#1YearOfTigrayGenocide

#1YearOfTigrayGenocide Pt. 1

1. It’s been #1YearOfTigrayGenocide and the death toll is climbing. It’s time the International community #CallItAGenocide and stop further atrocities on Tigrayans, before it’s too late. @UNHumanRights @mbachelet @NadaNashif @IntlCrimCourt @unwomenchief https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-57226551

2. Concerns aren’t enough, it’s time for action. The Ethiopian government continues to commit heinous crimes of genocide against the people of Tigray, with no repercussions. @HouseForeign @SenateForeign @StateDept #CallItAGenocide #1YearOfTigrayGenocidehttps://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/airstrike-ethiopias-tigray-capital-kids-dead-80831656

3. #1YearOfTigrayGenocide – civilians have been massacred, women & girls gang raped, destruction of healthcare facilities and many more atrocities. It’s evident that the International community must #CallItAGenocide. @EU_Commission @TheDemocrats @UNOSAPG https://www.latimes.com/world-nation/story/2021-04-23/look-after-my-babies-in-ethiopia-a-tigray-familys-quest

4. Tigrayans have been forgotten by the Int’l community as they suffer #1YearOfTigrayGenocide. 6.8 million are in need of emergency food aid, all while 90%+ of harvest is lost to looting, burning & bombings. #CallItAGenocide @IFAD @UNDP @UNDPPA @FAO @WFPhttps://apnews.com/article/ethiopia-tigray-crisis-hunger-malnutrition-a772602d2caac96e8024769c012ce8c6

5. Tigray, the northernmost region of Ethiopia, is going through the unimaginable while the world turns away. The Int’l community must #CallItAGenocide & take action before countless more die. #1YearOfTigrayGenocide@USUN @UNGeneva @LindaT_G @JustinTrudeau https://apnews.com/article/ethiopia-tigray-minority-ethnic-cleansing-sudan-world-news-842741eebf9bf0984946619c0fc15023

6. Women & children have suffered rape, torture, & sexual slavery during #1YearOfTigrayGenocide by Ethiopian & Eritrean forces. When will women in leadership take action to end this? @unwomenchief @vonderleyen @JuttaUrpilainen @PalomaUnicef @mbachelet https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oOIhNSJSE_U

7. Women in @Refugees camps tell heartbreaking stories of survival. Some were forced to watch while their loved ones were executed for their ethnicity. Being Tigrayan is not a crime. #CallItAGenocide #1YearOfTigrayGenocide @KenyaMissionUN @Niger_ONU @SVG_UN https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oOIhNSJSE_U

8. “They came inside our house and killed him. They dragged him outside & burned him in a fire.” @Refugees in Sudan are still suffering from the trauma of #1YearOfTigrayGenocide. This must end. @KellyTClements @JanezLenarcic @FilippoGrandi@UNHumanRights https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oOIhNSJSE_U

9. “I was alone, and after they killed him, they raped me.”What have we learned from #1YearOfTigrayGenocide if we let such barbarism continue? We need Int’l action to remove all invading troops.@PmTunisia @irishmissionun @EstoniaUN @MexOnu @unwomenchiefhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oOIhNSJSE_U

10. “Three or four of them raped me. They took everything I had.” Women are still suffering unimaginable grief after #1YearOfTigrayGenocide. How can the world continue to turn a blind eye?@jadapsmith @EmmaWatson @TaranaBurke @MichelleObama @Trevornoahhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oOIhNSJSE_U

11. Being concerned is not enough. Break the siege.Be a voice for those silenced by a genocidal campaign to eliminate their existence. #1YearOfTigrayGenocide #TigrayGenocide @Blklivesmatter @MichelleObama @BarackObama @Oprah @Trevornoah @Complex
https://twitter.com/o_tweet_deck/status/1456087191524986884?s=20

#1YearOfTigrayGenocide Pt. 2

1. ” ‘Are you trying to bury a Tigrayan?’ They mocked us.”To add insult to injury, civilians have been denied the chance to bury their massacred loved ones just because of their ethnicity. #1YearOfTigrayGenocide@goarch @ArmGenocide100 @Pontifex @UNOSAPG https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oOIhNSJSE_U

2. “The world needs to see what we and our children are going through,” says a survivor through tears. What good are organizations created in the name of protecting children, if they don’t do that?#1YearOfTigrayGenocide @unicefchief @UNICEF@UNGenevahttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oOIhNSJSE_U

3. Tigrayans throughout Ethiopia have been detained, tortured & killed with their constitutional rights violated. As @AbiyAhmedAli suffers losses on the battlefield, the collective punishment of Tigrayans intensifies. #1YearOfTigrayGenocide @StateDept @NATO https://www.ibtimes.com/far-ethiopia-war-front-mass-arrests-ensnare-fearful-tigrayans-3327199

4. The Ethiopian & Eritrean govts continue to obstruct aid from entering Tigray. The siege along with the intentional burning of crops, has resulted in a man-made famine. It’s been #1YearOfTigrayGenocide. When will action come? @SecBlinken @JosepBorrellF @UN https://apnews.com/article/ethiopia-tigray-crisis-hunger-malnutrition-a772602d2caac96e8024769c012ce8c6

5. Rape has been used as a weapon of war to inflict lasting physical & psychological damage on women & girls in Tigray. Women raped say that the Amhara forces told them that they came to “cleanse the bloodline.”#1YearOfTigrayGenocide @franceonu @NorwayUN
https://www.cnn.com/2021/03/19/africa/ethiopia-tigray-rape-investigation-cmd-intl/index.html

6. Ethiopian, Amhara Fano & Eritrean forces are illegally occupying western Tigray. They continue to loot, rape, and kill Tigrayan residents up until now. When will you #CallItAGenocide? #1YearOfTigrayGenocide @ChrisCoons @PowerUSAID @SenBooker @SenSchumerhttps://www.cnn.com/videos/world/2021/09/09/ethiopia-tigray-bodies-recovered-sudan-river-elbagir-pkg-intl-lead-vpx.cnn

7. “Forced starvation is the latest chapter in a conflict where ethnic Tigrayans have been massacred, gang-raped & expelled. Months after crops were burned & communities stripped bare, a new kind of death has set in.” #TigrayFamine #1YearOfTigrayGenocide https://apnews.com/article/africa-united-nations-only-on-ap-famine-kenya-ef9fe79cc0cf35917fd190b6e9bd0f46

8. “Forced starvation is the latest chapter in a conflict where ethnic Tigrayans have been massacred, gang-raped & expelled. Months after crops were burned & communities stripped bare, a new kind of death has set in.” #1YearOfTigrayGenocide @unicefchiefhttps://apnews.com/article/africa-united-nations-only-on-ap-famine-kenya-ef9fe79cc0cf35917fd190b6e9bd0f46

9. A man-made famine orchestrated by Abiy Ahmed & Isaias Afwerki to exterminate the Tigrayan ethnic group is devastating. It’s been #1YearofTigrayGenocide and International leaders have not taken meaningful action. Why? @SenatorWong @MarisePayne @mbachelet https://www.theafricareport.com/137317/mekelle-airstrike-marks-an-escalation-in-the-tigray-conflict-as-aid-fight-looms/

10. In the one year mark of #TigrayGenocide many innocent lives have suffered and died. Why do global appointed leaders remain hesitant to take action against the Ethiopian government? #1YearofTigrayGenocide@ScottMorrisonMP @Birmo @TonySmithMP @NadaNashif https://www.cnn.com/2021/10/06/africa/ethiopian-airlines-investigation-tigray-war-intl-cmd/index.html

11. Children throughout Tigray are going hungry because of the siege imposed by @AbiyAhmedAli.The blockade must be lifted to ensure children get the food & medicine they desperately need. #1YearOfTigrayGenocide @UNICEF @TeenVogue @aliciakeys @EmmaWatson
https://twitter.com/o_tweet_deck/status/1456087191524986884?s=20

12. Children deserve a childhood where they feel protected. As appointed leaders, you have a responsibility to protect the most vulnerable. When will you use your power to stop the siege in Tigray? @unicefchief @UNReliefChief #1YearOfTigrayGenocide
https://twitter.com/o_tweet_deck/status/1456087191524986884?s=20

#1YearOfTigrayGenocide Pt. 3

1. Australia has reportedly issued permits for military supplies to Ethiopia including “missiles, guns, and tanks” that could be contributory to the egregious human rights violations in Tigray. ACT NOW @ScottMorrisonMP @MarisePayne #1YearOfTigrayGenocide https://www.sbs.com.au/news/dateline/australia-is-cashing-in-on-munitions-sales-to-africa-under-a-grotesque-government-plan

2. #1YearOfTigrayGenocide and one year of Australia only being “deeply concerned,” but not enough to impose sanctions on Ethiopia’s Govt as it commits genocide. Australia must ACT NOW! #CallItAGenocide@ScottMorrisonMP @MarisePayne @tanya_plibersek @Birmo
https://omnatigray.org/situation-report-october-2021/

3. There are 6.8 million Tigrayans in dire need of emergency aid, while the Ethiopian govt weaponizes food after creating a man-made famine. The western world continues to send its regards without action. #1YearOfTigrayGenocide @MarisePayne @SenatorWong
https://omnatigray.org/situation-report-october-2021/

4. “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.” Why does the world continue to look away? #1YearOfTigrayGenocide @ScottMorrisonPM @pmc_gov_au
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 horrors of @AbiyAhmedAli’s criminal campaign to execute, starve, imprison & torture the civilian population of Tigray is raging on unabated. Decisive action is required NOW #1YearOfTigrayGenocide @MarisePayne @SenatorWong @ScottMorrisonPM @pmc_gov_au https://apnews.com/article/africa-kenya-ethiopia-d70dec133d9529e69597d3292d8a142e

6. The bloodbath created out of innocent civilians has shown @AbiyAhmedAli’s utter contempt and disregard for the global community’s commitment to protect, promote & uphold human rights. ACT NOW! #1YearOfTigrayGenocide @mbachelet @SenatorAbetz @NickMckim
https://apnews.com/article/africa-kenya-ethiopia-d70dec133d9529e69597d3292d8a142e

7. It’s been #1YearofTigrayGenocide and the world continues to stay silent. Tigrayans are enduring a genocide orchestrated by Abiy Ahmed & Isaias Afwerki. It’s time Int’l leaders hold them accountable. @MarisePayne @SenatorWong @ScottMorrisonMP @AustraliaUN https://www.cnn.com/2021/10/19/africa/ethiopia-airstrikes-tigray-children-killed-un-intl/index.html

8. Over 6 million Tigrayans are deliberately being starved to death by Ethiopia’s @AbiyAhmedAli. The people of Tigray don’t need just your concerns, they need ACTION. #1YearOfTigrayGenocide @ScottMorrisonMP @MarisePayne @SenatorWong @EU_Commission
https://apnews.com/article/ethiopia-tigray-crisis-hunger-malnutrition-a772602d2caac96e8024769c012ce8c6

9. #1YearofTigrayGenocide has included airstrikes, a man-made famine, weaponized rape, looting, mass arrest and hate speech. The people of Tigray face endless suffering while Australia only sends their concerns. @ScottMorrisonMP @MrisePayne @SenatorWong
https://apnews.com/article/ethiopia-tigray-crisis-hunger-malnutrition-a772602d2caac96e8024769c012ce8c6

10. Some Canadian gold-mining companies see Tigray as “a potential bonanza,” completely disregarding the dire humanitarian catastrophe. Shame on you @metals_east and @ParallelMining for fueling the #TigrayGenocide! #1YearOfTigrayGenocide #CallItAGenocide
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/business/article-canadian-miners-pursue-prospects-in-war-torn-tigray/?cmpid=rss&utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter

11. For one year, the @UN has proven to be impotent in stopping Ethiopia from waging a genocide on the Tigrayan people. Throughout #1YearOfTigrayGenocide, hundreds of thousands are said to be killed, tortured and destitute. @PmTunisia @unicefchief
https://twitter.com/o_tweet_deck/status/1416806786754023428

12. The international community has yet to take meaningful action to stop the atrocities taking place in Tigray. Children are starving and living through irreversible trauma. Lift the siege. #1YearOfTigrayGenocide @SecBlinken @_AfricanUnion @UNHumanRights
https://twitter.com/o_tweet_deck/status/1456087191524986884?s=20

#1YearOfTigrayGenocide Pt. 4

1. Amidst the state-sponsored #TigrayGenocide, Canadian mining companies have been rushing to secure mining licenses in Tigray. Canadian mining corps have been fueling #1YearOfTigrayGenocide. @JustinTrudeau @SvenTrueNorth @TorontoStar @calgaryherald https://www.theglobeandmail.com/business/article-canadian-miners-pursue-prospects-in-war-torn-tigray/?cmpid=rss&utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter

2. “At least six Canadian-based companies hold active licences in Tigray, covering more than 2,600 square kms of the region.” What a shame, Canadian companies are profiting from #TigrayGenocide. @melaniejoly @HarjitSajjan @Sbergeron #1YearOfTigrayGenocide https://www.theglobeandmail.com/business/article-canadian-miners-pursue-prospects-in-war-torn-tigray/?cmpid=rss&utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter

3. Tigrayan-Canadians are extremely disappointed in @JustinTrudeau’s organized pursuit of mining prospects in Tigray amidst ethnic cleansing, weaponized rape and starvation. @theJagmeetSingh @erinotoole@TeenVogue #1YearOfTigrayGenocide #CallItAGenocide https://www.theglobeandmail.com/business/article-canadian-miners-pursue-prospects-in-war-torn-tigray/?cmpid=rss&utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter

4. “Forced starvation is the latest chapter in a conflict where ethnic Tigrayans have been massacred, gang-raped and expelled.” Yet Canada remains quiet about this humanitarian catastrophe. @JustinTrudeau @yfblanchet @TorontoStar #1YearOfTigrayGenocide
https://apnews.com/article/africa-united-nations-only-on-ap-famine-kenya-ef9fe79cc0cf35917fd190b6e9bd0f46

5. “Rape and sexual violence have been used as a weapon of war to inflict lasting physical & psychological damage on women & girls in Tigray.” Where is Canada’s outrage? @Cafreeland @jacqui_oneill @CanadaDev @BonitaZarrillo #1YearOfTigrayGenocide
https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2021/08/ethiopia-troops-and-militia-rape-abduct-women-and-girls-in-tigray-conflict-new-report/

6. For a year, Tigray has been in a complete siege as medication & emergency food stocks run out. Families are standing by helplessly, watching their loved ones die. Canada must ACT NOW! @CanadaPM @CanadaFP #1YearOfTigrayGenocide #CallItAGenocide
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/9/23/tigray-mothers-share-shocking-accounts-of-dire-famine-conditions

7. Despite espousing a humanitarian & feminist foreign policy, @JustinTrudeau’s government continues to FUND the genocidal regime in Ethiopia that is weaponizing hunger & rape. @MichaelChongMP @Sbergeron @marcisurkes @ianrmyles#1YearOfTigrayGenocide #CallItAGenocide

8. A blockade by the Ethiopian government has stopped 90% of aid from entering Tigray, where 900,000+ are in famine. The Ethiopian govt is collectively punishing Tigrayans through starvation. @JustinTrudeau @rpatricktravers @vanessahagem #1YearOfTigrayGenocide #CallItAGenocide

9. Abiy’s call to “closely follow those who work for the enemy and live amongst us” is an open call to incite genocide and attacks against Tigrayans! Canada must ACT NOW! @JustinTrudeau @Cafreeland @melaniejoly #1YearOfTigrayGenocide #CallItAGenocide
https://www.ctvnews.ca/world/ethiopia-s-pm-defiant-as-rival-tigray-forces-make-advances-1.5646470

10. “The roads are blocked & the banks are closed. We’re going to die if we don’t get our medication soon.”Thousands living with HIV in Tigray are on the brink of death. #1YearOfTigrayGenocide @NetworkAthena @GlobalFund @gnpplus @iasociety @natashaloder
https://twitter.com/omnatigray/status/1454471533422854148?s=21

11. Rape survivors describe slavery, mutilations in Tigray. 365 days of pain for Tigrayan women, men & children. Int’l actors have provided little relief & empty words, leaving many to fend for themselves. #1YearOfTigrayGenocide @unwomenchief@UNWomenWatch
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZnQmwj9_P5o&ab_channel=AlJazeeraEnglish

12. No one would have believed that we’d see a repeat of the Rwandan genocide. #1YearOfTigrayGenocide has proven the Int’l communities’ failure to prevent a wide-scale crisis & the paper-thin nature of their commitment to peace. @UNHumanRights @UNOSAPG
https://twitter.com/o_tweet_deck/status/1350174499929522176?s=2

#1YearOfTigrayGenocide Pt. 5

1. Weaponized rape and the systematic destruction of Tigray’s healthcare system has left thousands of rape survivors without adequate care. Please be a voice for those silenced. #1YearOfTigrayGenocide @SAAFfund @DocsforChoice @IpasOrg @WGNRR @Safe_Abortion https://theconversation.com/decades-of-progress-gone-in-one-year-tigrays-healthcare-system-has-been-destroyed-170406

2. “4 men took turns raping her. After they were done, the militia inserted into her..a hot metal rod that burned her uterus.” In blockaded Tigray, GBV survivors remain without any support. #1YearOfTigrayGenocide @pai_org @EngenderHealth @MSIchoices @AWID https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/4/21/a-tigrayan-womb-should-never-give-birth-rape-in-ethiopia-tigray

3. This is reminiscent of the Rwanda Genocide:Calls for Tigrayans to be killed in the Amhara region + forced into concentration camps are being shared by thousands. @HolocaustCentUK @RwandaRemembers @RwandaUN @UNOSAPG @PrevGenocide #1YearOfTigrayGenocide
https://tghat.com/2021/10/31/do-it-even-if-it-grieves-you-sm-platforms-ignore-escalating-calls-for-genocide-in-ethiopia/

4. “They dragged him outside & burned him in a fire..I was alone. After they killed him, they raped me. They took everything I had.” #CallItAGenocide #1YearOfTigrayGenocide #COIforTigray@ngos4justice @GCR2P @ICJ_org @CJA_News @just_security @TheSentry_Org https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oOIhNSJSE_U

5. In May, it was feared that the Irob people in Tigray could face extinction if aid continued to be blocked. Ethiopia is now blockading the entire region, driving the tiny ethnic group into famine #1YearOfTigrayGenocide @HumanitarianGC @UNTreatyBodies @hrw https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/5/4/tiny-ethnic-group-fears-extinction-as-tigray-war-enters-6th-month

6. Tigray is shattered by systematic violations of human rights by Ethiopian and Eritrean armed forces. When will the @UN Security Council take a real stand against #1YearOfTigrayGenocide? Enough is enough.@USUN@Niger_ONU @irishmissionun @MexOnu@NorwayUN https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-57226551.amp

7. It has been 365 days of genocide. 365 days of sorrow and agony. 365 days of feeling neglected by the international community as Abiy Ahmed continues his genocidal war on Tigray. #1YearOfTigrayGenocide @USUN @UN_HRC @Blklivesmatter @Complex https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-58967302.amp

8. As @UN appointed leaders, Tigray needs your voice and support today. It’s critical that you take meaningful action. Be on the right side of history and help stop #TigrayGenocide. #1YearOfTigrayGenocide @VietNam_UN @UKUN_NewYork @franceonu @EstoniaUN
https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.csmonitor.com/layout/set/amphtml/USA/Foreign-Policy/2021/1008/Famine-in-Ethiopia-Is-the-world-averting-its-eyes

9. #1YearOfTigrayGenocide and the Int’l. community has failed to take concrete action. By not standing against genocide in this day and age, we are failing humanity. It’s time to act now. @JanezLenarcic @VeraJourova @MarosSefcovic @HouseofCommons
https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-57226551.amp

10. For 1 year, the world stopped listening to the cries & suffering of mothers and fathers who watched their children die. International actors who had the power to prevent it chose to remain silent. @IndiaUNNewYork @_AfricanUnion #1YearOfTigrayGenocide https://twitter.com/o_tweet_deck/status/1440498896753414144

11. “Despite mass starvation occurring in Ethiopia’s northern region of Tigray, senior international aid officials are tiptoeing around declaring a famine nearly a year after the civil war erupted.” #1YearOfTigrayGenocide @Blklivesmatter @Complex @Essence
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-58921744

12. Images like those in this video should compel us to ask, “why is it that we need to see children dying of hunger before we believe that it is happening?” -Alex de Waal @NadaNashif @hickspeggy @UNHumanRights @keepachildalive #1YearOfTigrayGenocide
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RsbpN-v6s5M&ab_channel=AlJazeeraEnglish

#1YearOfTigrayGenocide Pt. 6

1. While a global pandemic is still underway, the man-made famine in Tigray goes unnoticed. Tigrayans are dying each day. Help us save lives. The siege must be lifted! #1YearOfTigrayGenocide #CallItAGenocide @HeikoMaas @eu_echo @GfbV @AmnestyEU @UNICEFUSA
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-58921744

2. The Int’l community once said, “There can be no second Rwanda,” but they are turning their backs on the #TigrayGenocide that has been going on for 365 days! #1YearOfTigrayGenocide #CallItAGenocide @HeikoMaas @EUSR_Weber @GfbV @BaerbelKofler @SpainMFA https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/capital-ethiopias-tigray-hit-by-air-strike-second-time-this-week-tv-2021-10-20/

3. Since taking office in 2018. @AbiyAhmedAli Ethiopia catapulted back to the Stone Age from his position of power. How long will the Int’l community stand by and watch?! #1YearOfTigrayGenocide #CallItAGenocide@RegSprecher @HeikoMaas @AuswaertigesAmt https://www.spiegel.de/international/world/ethiopia-s-chosen-one-a-brutal-war-waged-by-a-nobel-peace-prize-laureate-a-d2f4d03e-90e4-49a4-918b-96d4543f722

4. Worrisome news on blockaded Tigray make headlines each day. The city of Mekelle was repeatedly bombed by government troops. After 1 year, the population deserves to finally feel safe again. #CallItAGenocide #1YearOfTigrayGenocide @unodeutschland @EUatUN https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/10/28/ethiopia-air-strike-on-tigray-kills-several

5. The #TigrayGenocide has been filled with stories of hunger, looting, rape and executions at the hands of Eritrean and Ethiopian forces. All invading forces must leave Tigray. #1YearOfTigrayGenocide@EU_Commission @GermanyDiplo @GermanyUN @GermanyNATO
https://apnews.com/article/africa-united-nations-only-on-ap-famine-kenya-ef9fe79cc0cf35917fd190b6e9bd0f46

6. “4 of them were factory employees & the 5th one is a lady whose lives near the factory. Her house was destroyed by the air strike.”Hold Abiy Ahmed accountable for crimes against humanity. #1YearOfTigrayGenocide @EmmanuelMacron @eucopresident @vonderleyen
https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/capital-ethiopias-tigray-hit-by-air-strike-second-time-this-week-tv-2021-10-20/

7. The Int’l community has a responsibility to intervene in crisis situations if a state is failing to protect its population from mass atrocities! @UN – where are you? #1YearOfTigrayGenocide #CallItAGenocide @CFR_org @GermanyUN @UNICEF @UNGeneva @UNOSAPG
https://apnews.com/article/africa-united-nations-only-on-ap-famine-kenya-ef9fe79cc0cf35917fd190b6e9bd0f46

8. In Tigray, where over 900 000 people face famine conditions, quick and unimpeded transportation of relief supplies & aid workers should be the highest priority! #1YearOfTigrayGenocide #CallItAGenocide @UNOCHA @ICRC_Africa @BROT_furdiewelt @USAID
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-58921744

9. “The video shows the corpses of nine civilians as they are burned by about fifteen Amhara soldiers, who speak Amharic. Fully armed and fully equipped, they wear the uniforms of the Ethiopian Federal Army.” @GCR2P@UNOSAPG @UN_HRC #1YearOfTigrayGenocide https://www.panorama.it/news/dal-mondo/tigray-eccidi-soldati-amhara

10. Abiy Ahmed’s regime is using mass starvation as a weapon of war. Children are dying everyday as a result of malnutrition. When will the EU take action to end the siege? #1YearOfTigrayGenocide @Mariearenaps@FMCastaldo @czorrinho @davidmcallister
https://twitter.com/AJEnglish/status/1441445347432222723

11. “The children (in prison) smelled bad because most had been beaten and injured. They beat us all when they captured us outside the warehouse. They beat everyone again as we entered.” #1YearOfTigrayGenocide @UNICEF_uk @PalomaUnicef @Complex @BritishVogue https://bit.ly/3AP7TyE

12. This year has been a living hell for Tigrayans. @AbiyAhmedAli & his genocidal allies have committed numerous crimes against humanity. Millions are still cut off from the world. Tigray deserves peace & justice! #1YearOfTigrayGenocide @USUN @JosepBorrellF https://www.reuters.com/world/us-eu-warn-influx-eritrean-troops-ethiopias-tigray-2021-08-24/

#1YearOfTigrayGenocide Pt. 7

1. On Nov 4, 2020, @AbiyAhmedAli invited foreign troops to kill, rape and destroy Tigray & Tigrayans. A year later, the Int’l community has yet to take meaningful action to stop the perpetrators of #TigrayGenocide. #1YearOfTigrayGenocide @unoflucht @eu_eeas https://www.hrw.org/news/2021/03/05/ethiopia-eritrean-forces-massacre-tigray-civilians

2. This year has been a living hell for Tigrayans. @AbiyAhmedAli & his genocidal allies have committed numerous crimes against humanity. Millions are still cut off from the world. Tigray deserves peace & justice! #1YearOfTigrayGenocide @USUN @JosepBorrellF https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2021/08/ethiopia-troops-and-militia-rape-abduct-women-and-girls-in-tigray-conflict-new-report/

3. “They raped me one after the other.” Survivors in Tigray deserve to see their rapists being brought to justice. It’s your responsibility to ensure that these crimes don’t go unpunished. #1YearOfTigrayGenocide #CallItAGenocide @unwomenchief @IntlCrimCourt https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2021/08/ethiopia-troops-and-militia-rape-abduct-women-and-girls-in-tigray-conflict-new-report/

4. The genocidal Ethiopian regime has clearly told Finland’s @Haavisto that they will wipe out Tigrayans for 100 years. What more evidence is needed to #CallItAGenocide? #1YearOfTigrayGenocide @FilippoGrandi @PaulKagame @UNOSAPG @PowerUSAID @SenBooker
https://apnews.com/article/europe-ethiopia-africa-ffd3dc3faf15d0501fd87cafe274e65a

5. While the world is merely condemning the #TigrayGenocide, millions are being starved to death as a result of the siege imposed by @AbiyAhmedAli.Act now and put a stop to this man-made famine. #1YearOfTigrayGenocide @mnsanzabaganwa @AUC_MoussaFaki
https://apnews.com/article/ethiopia-tigray-crisis-hunger-malnutrition-a772602d2caac96e8024769c012ce8c6

6. “The health situation is of particular concern due to lack of medicine and medical equipment.”Tigrayans are dying from preventable diseases due to lack of medicines & medical equipment. @UNReliefChief ACT NOW to lift the siege. #1YearOfTigrayGenocide
https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.trtworld.com/africa/medical-supply-shortages-have-fatal-consequences-in-tigray-un-50581/amp

7. Eritrean forces are still in the Irob area of Tigray committing war crimes. @JosepBorrellF @ItalyMFA must call for a verified withdrawal of these troops from Tigray. #1YearOfTigrayGenocide #CallItAGenocide@AUC_MoussaFaki @CyrilRamaphosa @HEDrAbouZeid
https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.aljazeera.com/amp/news/2021/5/4/tiny-ethnic-group-fears-extinction-as-tigray-war-enters-6th-month

8. “Three of them raped me in front of my child. There was an eight-months pregnant lady with us, they raped her too,” The @UN & @_AfricanUnion have failed the women & girls of Tigray. @UN_Women @HEDrAbouZeid @MichelSidibe @AUC_PAPS#1YearOfTigrayGenocide https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2021/08/ethiopia-troops-and-militia-rape-abduct-women-and-girls-in-tigray-conflict-new-report/

9. #1YearOfTigrayGenocide & Italy persists in acting shamefully:1.@guerini_lorenzo maintains a military deal with dictator @AbiyAhmedAli2.@luigidimaio won’t apologize for funding @PMEthiopia’s sham election3.@Palazzo_Chigi remains friendly with Eritrea https://www.gazzettaufficiale.it/eli/id/2020/08/04/20G00107/sg

10. Women are being mass-raped, children are starving. Millions live under a siege, cut off from services such as electricity, internet, telecom. Yet Italy’s media is barely covering it. @PiazzapulitaLA7 @welikeduel @Corriere @repubblica @Agenzia_Ansa #1YearOfTigrayGenocide

11. Since November 20, @AbiyAhmedAli has imposed a deadly siege on Tigray, blocking the delivery of desperately needed food & medical supplies. Call this what it is – #CallItAGenocide. #1YearOfTigrayGenocide @fanpage @Agenzia_Dire @HuffPost @VogueFrance_
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/9/23/tigray-mothers-share-shocking-accounts-of-dire-famine-conditions

12. In #1YearOfTigrayGenocide 90% of health facilities have been destroyed. Banks have been closed. @AbiyAhmedAli blocked fuel, water, medicines, electricity, & aid to isolate & starve Tigrayans. @PiazzapulitaLA7 @welikeduel #CallItAGenocide @PieroBenassi https://wapo.st/2Y9H0ay

13. Miljoner människor har isolerats och svälter i Tigray. Samtidigt ser massakrerna på tigreaner ut att sprida sig Olika rapporter uppskattar att dödssiffran idag kan ha stigit upp mot 150K döda tigreaner sedan krigets början. #1YearOfTigrayGenocide @Journalistense @AnnikaHirvonen

14. Det är 365 dagar sedan #TigrayGenocide startade. Tusentals har massakrerats och våldtagits, miljoner svälts ut genom en fullständig blockad av Tigray. Sverige AGERA NU! #1YearOfTigrayGenocide #CallItAGenocide #svpol @alexschulman @aekwonthechef @annieloof @dadgostarnoosh

#1YearOfTigrayGenocide Pt. 8

1. .@MinisteroDifesa must suspend the military deal with @PMEthiopia, as @French_Gov did. Since last Nov. Ethiopia & Eritrea committed unspeakable war crimes against Tigrayans. @luigidimaio & @guerini_lorenzo’s silence is unacceptable! #1YearOfTigrayGenocide https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2021/08/ethiopia-troops-and-militia-rape-abduct-women-and-girls-in-tigray-conflict-new-report

2. After #1YearOfTigrayGenocide, Tigrayans are still victims of egregious crimes: massacres, induced mass starvation, denial of life-saving aid, medicines & fuel. A de facto blockade threatening millions in urgent need. Is @MarinaSereni still willing to cover up for these crimes?

3. We are now marking #1YearOfTigrayGenocide: 365 days of massacres, SGBV, mass rapes, mutilations & induced famine. What will it take for @luigidimaio & @Palazzo_Chigi to abandon the sinking ship of @AbiyAhmedAli’s genocidal regime? Shame @ItalyMFA! https://cnn.it/3BAjTUa

4. It’s now been #1YearOfTigrayGenocide, yet @Palazzo_Chigi, @luigidimaio & @pierofassino continue to deliberately overlook @AbiyAhmedAli’s ongoing atrocities, mass rapes & man-made famine in Tigray to safeguard Italy’s economic interests with @PMEthiopia. https://bit.ly/2ZMWiTa

5. .@Palazzo_Chigi & @luigidimaio must stop supporting @AbiyAhmedAli’s genocidal regime. Tigray is currently under a de-facto blockade threatening millions & killing 100s each day. Your complicity speaks volumes. #CallItAGenocide #1YearOfTigrayGenocide https://bit.ly/3wjpzB7

6. #1YearOfTigrayGenocide:-6,8M di tigrini hanno un bisogno urgente di aiuti alimentari-Il 90% del raccolto è stato saccheggiato o bruciato-10.000+ donne (dai 4 anni in sù) stuprate dai soldati d’????????e????????-70.000+ rifugiati in Sudan-2,2M di IDP@sebastianocardi @DavidSassoli

7. .@FN har kallat svälten i Tigray till den värsta under årtionde, ett helt år av folkmord. Sverige, agera nu! #1YearOfTigrayGenocide #CallItAGenocide #svpol @anderslindberg @annacareborg @annlinde @AnnelieGbg https://chicago.suntimes.com/2021/9/20/22683836/tigray-ethiopia-hunger-famine-starvation-deaths-united-nations

8. I 365 dagar har den humanitära korridoren in till Tigray varit blockerad av den Etiopiska regeringen. 6.8 miljoner människor är i behov av akut nöd. Sverige agera nu! #1YearOfTigrayGenocide #CallItAGenocide #svpol @anderslindberg @annacareborg @annlinde @AnnelieGbg

9. < 7 % av det nödvändig bistånd har nått Tigray sedan kriget startade. Den Etiopiska regimen fortsätter att använda svält som vapen, vilket är ett krigsbrott! #1YearOfTigrayGenocide #CallItAGenocide #svpol@AnnaCareborg @AnnLinde @anderslindberg
https://www.refugeesinternational.org/reports/2021/10/6/100-days-of-blockade-in-tigray

10. 100K tegaru barn riskerar att dö av svält om inte världen agerar nu och räddar de! #1YearOfTigrayGenocide #CallItAGenocide #svpol @anderslindberg @annacareborg @annlinde @AnnelieGbg
https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/100000-children-tigray-risk-death-malnutrition-unicef-2021-07-30/

11. Att undanhålla mat under en konflikt kan vara lika skadligt som vapen och bomber. Idag är mer än 6,8 miljoner människor i behov av akut mat i Tigray. #1YearOfTigrayGenocide #CallItAGenocide @anderslindberg @annacareborg @annlinde @AnnelieGbg
https://omnatigray.org/situation-report-october-2021/

12. Ett svårt undernärda barn får behandling på Ayder Sjukhus i Mekelle där medicinerna nästan tagit slut. Gäller inte barnkonventionen när det kommer till barnen i Tigray? #1YearOfTigrayGenocide #CallItAGenocide #svpol @anderslindberg @annlinde @AnnelieGbg https://chicago.suntimes.com/2021/9/20/22683836/tigray-ethiopia-hunger-famine-starvation-deaths-united-nations

13. En kvinna rapporterade att hon blev gruppvåldtagen inför sina barn. #1YearOfTigrayGenocide #CallItAGenocide @pwolodarski @A_Sokolnicki @AsaWestlund @ulfgooglar https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-58167818

14. När våldtäkt och sexuellt våld används som krigsvapen är det avsett att terrorisera befolkningen och bryta ner samhället. #1YearOfTigrayGenocide #CallItAGenocide @pwolodarski @A_Sokolnicki @AsaWestlund @pascalidou https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2021/08/ethiopia-troops-and-militia-rape-abduct-women-and-girls-in-tigray-conflict-new-report/

#COIforTigray

#COIforTigray Pt. 1

1. Tigrayans immediately raised concerns about @EthioHRC’s involvement in the joint investigation because of its record of partiality and demonstrated bias against Tigrayan victims of atrocities. @MSZ_RP @PresidenceGA @ForeignMalawi @jaarreaza #COIforTigray https://apnews.com/article/africa-united-nations-kenya-ethiopia-abiy-ahmed-ccf2665d453f6af0d08e3bdf8db81b96

2. “What you need when you go into an atrocity zone is a clean slate so outside investigators can look into it neutrally.”@EthioHRC is NOT a neutral investigator as it has worked to protect the genocidal Abiy regime. @UNReliefChief @hickspeggy #COIforTigrayhttps://apnews.com/article/africa-united-nations-kenya-ethiopia-abiy-ahmed-ccf2665d453f6af0d08e3bdf8db81b96

3. People close to the investigation have said that @DanielBekele, head of @EthioHRC, underplayed atrocities by govt and Amhara forces & pressed to highlight alleged abuses by Tigrayan forces. @PMOIndia @AOuattara_PRCI @MRE_Bolivia @OHCHRAsia #COIforTigrayhttps://apnews.com/article/africa-united-nations-kenya-ethiopia-abiy-ahmed-ccf2665d453f6af0d08e3bdf8db81b96

4. Although witnesses have said that the perpetrators of most abuses were Eritrean, Ethiopian and Amhara forces, Daniel Bekele pushed the investigation team to disregard this. This distorts the facts on the ground! @NadaNashif @yousufsyedkhan #COIforTigrayhttps://apnews.com/article/africa-united-nations-kenya-ethiopia-abiy-ahmed-ccf2665d453f6af0d08e3bdf8db81b96

5. The joint investigation team did not visit the scenes of #AxumMassacre, which was one of the most gruesome. @UNHumanRights has said this is because of Abiy’s siege on Tigray. Lift the siege & commence investigations.@USAID @StateDept @SRE_mx#COIforTigrayhttps://apnews.com/article/africa-united-nations-kenya-ethiopia-abiy-ahmed-ccf2665d453f6af0d08e3bdf8db81b96

6. “We informed the international community we wanted an investigation into human rights but not with the EHRC because we believe this is a tool of the govt.” All stakeholders urged an independent investigation. @mbachelet @PM_nepal_ @trussliz #COIforTigrayhttps://apnews.com/article/africa-united-nations-kenya-ethiopia-abiy-ahmed-ccf2665d453f6af0d08e3bdf8db81b96

7. Any investigation involving the state-affiliated @EthioHRC only serves to minimize and downplay the Abiy govt’s atrocities. The EHRC has supported and covered for the genocidal regime for a full year. @UN_SPExperts @OHCHR_MENA @Haavisto#COIforTigrayhttps://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/11/2/ethiopia-tried-to-limit-rare-un-probe-on-tigray-abuses-report

8. The involvement of the state-serving @EthioHRC means that victims in Tigray will be denied the justice and accountability they deserve. @UNHumanRights must not support this campaign that further harms victims. @NadaNashif @AnnLinde @SpainMFA#COIforTigray https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/11/2/ethiopia-tried-to-limit-rare-un-probe-on-tigray-abuses-report

9. If there’s overwhelming evidence showcasing a government guilty of genocidal war crimes, why would one make a decision to investigate said crimes alongside a state sponsored affiliate who has repeatedly covered up these crimes? @mbachelet #COIforTigrayhttps://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/11/2/ethiopia-tried-to-limit-rare-un-probe-on-tigray-abuses-report

10. .@UN_HRC Your mission statement states that u wish “to work for the protection of all human rights for all people” but u have dangerously failed Tigray. Instead of leading an independent investigation, u have collaborated w/ perpetrators. #COIforTigrayhttps://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/nov/02/report-on-tigray-civil-war-to-be-released-amid-objectivity-concerns

#COIforTigray Pt. 2

1. Any investigation into war crimes by state-sponsored @EthioHRC is an injustice to those who have lost their lives in countless untold massacres throughout Tigray.This is the same govt that is guilty of Genocide. #COIforTigray @NajlaElmangoush @MEAIndiahttps://www.cnn.com/2021/02/26/africa/ethiopia-tigray-dengelat-massacre-intl/index.html

2. “The people who were hiding us who are very pro-Abiy said that Tigrayans were the ones who started the massacre. But we saw it with our own eyes. Tigrayans were being attacked. We saw Tigrayans being killed.”#COIforTIgray @JY_LeDrian @HeikoMaas @UN_HRChttps://tghat.com/2021/03/03/survivors-recount-the-mai-kadra-massacre/

3. “Four of my siblings died when the artillery hit our home. Welketut [collaborators] & Fano were saying that they don’t want to see any Tigrayans & we will slaughter you.” The whole truth about #TigrayGenocide must be told. #COIforTigray @simoncoveneyhttps://sayarainternational.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Humanitarian-Crisis-in-Ethiopia-E.-Sudan-Sayara-report-Dec-2020.pdf

4. “The soldiers went door to door, dragging people from their homes. Mothers were forced to tie up their sons. A pregnant woman was shot, her husband killed.” These are the stories of #TigrayGenocide that must be told. #COIforTigray @MOFABahamas @UN_HRC https://www.cnn.com/2021/02/26/africa/ethiopia-tigray-dengelat-massacre-intl/index.html

5. “The Ethiopian govt flipped the story. The people being slaughtered in Mai Kadra were Tigrayans. This isn’t what someone told me. I saw it.” How can we rely on @EthioHRC when Daniel Bekele previously left this out?@MofaSudan @hagegeingob #COIforTigray https://tghat.com/2021/03/03/survivors-recount-the-mai-kadra-massacre/

6. Refugees described militias & soldiers taking all their possessions, even doors from houses and the windows. Eritrean forces were looting Tigrayan factories, houses, & food stores. All atrocities must be reported. #COIforTigray @rochkaborepf @UN_HRC https://sayarainternational.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Humanitarian-Crisis-in-Ethiopia-E.-Sudan-Sayara-report-Dec-2020.pdf

7. “Witnesses tell of 182 civilians killed in cold blood as reports of human rights abuses in the region escalate.”The massacre of Abi Addi is one of the major sites of violations & must be thoroughly investigated.#COIforTigray @OHCHR_Pacific @PaulKagame https://www.telegraph.co.uk/global-health/terror-and-security/bodies-torn-pieces-ethiopian-eritrean-troops-accused-massacre/

8. .@SecBlinken called it “acts of ‘ethnic cleansing,’ while @DanielBekele reported it as “Tigrayans live peacefully in the area; those residents who felt at risk were provided w/ transportation to their chosen destinations.” #COIforTigray @UNHumanRightshttps://drive.google.com/file/d/1X9iK4jPtdgREXCfS1UJ1MhrkuvWhwNjl/view

9. “Many of them were burnt alive in their homes,” said Adamu Gidey, who hails from Rama. Some 478 structures, mostly tukul homes, were set on fire. @UNHumanRights must ensure all atrocities in Tigray are brought to light. @CyrilRamaphosa @ICRC #COIforTigray https://www.vice.com/en/article/n7vgex/they-started-burning-the-homes-ethiopians-say-their-towns-are-being-razed-in-ethnic-cleansing-campaign

10. “They shot at everyone. They even killed priests who were hiding in the church.” These are the stories that @EthioHRC cannot leave out of the investigation.Tigray needs justice. @SwissMFA @PolandMFA @jlprdeangola @PatriceTalonPR @MBuhari #COIforTigray https://www.vice.com/en/article/n7vgex/they-started-burning-the-homes-ethiopians-say-their-towns-are-being-razed-in-ethnic-cleansing-campaign

#COIforTigray Pt. 3

1. “The soldiers picked 12 young deacons between the ages of 15 and 20. They took them out & shot them down.” How can we rely on @DanielBekele to report on #TigrayGenocide when he leaves out critical information? #COIforTigray @AraratMirzoyan @NikosDendias https://www.telegraph.co.uk/global-health/terror-and-security/least-78-priests-massacred-one-zone-tigray-leaked-letter-claims/

2. “Witnesses have said the perpetrators of most abuses were soldiers from Eritrea, Ethiopian forces & Amhara regional forces.” However, “Head of @EthioHRC, underplayed it…and pressed to highlight abuses by Tigray forces.” @LaurentMeillan#COIforTigray https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/11/2/ethiopia-tried-to-limit-rare-un-probe-on-tigray-abuses-report

3. Allowing a govt that’s accused of genocide to investigate itself will naturally make this investigation bias & lack truth. For a truly credible investigation, Ethiopia must not be involved! #COIforTigray @USAmbUN @TebbouneAmadjid @FEGnassingbe @UN_CAR https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/11/2/ethiopia-tried-to-limit-rare-un-probe-on-tigray-abuses-report

4. “You are going to die and we’re taking your property” – Tigrayans in western Tigray were told by Amhara militia.For a whole year Tigrayans have been targeted. We demand the whole truth. #COIforTigray@PR_Paul_BIYA @OfficialMasisi @AlsisiOfficialhttps://sayarainternational.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Humanitarian-Crisis-in-Ethiopia-E.-Sudan-Sayara-report-Dec-2020.pdf

5. Ethiopia’s continued denial of what witnesses, survivors & video evidence shows to be crimes against humanity committed by Ethiopian & Eritrean troops, makes @EthioHRC unfit to take part in investigations.#COIforTigray @ignaziocassis @BarrowPresidenthttps://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/ethiopia-limit-rare-report-tigray-war-abuses-80918805

6. .@EthioHRC led by @DanielBekele has zero credibility to investigate #TigrayGenocide. In the beginning of the year he stated “the operation didn’t result in as severe consequences as it was originally feared.” #COIforTigray @DeputySecState @USUN @EUatUNhttps://twitter.com/mfaethiopia/status/1346942309015846918?s=21

7. A joint investigation with @EthioHRC is fraudulent as it failed to include widely reported #AxumMassacre and #DengelatMassacre. Tigrayan refugees in Sudan were also left out. #COIforTigray @Sophie_Wilmes @ItalyMFA @MFASerbia @KellyTClements @FilippoGrandi https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2021-09-13/un-probe-in-ethiopias-tigray-didnt-reach-axum-massacre

8. .@EthioHRC has downplayed war crimes committed in Tigray including the dire humanitarian crisis, by selectively highlighting cases that purely serve the Ethiopian govt’s narrative. #COIforTigray @MAERomania @AnzeLog @DmytroKuleba @RauZbigniew @MFABulgaria https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/nov/02/report-on-tigray-civil-war-to-be-released-amid-objectivity-concerns

9. .@EthioHRC is used as a tool to protect @PMEthiopia from Int’l pressure after reports of his war crimes surface. EHRC also fails to conduct timely investigations, usually waiting until after the world finds out. We need #COIforTigray! @PaulKagame @UN_HRChttps://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/nov/02/report-on-tigray-civil-war-to-be-released-amid-objectivity-concerns

10. .@EthioHRC is one of the state-funded Ethiopian institutions weaponized against Tigrayans during this year of #TigrayGenocide. So-called “joint investigation” with this entity is not credible. #COIforTigray@MFA_MNE @ministerBZ @Bujar_O @eliimets @UNOCHA https://apnews.com/article/africa-united-nations-kenya-ethiopia-abiy-ahmed-ccf2665d453f6af0d08e3bdf8db81b96?utm_source=Twitter&utm_medium=AP_Africa&utm_campaign=SocialFlow

#COIforTigray Pt. 4

1. Excluding major massacres committed by Amhara militias + Ethiopian and Eritrean troops undermines the truth of the systematic effort by the Ethiopian regime to erase the ethnicities of Tigray. #COIforTigray @GLandsbergis @MFA_Lu @EvaristBartolo @EUatUNhttps://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2021-09-13/un-probe-in-ethiopias-tigray-didnt-reach-axum-massacre

2. The truth about #TigrayGenocide must be revealed and it cannot be done by state-funded @EthioHRC. Tigray deserves justice, not ongoing coverups by Abiy Ahmed & his regime. #COIforTigray @NorwayMFA @mfa_russia@RauZbigniew @nestrangeiro_pt @nicupopescuhttps://twitter.com/Tigrayact/status/1436361821796159503/video/1

3. Speaking to the govt accused of genocide, @DanielBekele said “It is comforting to learn that the operation didn’t result in as severe consequences as it was originally feared.” EHRC covered-up since the start. #COIforTigray @ebphilipp @ItalyMFA @AnzeLog https://twitter.com/mfaethiopia/status/1346942309015846918?s=20

4. The ultimate mockery of the plight of the millions of victims in #TigrayGenocide would be to ignore that the same govt that has looted, burned, raided, maimed, & killed would now like to conduct a thorough + unbiased probe of their own crimes. #COIforTigray @UN_HRC @mbachelet

5. “They took an ax to my head. They hit me 3 times, and I fell. Look at my ear. They cut it with a knife.” @EthioHRC’s Daniel Bekele did an injustice to Tigrayans by hiding the truth at start of #TigrayGenocide. We need #COIforTigray. @SecBlinken @USUN https://tghat.com/2021/03/03/survivors-recount-the-mai-kadra-massacre/

6. Funded & appointed by the Ethiopian govt, @EthioHRC can never be impartial in investigating Ethiopia’s war crimes & crimes against humanity. Tigray needs a @UN-only led investigation. @JY_LeDrian @grlicradman @GeneralNeva @PaulKagame #COIforTigrayhttps://tinyurl.com/ytbamnb8

7. Possible war crimes & crimes against humanity were committed during the Axum & Dengelat massacres. But the joint @UNHumanRights & @EthioHRC probe didn’t cover these and many other massacre sites. @LAZARUSCHAKWERA @GoitaAssimi@HHichilema #COIforTigrayhttps://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/press-release/2021/02/ethiopia-eritrean-troops-massacre-of-hundreds-of-axum-civilians-may-amount-to-crime-against-humanity/

8. After losing loved ones to senseless systematic massacres, rape & famine, we Tigrayans demand @mbachelet to give us one good reason why she felt the need to include govt sponsored @EthioHRC in investigating their own crimes. #COIforTigray@UNReliefChief https://tinyurl.com/ytbamnb8

9. .@EthioHRC’s @DanielBekele of Amhara origin, hand picked by @AbiyAhmedAli, notoriously known for his hate against Tigrayan leaders & known for downplaying crimes by Ethiopian leaders is neither independent nor unbiased to investigate #TigrayGenocide. #COIforTigray @StateDept

10. It’s unheard of for a perpetrator to be involved in the investigation of their own crimes. Ethiopia is guilty of Genocide. The govt should’ve never been considered for a joint investigation with @UNHumanRights.@RaoufMazou @GillianTriggs #COIforTigrayhttps://www.cnn.com/2021/03/04/europe/ethiopia-tigray-un-independent-probe-war-crimes-intl/index.html

#COIforTigray Pt. 5 Spanish

1. Tras graves violaciones del derecho internacional como crímenes de guerra y de la humanidad fueron cometido por parte de Etiopía, el mismo @EthioHRC patrocinado por Etiopía fue parte de la investigación de dichas crímenes. #COIforTigray @SantiagoCafiero https://tinyurl.com/25j5ee5z

2. .@InternatiAmnest concluyó en su investigación que la masacre de centenares de civiles perpetrada por tropas eritreas en Axum a finales de 2020 constituye un posible crimen de lesa humanidad. Tigray necesita independiente @pedro_arbulu #COIforTigray https://tinyurl.com/25j5ee5z

3. .@mbachelet permitio @EthioHRC afilado con Etiopia que fuera parte de la investigacion a pesar de la necesidad de una investigacion independiente y imparcial Tigray nesecita una investigacion independient. @ONU_es #COIforTigray @SRE_mx@MexOnu @MAECgob https://tinyurl.com/25j5ee5z

4. La verdad sobre el #TigrayGenocide debe ser revelada y no puede ser hecha por el @EthioHRC financiado por el Estado. Tigray merece justicia, no encubrimientos continuos por parte de @AbiyAhmedAli y su régimen. #COIforTigray @MAECgob @MRE_Bolivia @SRE_mx https://twitter.com/Tigrayact/status/1436361821796159503/video/1

5. Fuerzas de ????????, Amhara y tropas eritreas se juntaros para cometer masacres sistemáticas, VS y destrucción y saqueo de infraestructura contra los Tigrayanos. Tigray necesita una investigación independiente sin @EthioHRC #COIforTigray @JosepBorrellF @SRE_mxhttps://tinyurl.com/pdk2rx6c

6. Después de perder nuestras familias por masacres VS y hambruna,los Tigrayanos exigimos a @mbachelet que nos dé una razón por la que sintió la necesidad de incluir al @EthioHRC patrocinado por el gobierno en la investigación de sus propios crímenes.#COIforTigray @SRE_mx @ONU_es

7. El @EthioHRC dirigido por @DanielBekele tiene credibilidad nula para investigar el #TigrayGenocidio. A principios de año afirmó que “la operación no tuvo consecuencias tan graves como se temía en un principio.” #COIforTigray @SpainMFA @SantiagoCafiero https://twitter.com/mfaethiopia/status/1346942309015846918?s=21

8. .@EthioHRC ha restado importancia a los crímenes de guerra cometidos en Tigray, incluyendo la grave crisis humanitaria, al destacar selectivamente los casos que sirven puramente a la narrativa de la cabra etíope. #COIforTigray @MexOnu @MAECgob @SRE_mx https://tinyurl.com/3ttyk5s9

9. “El gobierno???????? dio la vuelta a la historia. Las personas masacradas en Mai Kadra eran Tigrayanos. Esto no es lo que alguien me dijo. Yo lo vi”. ¿Cómo podemos confiar en @EthioHRC cuando @DanielBekele omitió esto previamente? #COIforTigray @SpainUN @SRE_mx https://tinyurl.com/46jdracy

10. “Lo que se necesita cuando se entra en una zona de atrocidades es un borrón y cuenta nueva para que los investigadores externos puedan examinarla de forma neutral, desapasionada.”Involucrar a @EthioHRC resta la credibilidad. @SRE_mx @MAECgob #COIforTigray https://tinyurl.com/3ttyk5s9

#CallItAGenocide

#CallItAGenocide Pt. 1

1. As you read this tweet, there’s a genocide happening today in the Tigray region of north Ethiopia. Hundreds of thousands are dying, and millions more are at risk, yet the @UN and @SecBlinken are refusing to intervene and #CallItAGenocide. #CallItAGenocide https://www.teenvogue.com/story/tigray-ethiopia-genocide

2. Definition of Genocide: -Killing members -Causing serious bodily/mental harm -Deliberately inflicting physical destruction -Imposing measures intended to prevent births -Forcibly transferring children Ethiopia has committed all of the above. #CallItAGenocide #TigrayGenocide

3. More than 10 months of genocide, yet @UN @antonioguterres @POTUS and the rest of the international community only provides their “concern”. When will they call a spade a spade? When will they #CallItAGenocide? When will they force @AbiyAhmedAli to end the #TigrayGenocide?

4. If the US and UN #CallItAGenocide, they have the ability to help save millions of Tigrayans currently at risk of dying due to man-man famine. Tigray cannot wait another day! @WhiteHouse @StateDept @USUN @SecBlinken @SamanthaJPower #TigrayGenocide https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-57422168

5. The Senate Foreign Relations Committee (@SFRCdems) said, “All abusers must be held to account” in regards to sexual assault in Tigray. But how will you create accountability if you don’t #CallItAGenocide and activate international law? @SenatorMenendez https://twitter.com/SFRCdems/status/1425917223160487937

6. .@BillClinton said “we could have saved 300,000 lives in Rwanda” if he would’ve acted sooner during the #RwandaGenocide. @SecBlinken @POTUS “Never again” is happening right now! #CallItAGenocide before it’s too late for Tigray. @RwandaRemembers @UNOSAPG https://www.cnbc.com/id/100546207

7. .@SecBlinken @USAmbUN – have you forgotten what you learned from Rwanda, Darfur, and Myanmar? Take action in Tigray before it’s too late. Save the lives of Tigrayans TODAY and #CallitAGenocide. #TigrayGenocide @UnderSecStateJ @UnderSecStateP https://www.npr.org/2019/04/07/710781480/whats-been-learned-about-genocide-since-rwanda

8. Sign the petition demanding the international community label the atrocities in Tigray a genocide! #CallItAGenocide #TigrayGenocide https://www.change.org/p/president-of-the-united-states-the-united-states-must-label-the-atrocities-in-tigray-a-genocide-68de29b2-5965-4f1d-8a8a-f5c7a49e353d?utm_source=share_petition&utm_medium=custom_url&recruited_by_id=0cce1fb0-964f-11eb-bab2-43068c2ee6d5

9. “Detention and killing of Tigrayans bears the hallmarks of genocide as defined by international law.” How much more evidence do you need? @antonioguterres @USAmbUN @SecBlinken #CallItAGenocide #TigrayGenocide https://www.cnn.com/2021/09/05/africa/ethiopia-tigray-humera-sudan-bodies-cmd-intl/index.html

10. To add insult to injury, the @UN has allowed #ETH to investigate its own crimes in #TigrayGenocide. The people of Tigray deserve an honest independent investigation free of self-serving bias. @unicefchief @ChrisVanHollen @SenatorCardin #CallItAGenocide https://news.yahoo.com/un-probe-ethiopias-tigray-didnt-145751212.html

11. Although appointed leaders vowed to protect populations from genocide, war crimes, ethnic cleansing and crimes against humanity, they have failed miserably. How do you reconcile this? #CallItAGenocide and treat it as such. @RepGregoryMeeks @HouseForeign https://www.un.org/en/chronicle/article/responsibility-protect

12. “Reports indicate that more than 17,000 Tigrayan members of the Ethiopian military have been detained & face torture and execution.” When will the @UN allow an honest independent investigation of the crimes committed by Ethiopia? #CallItAGenocide @hrw https://omnatigray.org/the-mass-arrest-of-tigrayans-in-ethiopia/

13. After burning crops & looting food in Tigray, the Ethiopian govt has systematically blocked Tigray from receiving aid using hardline bureaucracy while appearing it’s been granting access. #CallItAGenocide #TigrayGenocide @JanezLenarcic @KellyTClements https://news.yahoo.com/ethiopias-tigray-crisis-millions-risk-175416640.html

Stages of Genocide

1. 1st stage of genocide: CLASSIFICATION. Tigrayans are classified based on ethnicity on their ID cards leading to ethnic profiling the @UNOSAPG states is “a dangerous trajectory that heightens the risk of genocide.” @UN #CallItAGenocide #TigrayGenocide https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/12/world/africa/Ethiopia-Tigray-ethnic.html?.?mc=aud_dev&ad-keywords=auddevgate&gclid=CjwKCAjwyvaJBhBpEiwA8d38vBFqNHKnQKasDG7WU4rWRA6iqlwhfQke44o3i2iUobYm0I7JlDwG0xoCShwQAvD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds

2. 2nd stage of genocide: SYMBOLIZATION. .@AbiyAhmedAli has symbolized Tigrayans through slurs like “junta”, in what leaders throughout Ethiopia have described as deliberately exacerbating hatred between ethnic groups. @UN #CallitAGenocide https://www.cnn.com/2021/09/07/africa/abiy-ahmed-ethiopia-tigray-conflict-cmd-intl/index.html

3. 3rd stage of genocide: DISCRIMINATION. Ethnic profiling of Tigrayans began shortly after @AbiyAhmedAli came to power & intensified during the #TigrayGenocide. Tigrayans across Ethiopia have been arrested simply for speaking Tigrinya. @UN #CallItAGenocide https://apnews.com/article/africa-race-and-ethnicity-racial-injustice-b1a97f2569592f499565bfb6e673dc3d

4. 4th stage of genocide: DEHUMANIZATION. From “daytime hyenas” to “weeds” and “cancers,” @AbiyAhmedAli has repeatedly associated Tigrayans with something to fear and eradicate. @UN #CallItAGenocide #TigrayGenocide https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/abiys-pledge-to-crush-weeds-of-tigray-raises-fears-of-genocide-in-ethiopia-sx0xkqb2v

5. 5th stage of genocide: ORGANIZATION. Ethiopia has deployed federal forces, militias, & allied Eritrean forces into Tigray. They’ve even called upon everyday citizens to join the war to defeat Tigray “once & for all.” @UN #CallItAGenocide #TigrayGenocide https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/ethiopia-tigray-war-1.6136713?__vfz=medium%3Dsharebar

6. 6th stage of genocide: POLARIZATION. Propaganda about the war on Tigray by Ethiopian state-sponsored media and @AbiyAhmedAli along with ongoing hate speech about Tigrayans, has further intensified the violence against them. @UN #CallItAGenocide https://www.un.org/en/genocideprevention/documents/2021-07-30_Statement-on-situation-in-Ethiopia.pdf

7. 7th stage of genocide: PREPARATION. As Tigray prepared for election, @AbiyAhmedAli indirectly threatened civilians, “Young people should not die, mothers should not cry & houses should not be demolished so politicians can take power.” @UN #CallItAGenocide https://www.yahoo.com/now/ethiopias-abiy-warns-opposition-power-grab-amid-pandemic-090005160.html

8. 8th stage of genocide: PERSECUTION. Masses of Tigrayans are arbitrarily arrested in preparation for their extermination. These detainees include children as young as 3 whose only crime is being Tigrayan. @UN @SecBlinken #CallItAGenocide #TigrayGenocide https://apnews.com/article/africa-ethiopia-ef9cd35dfd9e5b941cf7a1fa96a47fbf

9. 9th stage of genocide: TERMINATION: With at least a dozen massacres, Ethiopia has indulged in the killing of Tigrayans due to their ethnicity. Now they’re starving Tigray with a man-made famine. @UN @SecBlinken – act now! #CallItAGenocide #TigrayGenocide https://www.cnn.com/videos/world/2021/09/09/ethiopia-tigray-bodies-recovered-sudan-river-elbagir-pkg-intl-lead-vpx.cnn

10. 10th stage of genocide? DENIAL: @AbiyAhmedAli has denied atrocities in Tigray from the onset. From denying Eritrean presence in the conflict, to denying hunger in Tigray, Abiy has lied about the brutality of the #TigrayGenocide. @UN #CallItAGenocide https://www.bbc.com/news/av/world-africa-57551057

#CallItAGenocide Pt. 2

1. “In many of the armed conflicts that have ignited in recent years, parties to the conflict are consciously violating international humanitarian law.” How can the @UN continue to let Ethiopia disregard human life in Tigray? @USAmbUN #CallItAGenocide https://www.un.org/en/chronicle/article/responsibility-protect

2. A government that commits Genocide should never be trusted to investigate its own crimes on humanity. This is absurd! The @UN is failing miserably at its responsibility to protect Tigrayan civilians. #CallItAGenocide @mbachelet @SecBlinken @LindaT_G https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/9/13/un-probe-in-ethiopias-tigray-didnt-reach-axum-massacre

3. How much longer will Ethiopia & Eritrea be enabled by the @UN to break international law? Appointed leaders must exercise their responsibility to protect civilians and call this conflict what it is – #CallItAGenocide. @JosepBorrellF @antonioguterres @hrw https://www.un.org/en/chronicle/article/responsibility-protect

4. “They began to harass & beat customers and employees and demanded to see their identity documents, before taking five people, all ethnic Tigrayans.” When will the @UN understand that it’s time to #CallItAGenocide? @VietNam_UN @franceonu @KenyaMissionUN https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/press-release/2021/07/ethiopia-end-arbitrary-detentions-of-tigrayans-activists-and-journalists-in-addis-ababa-and-reveal-whereabouts-of-unaccounted-detainees/

5. Countless reports of #TigrayGenocide are out there with supporting evidence, yet appointed leaders choose to fail humanity. Tigray needs justice. Will you at least #CallItAGenocide? @RepKarenBass @RepGregoryMeeks @SenBooker @SenatorRisch @SenSchumer https://omnatigray.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/September-2021-Situation-Report.pdf

6. It is the obligation of the International community to intervene when a matter like the #TigrayGenocide is progressively getting worse. It is your Responsibility to Protect (R2P). When will you #CallItAGenocide? @UN @AmbMKimani @mbachelet @LindaT_G https://apnews.com/article/ethiopia-tigray-minority-ethnic-cleansing-sudan-world-news-842741eebf9bf0984946619c0fc15023

7. If @UN member states do not intervene to stop the #TigrayGenocide, then it gives other nations the ‘okay’ to commit genocide. When will the cycle of abuse stop? When will you #CallItAGenocide? @KenyaMissionUN @Niger_ONU @PmTunisia @HouseForeign https://www.un.org/en/chronicle/article/responsibility-protect

8. After looting and destroying Tigray’s resources, Ethiopia declared a siege in the name of a fake “unilateral ceasefire” only to continue to use hunger as a weapon of war.” It’s time to #CallItAGenocide. @NorwayUN @irishmissionun @EstoniaUN @SVG_UN https://euobserver.com/world/152370

9. When Ethiopian leaders vowed to “destroy and wipe out Tigrayans for 100 years to come” to @Haavisto, that was a clear message the intent was genocide. #CallItAGenocide #TigrayGenocide @mbachelet @POTUS @DicarloRosemary @RwandaRemembers @Coalition4GR https://tinyurl.com/y9xzwmuv

10. “Many people believe that it is now genocidal, that what is a political intent to destroy is becoming now an intent to destroy, in whole or part, a people,” says Elbagir. #CallItAGenocide #TigrayGenocide @SVG_UN @MexOnu @UKUN_NewYork @EUAmbUS https://tinyurl.com/uxnzbcv6

11. Ethiopia used massacres, rape, starvation, looting & destruction of public infrastructures (hospitals, schools, religious centers, etc.) as a weapon of war systematically, to carryout its job of genocide. @RepDeanPhillips @repdarrellissa #CallItAGenocide https://tinyurl.com/2tbv8fhj

12. Invading forces systematically attacked Tigray’s health centers to deny civilian patients access to healthcare. As a result, many of the region’s most vulnerable were left untreated and later died. #CallItAGenocide @RepAnnWagner @RepSires @RepScottPerry https://www.doctorswithoutborders.org/what-we-do/news-stories/news/widespread-destruction-health-facilities-ethiopias-tigray-region

13. The war crimes against humanity have been mounting for nearly a year and the international community has failed to at a minimum, #CallItAGenocide. Justice delayed is justice denied. Tigray needs our swift action immediately! @USUN @UNGeneva @USAmbUN https://www.cnn.com/videos/world/2021/09/09/ethiopia-tigray-bodies-recovered-sudan-river-elbagir-pkg-intl-lead-vpx.cnn

14. What will it take for the @UN to act on their responsibility to provide Tigray with a UN-led only independent investigation? That it’s time to #CallItAGenocide. That it’s time to ACT NOW! @antonioguterres @JosepBorrellF @ASteiner @UN_Women @UN_HRC https://twitter.com/ritafrenchfcdo/status/1437423134148374533?s=21

15. EU rep @Haavisto confirmed Ethiopian officials reiterated to him on his visit that they want to wipe out Tigrayans from the face of the earth. It’s an injustice to the victims to not #CallItAGenocide. @RepJuanVargas @RepChrisSmith @SenatorRisch https://apnews.com/article/europe-ethiopia-africa-ffd3dc3faf15d0501fd87cafe274e65a

#CallItAGenocide Pt. 3

1. “In addition to blocking desperately needed food aid, the Ethiopian govt has cut off all essential supplies to Tigray, including electricity, telecommunications, internet access, & supplies of cash & fuel.” #CallItAGenocide @HouseForeign @SenateForeign https://omnatigray.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/September-2021-Situation-Report.pdf

2. Ms. Alice Nderitu of @UNOSAPG received reports of serious human rights violations & abuses including extrajudicial killings, sexual violence, looting of property, mass executions & impeded humanitarian access. When will the @UN #CallItAGenocide? https://f24.my/7ShE.T

3. ‘Rape has been used as a weapon of war; a @USAID report includes testimony from a woman who recalled her rapist saying he was “cleansing the bloodlines” of Tigrayan women.’ What is being used is the language of genocide. @HouseForeign #CallItAGenocide https://www.vox.com/22370629/ethiopia-tigray-eritrea-amhara-war-ethnic-cleansing

4. “They also bring proof of an official attempt at what is being called ethnic cleansing in the form of a new identity card that eliminates all traces of Tigray, as confirmed to @AP by 9 refugees from different communities.” #CallItAGenocide @UnderSecT @UN https://apnews.com/article/ethiopia-tigray-minority-ethnic-cleansing-sudan-world-news-842741eebf9bf0984946619c0fc15023

5. “The women that have been raped say that the things that they say to them when they were raping them is that they need to change their identity — to either Amharize them or at least leave their Tigrinya status.” #CallItAGenocide @BinghamtonIGMAP @GCR2P https://www.cnn.com/2021/03/19/africa/ethiopia-tigray-rape-investigation-cmd-intl/index.html

6. Ethiopian leaders in talks with EU special envoy earlier this year said “they are going to wipe out the Tigrayans for 100 years.” We are asking the @IntlCrimCourt to recognize the attacks on Tigrayans for what they are: #CallItAGenocide. @ChrisCoons https://apnews.com/article/europe-ethiopia-africa-ffd3dc3faf15d0501fd87cafe274e65a

7. “CNN’s investigations indicate that the ethnic profiling, detention and killing of Tigrayans bears the hallmarks of genocide as defined by international law.” It’s time to #CallItAGenocide + act to ???? #TigrayGenocide. @IlhanMN @BradSherman @USUN @WHCOS https://www.cnn.com/videos/world/2021/09/09/ethiopia-tigray-bodies-recovered-sudan-river-elbagir-pkg-intl-lead-vpx.cnn

8. The handwringing of the int’l community is a slap in the face to survivors. 10+ months of #TigrayGenocide & the “concern” from world leaders has, surprisingly, done nothing to stop perpetrators. #CallItAGenocide to end impunity. @USAID @GCR2P @EUatUN https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/press-release/2021/05/ethiopia-tepid-international-response-to-tigray-conflict-fuels-horrific-violations-over-past-six-months/

9. “This is genocide…Their aim is to erase Tigray.” The last 10+ months, the Ethiopian gov’t employed every state institution + a foreign army to commit #TigrayGenocide. #CallItAGenocide & assume your responsibility to protect! @UNGeneva @EUAmbUS @USUNSpox https://apnews.com/article/ethiopia-tigray-minority-ethnic-cleansing-sudan-world-news-842741eebf9bf0984946619c0fc15023

10. “…they are going to wipe out the Tigrayans for 100 years,” @Haavisto said. The int’l community has been well aware of the Ethiopia govt’s intention to commit #TigrayGenocide. #CallItAGenocide and save millions. @DeputySecState @UnderSecT @UnderSecPD https://apnews.com/article/europe-ethiopia-africa-ffd3dc3faf15d0501fd87cafe274e65a

11. “This shortage is not because food is unavailable, but because the Ethiopian Government is obstructing humanitarian aid …” The Ethiopian gov’t is committing mass murder via #TigrayFamine. #CallItAGenocide @RepMcCaul @RepSires @RepJoeWilson @RepLeeZeldin https://www.usaid.gov/news-information/press-releases/aug-19-2021-humanitarian-situation-ethiopia

12. What’s happening in Tigray constitutes all the hallmarks of genocide listed in Article II of the @UN Genocide Convention, 1948. It’s time to be honest and recognize it as such. #CallItAGenocide @RepKarenBass @RepCicilline @RepMcCaul @RepSaraJacobs https://www.msn.com/en-us/video/news/cnn-uncovers-evidence-of-torture-detention-and-execution-in-tigray/vi-AAOh6tF

13. Due to the siege imposed on Tigray by Ethiopia for nearly a year, over 100+ people are dying daily from starvation & preventable diseases. End the siege. #AllowAccessToTigray #CallItAGenocide #TigrayGenocide @GerryConnolly @RepKinzinger @RepSteveChabot https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/report-150-starved-to-death-in-ethiopias-tigray-in-august/2021/09/07/88c7d22a-0fdd-11ec-baca-86b144fc8a2d_story.html?fbclid=IwAR0AQ4RXDTtPkhUqrEfPh2BATQAnLhFOb0QVpZakZzQeCWRRfT3JBDy9QBs

14. What continues to happen in Humera alone is a clear indication of genocide. A CNN report, “found clear signs of a systematic manner of torture — aggressive and painful violence with intent to kill.” #CallItAGenocide @YoungKimCA @RepTedLieu @RepJimCosta https://amp.cnn.com/cnn/2021/09/05/africa/ethiopia-tigray-humera-sudan-bodies-cmd-intl/index.html?__twitter_impression=true&fbclid=IwAR1md4huQT4XkezCe2Ub6vGBXATe5W2wZFtq9_xMbm3H861m_TPRSiLStUk

15. Not only has the @UN failed to prevent genocide, but also served utter injustice to victims of #TigrayGenocide by doing a joint probe with @EthioHRC. This is not a credible independent investigation. #CallItAGenocide @marcorubio @timkaine @StateDept @hrw https://apnews.com/43e4d9f13d415c9a439a5618a01d6fd9