusGovActNow https://www.cnn.com/2021/03/19/africa/ethiopia-tigray-rape-investigation-cmd-intl/index.html

8. Australia wouldn’t want to be seen as the country who silently watched the #TigrayGenocide unfold.Be the voice for the voiceless. Are you for or against the war on Tigray? #AusGovActNow #TigrayGenocide@Aust_Parliament @ScottMorrisonMP https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/4/21/a-tigrayan-womb-should-never-give-birth-rape-in-ethiopia-tigray

9. Over 5 months and our Aussies are still stuck in a war zone. We demand @ScottMorrisonMP to take urgent action! #AusGovActNow #TigrayGenocide #TigrayCantWait

10. During the Sexual Assault Awareness Month, the innocent women of Tigray are experiencing weaponised rape at the hands of Ethiopian and Eritrean troops. We demand the Australian Government to take immediate action and condemn @AbiyAhmedAli. #AusGovActNow #TigrayGenocide

#AusGovActNow – 5

1. .@AbiyAhmedAli has allowed foreign troops to not only destroy Tigray but incorporate weaponised sexual violence to the innocent women of Tigray. @ScottMorrisonMP must condemn these acts and demand justice #AusGovActNow #TigrayGenocidehttps://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/4/21/a-tigrayan-womb-should-never-give-birth-rape-in-ethiopia-tigray

2. “Almost one-third of all attacks on civilians involve sexual violence.” How can the Australian Government stay silent while rape is being weaponised on the innocent women and children of Tigray. #AusGovActNow #TigrayGenocide https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/15/world/africa/ethiopia-eritrea-tigray.html

3. .@ScottMorrisonMP must make a direct announcement in condemning the barbaric acts made by the Ethiopian & Eritrean government. Justice must be served! #AusGovActNow #TigrayGenocidehttps://www.msn.com/en-xl/africa/other/un-security-council-for-first-time-declares-concern-about-ethiopias-tigray/ar-BB1fXpDQ

4. “Before the conflict broke out, Tigray was largely free from hunger; now the @UN estimates that 4.5m need food aid.” @ScottMorrisonMP must demand the opening of humanitarian corridors & unfettered access of aid workers. #AusGovActNow #TigrayGenocide https://www.economist.com/graphic-detail/2021/04/22/tigray-is-edging-closer-to-famine?utm_campaign=editorial-social&utm_medium=social-organic&utm_source=twitter

5. “Millions face the threat of starvation.” Tigrayan-Australians are urging @ScottMorrisonMP to not only condemn the acts of @AbiyAhmedAli, but demand the opening of humanitarian corridors. #AusGovActNow #TigrayGenocide https://www.economist.com/graphic-detail/2021/04/22/tigray-is-edging-closer-to-famine?utm_campaign=editorial-social&utm_medium=social-organic&utm_source=twitter

6. .@ScottMorrisonMP must condemn the atrocious acts by the Ethiopian and Eritrean government. Enough is enough. #AusGovActNow #TigrayGenocide https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/us-raising-alarm-over-deteriorating-humanitarian-crisis-in-ethiopias-tigray-region/ar-BB1fQIrQ

7. .@ScottMorrisonMP must demand for an immediate ceasefire and the removal of foreign troops from Tigray. They are only making matters worse as they continue the #TigrayGenocide. How can you not condemn barbaric acts of violence? #AusGovActNowhttps://www.msn.com/en-xl/news/other/tigray-crisis-worsening-with-no-withdrawal-of-eritrean-troops-in-sight-un/ar-BB1fHFlm

8. Starvation, sexual based violence, & looting has been occurring in Tigray for over 5 months. Tigrayan-Australians are demanding @ScottMorrisonMP to condemn and take immediate action! The war on Tigray must stop. #AusGovActNow #TigrayGenocide

9. As a signatory of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, Australia has a responsibility to not only condemn violence but prevent further suffering. When will you do the right thing? @ScottMorrisonMP #AusGovActNow #TigrayGenocide https://www.cnn.com/2021/04/23/africa/un-security-council-ethiopia-tigray-intl/index.html

10. Australia has been aware of the dire circumstances in Tigray since the initial violence in November of 2020, since then there has been a disturbing level of inaction. More must be done by Int’l. leaders. @ScottMorrisonMP #AusGovActNow #TigrayGenocide https://www.reuters.com/article/us-ethiopia-conflict-rape-specialreport-idAFKBN2C20P0

#AusGovActNow – 6
  1. As a member-state of the United Nations, @ScottMorrisonMP has the ability to call for a @UN-led only independent investigation of war crimes in Tigray. You should do everything in your power to ensure the truth is exposed. #AusGovActNow #TigrayGenocide https://apnews.com/article/health-ethiopia-lifestyle-africa-middle-east-abdb94e97a25e17befcc6574201a9ff3

2. Ethiopian govt. has established a human rights coalition to investigate its own war crimes. This is absurd given that this govt. is inflicting violence on civilians. @ScottMorrisonMP we implore you to support a @UN-only investigation. #AusGovActNow 

3. There are mass atrocities taking place in Tigray that have impacted already vulnerable people. Any member of parliament with a sense of morality would not only condemn these actions, but use their resources to prevent them @ScottMorrisonMP #AusGovActNow https://www.forbes.com/sites/unicefusa/2021/04/23/unicef-acts-as-crisis-deepens-in-tigray/

4. Australians in Tigray remain stranded in Ethiopia, where other states such as America and Israel have expedited the repatriation of their citizens. Australia remains paralyzed in its inaction. Why is that so? @ScottMorrisonMP #AusGovActNow #TigrayGenocide

5. Australian government is complicit in the violent actions of destroying Tigray by engaging in trade with the Ethiopian government. Is that why you choose to remain silent? @Aust_Parliament @ScottMorrisonMP @ausgov#AusGovActNow #TigrayGenocide

6. Unspeakable horrors are occurring in Tigray. The destruction of the state & of peoples’ lives will be felt for generations to come. @ScottMorrison urgent action is required. Can you at least condemn war crimes? @ausgov #AusGovActNow #TigrayGenocidehttps://apnews.com/article/health-ethiopia-lifestyle-africa-middle-east-abdb94e97a25e17befcc6574201a9ff3

7. “Look after my babies,” she said. “I’m going to die. I don’t have hope. I’m very sorry.” She was gone the next day.Will you be a voice for the voiceless? Families are suffering the unimaginable. #AusGovActNow @SenKatyG @MarisePayne @AdamBandt @AlboMPhttps://apnews.com/article/health-ethiopia-lifestyle-africa-middle-east-abdb94e97a25e17befcc6574201a9ff3

8. “Thousands of families have been shattered, fleeing their homes, starved, murdered or still searching for each other across a region…” Will you lend your voice for the voiceless? #AusGovActNow @SenKatyG @MarisePayne @AdamBandt @AlboMP @ausgovhttps://apnews.com/article/health-ethiopia-lifestyle-africa-middle-east-abdb94e97a25e17befcc6574201a9ff3

9. “They stayed off the roads, crossing fields instead, asking fellow Tigrayans they met for the safest way. They stopped sometimes to hide in the grass & give milk to the crying babies.” Will you be a voice for the voiceless? @MarisePayne #AusGovActNowhttps://apnews.com/article/health-ethiopia-lifestyle-africa-middle-east-abdb94e97a25e17befcc6574201a9ff3

10. Humanitarian aid to Tigray has been blocked by troops serving @AbiyAhmedAli & Isaias Afwerki. We demand a stop to the man-made famine, weaponized starvation & demand a @UN-led only investigation. #TigrayGenocide. @AdamBandt @MarisePayne #AusGovActNow https://sites.tufts.edu/wpf/files/2021/04/Starving-Tigray-report-final.pdf

#AusGovActNow – 7

1. #AusGovActNow & demand the removal of all invading forces from Tigray, who have destroyed crops & looted food & livestock. The systemic starvation of Tigrayans is one aspect of a long list of war crimes. #TigrayGenocide @SenatorWong @andrewjgiles https://sites.tufts.edu/wpf/files/2021/04/Starving-Tigray-report-final.pdf?fbclid=IwAR3gPCe3nstDu_ct9GeXEEhbGuBAcdNQ9UMIaqWfBmSMsoLOQCEhOLbRx78

2. “increase in the demand for emergency contraception & testing for sexually transmitted infections.” These are the consequences of #SGBV in #TigrayGenocide. @ausgov has Int’l. moral obligation to condemn war-crimes in Tigray. #AusGovActNow @andrewjgileshttps://www.ctvnews.ca/world/un-warns-of-serious-allegations-of-sexual-violence-in-ethiopia-s-tigray-1.5277683

3. Widespread SGBV in Tigray against women is among the many war crimes being committed in Tigray.Tigrayans are in need of urgent aid & medical supplies.#TigrayGenocide #AusGovActNow @lidia_thorpe @AlboMP @ALeighMP @inside_canberra @SenKatyGhttps://www.voanews.com/africa/it-may-be-many-months-full-scale-tigray-rapes-known-un-official-says

4. #AusGovActNow & demand a @UN investigation into mass rape against women in Tigray committed by Ethiopian & Eritrean troops. Rape kits & HIV meds are in shortage. Lasting impact of this war will be devastating. @SenKatyG @MarkMcGowanMP @GladysBhttps://www.voanews.com/ethiopia-tigray/un-security-council-calls-more-aid-access-ethiopias-tigray

5. .@dfat & @ausgov has been static in making efforts to repatriate Aus citizens stranded in Tigray. The conflict is volatile, Aus Gov’t has a responsibility to the welfare of its citizens #AusGovActNow @tanya_plibersek @TonySmithMP @ALeighMP @GladysBhttps://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/us-raising-alarm-over-deteriorating-humanitarian-crisis-in-ethiopias-tigray-region/ar-BB1fQIrQ

6. #AusGovActNow & condemn the tyrant @AbiyAhmedAli for the state-sponsored #TigrayGenocide. Almost 6 months of extrajudicial killings, SGBV, destruction & extreme looting. 800k Rwandans were killed in 100 days, the world said ‘never again’ yet here we are. @MarkMcGowanMP

7. #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. @MarkMcGowanMP @GladysB @Marshall_stevenn https://www.dw.com/en/ethiopia-un-officials-allege-war-crimes-in-tigray/a-56777495

8. #AusGovActNow & demand a @UN-led only independent investigation into war crimes in #TigrayGenocide. The extent of damage is yet to be verified, & the reported eye-witness accounts are unfathomable. @MarkMcGowanMP @GladysB @Marshall_stevenn @ausgovhttps://www.dw.com/en/ethiopia-un-officials-allege-war-crimes-in-tigray/a-56777495

9. .@ScottMorrisonMP Hear how Australians are affected by the #TigrayGenocide. Condemn the war crimes committed by both Eritrean & Ethiopian governments. It’s the least you can do. #AusGovActNow https://www.sbs.com.au/news/dateline/like-a-horror-movie-tigrayan-australians-speak-out

10. Hunger is being used as a weapon of war in #TigrayGenocide. 2.5 million children are at risk of dying from starvation. @ScottMorrisonMP demand for unhindered humanitarian aid into the region. #AusGovActNowhttps://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2021-04-22/un-security-council-notes-concern-over-humanitarian-situation-in-tigray

11. .@AbiyAhmedAli continues to lie to the world. Eritrean troops are still present in #TigrayGenocide, committing war crimes and crimes against humanity against innocent civilians. Do you support this? #AusGovActNow @ScottMorrisonMP @MarisePayne https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/4/14/ethiopian-troops-kill-three-people-in-tigray-rights-group

12. “I haven’t heard such terrible accounts for more than two decades in the humanitarian sector.”-@ICRC. Sexual violence used a weapon of war to terrorize & traumatize. @ScottMorrisonMP take immediate action & condemn the #TigrayGenocide #AusGovActNowhttps://eritreahub.org/red-cross-condemns-horrific-sexual-violence-in-ethiopias-tigray

13. .@ScottMorrisonMP, openly condemn the Ethiopian Govt’s actions under @AbiyAhmedAli for ethnic cleansing & weaponizing starvation & rape on Tigrayans.Tigray was not starving, it is now being starved.What are you waiting for? #AusGovActNow @ScottMorrisonMP @SenKatyG

3. We Tigrayan-Australians urgently call on @ScottMorrisonMP and the @ausgov to demand an immediate ceasefire and confirmed withdrawal of Eritrean and Amhara forces from Tigray. #AusGovActNow #TigrayGenocide https://www.dw.com/en/tigray-crisis-worsening-with-no-withdrawal-of-eritrean-troops-in-sight-un/a-57220685

4. Australia & @Aust_Parliament must demonstrate its support for Tigrayans by working with allied & aligned nations, to demand unfettered humanitarian access for ALL aid workers throughout Tigray. @ScottMorrisonMP @AdamBandt @AlboMP #AusGovActNowhttps://www.msn.com/en-xl/africa/other/un-security-council-for-first-time-declares-concern-about-ethiopias-tigray/ar-BB1fXpDQ

Australian government + organizations to help stop Tigray Genocide

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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

Australia Twitter Campaign

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1. Tigrayans have been subjected to crimes against humanity, war crimes, and weaponized use of starvation and sexual violence. #Australia|n Gov must join the international community in applying pressure to end the #TigrayGenocide #AusGovActNow @ScottMorrisonMP @SenatorWong

2. The international community MUST do more than express their concerns on the #Tigray crisis. More than 52,000 civilians have been killed, 60,000 have fled to Sudan. Women and children are being raped. #AusGovActNow #TigrayGenocide @ScottMorrisonMP @LiberalAus @AustralianLabor

3. “individuals allegedly forced to rape members of their own family forced by military to have sex in exchange for basic commodities.. reports of sexual violence against women & children in refugee camps.” #AusGovActNow @MerylSwanson @SenatorWong https://www.un.org/sexualviolenceinconflict/press-release/united-nations-special-representative-of-the-secretary-general-on-sexual-violence-in-conflict-ms-pramila-patten-urges-all-parties-to-prohibit-the-use-of-sexual-violence-and-cease-hostilities-in-the/

4. 2.3 million people are in dire need of humanitarian aid. Medical aid in the region of Tigray is extremely scarce with hospitals bombed and looted. #Ethiopia|n Government continues to restrict access to cities in Tigray. #AusGovActNow @andrewjgiles @MerylSwanson

5. The Tigray Community in #Australia are pleading the Australian Government to make a statement and be an organ of change in the #TigrayGenocide. The Australian Government must condemn genocide, perpetrated by the Ethiopian and Eritrean governments. #AusGovActNow @SenatorWong

6. Amnesty International documented human rights violations in #Tigray. Over 700 innocent lives were executed in St. Mary of Zion Church in Axum, home of Ark of the Covenant, by ???????? & ???????? forces. #AusGovActNow @ScottMorrisonMP @kevinandrewsmp @GladysB https://www.amnesty.org/en/documents/afr25/3730/2021/en/

7. A 15 year old in Shire, a victim of the weaponized sexual violence committed by the Ethiopian forces. Her brother was forced to watch. Women’s bodies are NOT battlefields. #TigrayGenocide #AusGovActNow @SenatorWong @GladysB @Tony_Burke @MarisePaynehttps://martinplaut.com/2021/03/10/situation-report-eepa-horn-no-100-10-march-2021/

8. Countless evidence circulating the international media on the ethnic cleansing, weaponized rape, massacres of civilians, and other human rights violations in Tigray. Australian Government must not turn a blind eye. #AusGovActNow  #TigrayGenocide @ScottMorrisonMP @SenatorWong

9. Australian Government must engage in conversation with the Tigray Community in Australia and use their international power to speak out on the #TigrayGenocide and demand an end to the genocidal war. #AusGovActNow @ScottMorrisonMP @AdamBandt @MarisePayne @GladysB @fanniebay

10. ‘One woman was held captive for over ten days, raped by 23 Eritrean soldiers, then left on the side of the road. Surgeons had to remove stones and nails that had been inserted inside her genitals.’ #TigrayGenocide #AusGovActNow @SenatorWong @GladysB https://www.dw.com/en/anger-and-collective-trauma-scar-ethiopias-tigray-region/a-56794452

11. #Weaponizedrape is a tool that the #Ethiopia|n government is employing against the women and young girls of Tigray. Take action now by condemning the #TigrayGenocide and atrocities that come with this war. @ScottMorrisonMP @AliciaPayneMP @lidia_thorpe @GladysB #AusGovActNow

12. .@ScottMorrisonMP why are you allowing citizens of Australia to sponsor the #TigrayGenocide when their is demonstration of violated laws such as rape, looting, mass killings and restriction of basic needs in the region of #Tigray?! @MarisePayne @DanielAndrewsMP #AusGovActNow

13. Australia should be speaking for the VOICELESS in regards to the ongoing #TigrayGenocide. It’s been over 127 DAYS since our people have been denied their human rights. Our nation MUST stand against this barbaric execution upon the innocent civilians. #AusGovActNow @SenatorWong

14. The Amhara militia, #Ethiopia|n & #Eritrea|n troops must withdraw from Tigray. @UN mandated investigations need to be granted to examine war crimes that have been committed. #AusGovActNow  #TigrayGenocide @RichardMarlesMP @AdamBandt @AnnastaciaMP @tanya_plibersek @SenatorAbetz

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1. The unelected #Ethiopia”n Gov attempts to cover the truth by claiming that the war has ended. However, the crimes committed by Ethiopian and #Eritrea|n troops still continue to increase in number. #TigrayGenocide #AusGovActNow @ScottMorrisonMP https://www.forbes.com/sites/ewelinaochab/2021/02/16/mass-atrocities-including-the-use-of-rape-and-sexual-violence-in-the-tigray-region-of-ethiopia/?sh=4e093bbe53d3

2. Over 4 months since the #Ethiopia|n government has waged a genocidal war against the people of #Tigray. Many of our own #Aussies are stuck in this catastrophe. @ScottMorrisonMP must not only condemn these atrocities but bring our loved ones back home. #AusGovActNow @SenatorAbetz

3. Women across the globe are celebrating ‘Women’s Month’ but girls & mothers are currently victims of weaponized sexual & gender-based violence in Tigray. We call for the #AusGovActNow! @AnnastaciaMP #TigrayGenocide @tanya_plibersek @SenatorWong @MarisePayne @GladysB

4. How can a democratic country be silent on the genocidal war in Tigray? SCOTT MORRISON SPEAK UP & #AusGovActNow!!  #TigrayGenocide @ScottMorrisonMP @AdamBandt @MarisePayne @SenatorWong @GladysB @DanielAndrewsMP @davidhurleyHS @tanya_plibersek @SenatorAbetz

5. We urge the #Australia|n government to condemn the acts of Ethiopian unelected @AbiyAhmedAli & Eritrean President #IsaiasAfwerki. These dictators have waged a war on Tigray for exercising their right to vote. @ScottMorrisonMP MUST TAKE ACTION #AusGovActNow #TigrayGenocide

6. The right to vote is a human right within Australia. The people of Tigray are currently facing a genocidal war for simply exercising that very right. We urge ALL members of Parliament to take serious measures & condemn these acts. @ScottMorrisonMP #AusGovActNow #TigrayGenocide

7. During women’s month, the women of Tigray are being killed, slaughtered and raped. The federal government of #Australia must NOT stay quiet but take immediate action against these atrocious acts. #TigrayGenocide #AusGovActNow @ScottMorrisonMP @AnnastaciaMP @tanya_plibersek

8. Unelected @AbiyAhmedAli has blocked humanitarian access to the #Tigray Region. The people of Tigray are not only suffering with the pandemic but a genocidal war. Why is the #Australia|n govt. not condemning these atrocities? @ScottMorrisonMP ACT NOW! #AUSGovActNow #TigrayGenocide

9. How can Australia stay silent on the genocidal acts being placed on #Tigray|ans? #AusGovActNow and be on the right side of history. #TigrayGenocide @ScottMorrisonMP @Birmo @TonySmithMP @SenatorRyan @JoshFrydenberg @AlexHawkeMP @NickMckim @MarisePayne @GladysB

10. .@AbiyAhmedAli has used food as a weapon in the name of war. Tigrayans have been denied their basic human rights. #TigrayGenocide #AusGovActNow @ScottMorrisionMP @ZedSeselija @LiberalAus @SenatorWong @GladysB @Tony_Burke @MarisePayne @AliciaPayneMP @lidia_thorpe

11. The Rwandan genocide was allowed to unfold partially because the world stayed silent. We now speak of it and say “never again”. Will #Australia condemn the #TigrayGenocide or be bystanders while genocidal acts are being committed against Tigrayans? #AusGovActNow @scottMorrisonMP

12. Tigray is under the control of undisciplined ???????? & ???????? forces who have committed every imaginable crime against humanity. The people of Tigray have been betrayed by @AbiyAhmedAli.  #AusGovActNow  #TigrayGenocide @MarisePayne @GladysB @fanniebay @DanielAndrewsM @AnnastaciaMP

13.  For over 127 days @AbiyAhmedAli has done everything in his power to weaken Tigray. Tigrayans are being murdered in cold blood, women and children are being raped. Will Australia condemn Abiy Ahmed & stand by the people of Tigray? #AusGovActNow @ScottmorrisonMP #TigrayGenocide

14. The federal government of #Ethiopia is directly responsible for 2 million displaced peoples in Tigray. @AbiyAhmedAlimust be held accountable for his actions! #AusGovActNow #TigrayGenocide @ScottMorrisonMP @AdamBandt @MarisePayne @andrewjgiles @kevinandrewsmp @GladysB

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1. At least 56,000 people living in Tigray have fled to Sudan as Eritrean and Ethiopian forces continue to incite violence within the embattled Tigray region. #AusGovActNow #TigrayGenocide @ScottMorrisonMP @AdamBandt @MarisePayne @andrewjgiles @Tony_Burke @MarisePayne

2. .@endrapeinwar representative, Ms. Pramila Patten, has urged all parties to prohibit the use of sexual violence & cease hostilities in the Tigray region of #Ethiopia.  Australia should too! #AusGovActNow #TigrayGenocide @ScottMorrisonMP @AdamBandt @MarisePayne @andrewjgiles

3. The Noble Laureate, Abiy Ahmed waged war on his people; and as a result, thousands are slaughtered and over 5 million people are in risk of a humanitarian crisis! Australia must condemn these actions. #AusGovActNow #TigrayGenocide @ScottMorrisonMP @MarisePayne @andrewjgiles

4. Ethiopian forces have carried out shelling of numerous urban areas in the #Tigray region. Artillery attacks struck homes, hospitals, schools, and markets, killing at least 83 civilians, including children, and wounding over 300. #AusGovActNow #TigrayGenocide @ScottMorrisonMP

5. As the diplomatic powers of the western world voice their unequivocal condemnation of #TigrayGenocide,  Australia’s silence has been deafening. Complicity in the face of injustice is incredibly Un-Australian. This is not who we are. #AUSGovActNow  #TigrayGenocide @SenatorWong

6. Australia prides itself on a fierce devotion to upholding women & children’s rights. Today, the world stands perplexed & deeply disappointed as to why Australia remains silent about the state sponsored genocide, starvation & rape happening  in #Tigray. #AUSGovActNow @GladysB

7. #TigrayGenocide is an absolute abomination to global human rights principles. Leaders of the free world continue to be vocal & assertive in demanding an end to these atrocities. Australia’s voice is shockingly amiss during this global conversation. Why? #AUSGovActNow @AdamBandt

8. Australians expect our leaders to amplify our voices & represent our national views & values. #Australian|s are appalled by the human rights violations in #Tigray. When will our reps use their platforms to voice Australia’s condemnation of  #TigrayGenocide ? #AUSGovActNow

9. When the atrocities of #TigrayGenocide are over, & the history books remember this potential monumental failure of international diplomacy – what role will #Australia have played in addressing the genocide & sexual violence in Tigray? #AUSGovActNow @SenatorWong @ScottMorrisonMP

10. “A devastating & genocidal war was waged against the people of Tigray because they firmly fought for their right to self-determination and they held a democratic election,” he said. #AusGovActNow  #TigrayGenocide @ScottMorrisonMP @MarisePayne @ZedSeselja

11. Human rights & aid agencies report widespread damage & looting of homes, businesses, hospitals and food stores, as well as the killings of innocent civilians. #AusGovActNow and protect the 4.5 million people in #Tigray at risk of starvation. #TigrayGenocide @ScottMorrisonMP

12. .@UN reported on serious allegations of sexual violence in the #TigrayGenocide, including a high number of alleged rapes in the capital, Mekelle. #AusGovActNow and stop the sexual and gender based violence! @AdamBandt @ScottMorrisonMP @MarisePayne @pmc_gov_au

13. Australian Prime Minister @ScottMorrisonMP & Senator Hon @MarisePayne need to be reproached for not repatriating all Australians trapped in the ongoing conflict in #Tigray.  @SenatorWong @AnnastaciaMP @tanya_plibersek @LiberalAus @AustralianLabor #AusGovActNow  #TigrayGenocide

14. Minister of foreign affairs and women Senator Hon @MarisePayne must be shamed and held liable for making no public statements regarding the ongoing conflict and #weaponizedrape in Tigray. @AliciaPayneMP @lidia_thorpe @GladysB @ScottMorrisonMP #AusGovActNow #TigrayGenocide

15. With ample reports of war crimes emerging, #Australia|n Prime Minister @ScottMorrisonMP needs to publicly castigate the declared war on Tigray, ask for an immediate ceasefire & criticize all human rights violations that are transpiring.  #AusGovActNow  #TigrayGenocide