Tag: #Justice4TigrayWomen

1. “We want you to be sick. That is what we are here for. We are here to make you HIV-positive,” Selam recalled one of the men as saying.” On #IWD2022, we are still pleading for #Justice4TigrayWomen. @UNAIDS @UNFPA @DicarloRosemary @trussliz @unwomenchief https://www.telegraph.co.uk/global-health/women-and-girls/make-hiv-positive-hundreds-women-rush-tigray-hospitals-soldiers/

2. The physical pain is a constant reminder of the terror survivors endured from invading troops. The bleeding, back pain, immobility and fistula. Global leaders must actively seek #Justice4TigrayWomen and get medical aid into Tigray. #IWD2022 @WHO @UN_HRC https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2021/08/ethiopia-troops-and-militia-rape-abduct-women-and-girls-in-tigray-conflict-new-report/

3. Women and girls were subjected to gang rape, sexual slavery, and sexual mutilation. These war crimes need the world’s attention on #IWD2022 & everyday. Tens of thousands are still suffering in the dark. #Justice4TigrayWomen @UN_Women @UNDP @PlanGlobal https://edition.cnn.com/2021/08/12/africa/tigray-ethiopia-sexual-violence-amnesty-report-intl/index.html

4. Weaponized rape will have a lasting impact on Tigrayan society, and will effect generations to come. The @UN mandated investigation needs to happen as soon as possible. @UNHumanRights @mbachelet @antonioguterres @unwomenchief #IWD2022 #Justice4TigrayWomen https://sites.tufts.edu/reinventingpeace/2021/08/10/what-rape-as-a-weapon-of-war-in-tigray-really-means/

5. .@AbiyAhmedAli is terrorizing women in Tigray with his deadly siege on the region. SGBV victims aged 6-80 are forced to deal with trauma without the psychosocial support they require. We need #Justice4TigrayWomen. #IWD2022 @EUAmbUS @EUatUN @UNGeneva @WHO https://www.hrw.org/news/2021/11/09/ethiopia-blocking-tigray-aid-harms-rape-survivors

6. Per @amnesty, “there are limited, if any, protection, rehabilitation and livelihood services available to survivors.” On this #IWD2022, we demand an immediate end to the siege and #Justice4TigrayWomen. @Niger_ONU @SVG_UN @PmTunisia @irishmissionun https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2021/08/ethiopia-troops-and-militia-rape-abduct-women-and-girls-in-tigray-conflict-new-report/

7. Immediately and verifiably remove the Amhara militias and Eritrean troops from Tigray. The women and girls of the region will not be safe until the genocidal invaders are removed. #IWD2022 #Justice4TigrayWomen @StateDept @USAmbUN @KenyaMissionUN @UN https://amp.cnn.com/cnn/2021/03/19/africa/ethiopia-tigray-rape-investigation-cmd-intl/index.html

8. Gang rape, sexual slavery, sexual mutilation and torture have been perpetrated by Ethiopian, Eritrean and Amhara forces. Survivors of these heinous crimes need you to amplify their voices. #Justice4TigrayWomen #IWD2022 @WCAPSnet @EUSR_Weber @vonderleyen https://www.forbes.com/sites/ewelinaochab/2021/08/11/i-dont-know-if-they-realized-i-was-a-person-the-use-of-rape-as-a-weapon-of-war-in-tigray/?sh=39a9a4cd37b7

9. “They raped me one after the other… I don’t know if they realized I was pregnant. I don’t know if they realized I was a person.” Tragic accounts of survivors. #Justice4TigrayWomen #IWD2022 #BreakTheBias @NLWomensrights @UNHumanRights @unwomenafrica https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2021/08/ethiopia-troops-and-militia-rape-abduct-women-and-girls-in-tigray-conflict-new-report/

10. During the genocidal war in Tigray, many atrocities were committed by Ethiopian, Eritrean & Amhara forces. Among the most heinous were the reports of rape & sexual violence. This #IWD2022 ensure #Justice4TigrayWomen! @VP @DicarloRosemary @SamanthaJPower
https://www.thenewhumanitarian.org/opinion/2021/12/8/how-international-bodies-can-help-prevent-more-Ethiopia-massacres

11. In Ethiopia, one’s ethnic identity is based upon their father’s ethnicity. Weaponized rape by Ethiopian & Eritrean troops is intended to ensure that children born from these assaults will not be seen as Tigrayan. #Justice4TigrayWomen @UNOSAPG @GAAMAC_org https://apnews.com/article/ethiopia-tigray-minority-ethnic-cleansing-sudan-world-news-842741eebf9bf0984946619c0fc15023

12. Children were not spared from merciless Ethiopian & Eritrean troops. They were raped with objects, beaten, denied assistance for their injuries, and held captive in sexual slavery. #Justice4TigrayWomen #IWD2022 @gnwp_gnwp @ippf @nadiainitiative https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2021/08/ethiopia-troops-and-militia-rape-abduct-women-and-girls-in-tigray-conflict-new-report/

13. Survivors were savagely raped in front of family members. Victims still need psychological support. Health facilities across Tigray still need restoration after invading troops have left them destroyed. #Justice4TigrayWomen #IWD2022 @ASteiner @Atayeshe https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2021/08/ethiopia-troops-and-militia-rape-abduct-women-and-girls-in-tigray-conflict-new-report/

14. Why have world leaders ignored the cries of women and girls suffering from weaponized rape? On #IWD2022, we are still pleading for the @UN Security Council to take meaningful steps to get aid into Tigray. #Justice4TigrayWomen. @KenyaMissionUN @USAmbUN https://apnews.com/article/africa-180f41945ae512e8170ca05b0cc65540

15. The siege in Tigray means that tens of thousands of rape victims have no access to medical treatment. Many are raising children without even being able to provide food. How much more will the world allow them to suffer? #Justice4TigrayWomen #IWD2022 @unwomenchief @PowerUSAID

16. Weaponized rape by Ethiopian and Eritrean troops on Tigrayan women has destroyed thousands of families, and will cause generational trauma. Bring perpetrators to justice. @ASteiner @UNReliefChief @KarimKhanQC @USAmbUN #IWD2022 #Justice4TigrayWomen https://tinyurl.com/2rkt35zw

1. Women and girls in Tigray were subjected to gang rape, sexual slavery and sexual mutilation. Survivors need immediate protection and support. This #IWD2022, ensure #Justice4TigrayWomen! @HouseForeign @SenateForeign @ChrisCoonsforDE @Ilhan @timkaine
https://www.hrw.org/report/2021/11/09/i-always-remember-day/access-services-survivors-gender-based-violence-ethiopias

2. “Many report being told that they are raped & sexually violated because of their ethnic identity.” Rape is used as a weapon during the genocidal war in Tigray. Ethiopian & Eritrean perpetrators must be held accountable. #Justice4TigrayWomen @KarimKhanQC https://sites.tufts.edu/reinventingpeace/2021/08/10/what-rape-as-a-weapon-of-war-in-tigray-really-means/

3. In Tigray, women and girls were subjected to gang rape, sexual slavery, and sexual mutilation. Survivors are still suffering in the dark. The @UN has NOT done enough to ensure #Justice4TigrayWomen #IWD2022 @luigidimaio @lauraboldrini @JosepBorrellF
https://www.reuters.com/article/uk-ethiopia-conflict-rape-idUSKBN29S0BG

4. “I don’t know if they realized I was pregnant. I don’t know if they realized I was a person.” @MarinaSereni we ask #Justice4TigrayWomen raped & tortured by Ethiopian & Eritrean troops while you sign economic agreements. #IWD2022 @Palazzo_Chigi @RaiNews 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 @IntlCrimCourt has disregarded the physical and psychological trauma of SGBV survivors in Tigray caused by Ethiopian & Eritrean troops. We need #Justice4TigrayWomen + swift action to #EndTigraySiege. #IWD2022 @RepGregoryMeeks @SenSchumer @RepJeffries https://www.hrw.org/report/2021/11/09/i-always-remember-day/access-services-survivors-gender-based-violence-ethiopias

6. Tigrayan women have been victims of weaponized rape by Ethiopian & Eritrean troops. Now under siege, the world has left them to suffer in the dark. Tigray needs unfettered access to humanitarian aid. #IWD2022 #Justice4TigrayWomen @Niger_ONU @NorwayMFA https://www.reuters.com/article/uk-ethiopia-conflict-rape-idUSKBN29S0BG

7. Violence against women is most prevalent in Tigray. A survivor reveals that EDF and ENDF soldiers who were HIV+, gang raped her without protection. They intended to infect her and other women of Tigray. #Justice4TigrayWomen #IWD2022 @EUCouncil @UNAIDS https://sites.tufts.edu/reinventingpeace/2021/08/10/what-rape-as-a-weapon-of-war-in-tigray-really-means/

8. Because of a lack of medical supplies and personnel, women in Tigray do not get proper healthcare. Please prioritize humanity and intervene to save some of the most vulnerable. #Justice4TigrayWomen #IWD2022@unwomenafrica @KarimKhanQC @DicarloRosemary
https://www.thenewhumanitarian.org/opinion/2021/12/8/how-international-bodies-can-help-prevent-more-Ethiopia-massacres

9. A mother was gang-raped in front of her young son for several hours by ENDF troops. After regaining consciousness, she discovered her son was dead. How can world leaders continue to allow this? #IWD2022 #Justice4TigrayWomen @POTUS @FLOTUS @SenTinaSmith
https://sites.tufts.edu/reinventingpeace/2021/08/10/what-rape-as-a-weapon-of-war-in-tigray-really-means/

1. “It is clear that rape & sexual violence have been used as a weapon of war to inflict lasting physical and psychological damage on women and girls in Tigray.” This #IWD2022 demand #Justice4TigrayWomen. @SenatorMenendez @SenatorShaheen @SenBooker
https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2021/08/ethiopia-troops-and-militia-rape-abduct-women-and-girls-in-tigray-conflict-new-report/

2. The war on Tigray has raged for nearly 500 days. Victims have received statements of concern but very little meaningful action from the int’l community. This #IWD2022, do not ignore their suffering. Ensure #Justice4TigrayWomen and act now! @SecBlinken https://www.devex.com/news/tigray-the-deliberate-destruction-of-a-health-system-102252

3. While @ItalyMFA condemns the endemic SGBV in Ethiopia (without naming the perpetrators); @ItalyinEthiopia signs bilateral agreements with @AbiyAhmedAli, the dictator that ordered countless mass rapes. Shame! @MarinaSereni #IWD2022 #Justice4TigrayWomen https://twitter.com/ItalyinEthiopia/status/1498752704214192133

4. Victims of weaponized rape are as young as 10 years old. The sexual violence perpetrated against them by Ethiopian & Eritrean forces is “shocking in its scale and level of brutality.” @UNICEF_Italia @MauMassari @MeTooMVMT #Justice4TigrayWomen #IWD2022
https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2021/08/ethiopia-troops-and-militia-rape-abduct-women-and-girls-in-tigray-conflict-new-report/

5. During #IWD2022, we’d like to advocate for the brave rape survivors in Tigray. Over 120k women & girls have been become victims of weaponized rape and the number is only growing. We demand #Justice4TigrayWomen. Take action today. @StateDept @SecBlinken https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2021/08/ethiopia-troops-and-militia-rape-abduct-women-and-girls-in-tigray-conflict-new-report/

6. As we celebrate #IWD2022, mothers, sisters and daughters in Tigray have been gang-raped, brutalised and denied post-rape care. We need #Justice4TigrayWomen. Take action today. @ItalyMFA@lauraboldrini @elenabonetti @FiorellaMannoia @emmabonino https://www.cnn.com/2021/03/19/africa/ethiopia-tigray-rape-investigation-cmd-intl/index.html

7. A mother was gang-raped in front of her young son for several hours by ENDF troops. After regaining consciousness, she discovered her son was dead. How can world leaders continue to allow this? #IWD2022 #Justice4TigrayWomen @SenMarkey @SenTinaSmith
https://sites.tufts.edu/reinventingpeace/2021/08/10/what-rape-as-a-weapon-of-war-in-tigray-really-means/

8. The women of Tigray have been subjected to sexual violence by Ethiopian and Eritrean militaries. The @UN mandated investigation must be prioritized by UN leaders. These are war crimes. #Justice4TigrayWomen #IWD2022 @UNPeacekeeping @unicefchief @POTUS
https://www.thenewhumanitarian.org/opinion/2021/12/8/how-international-bodies-can-help-prevent-more-Ethiopia-massacres

9. Tigrayan women emotionally suffering as they watch their children starve and not being able to feed them, are now committing suicide at an alarming rate. Stop the siege and restore all telecom in Tigray. #IWD2022 #Justice4TigrayWomen @MexOnu @EstoniaUNhttps://www.msn.com/en-xl/news/other/the-baby-whose-hungry-mother-cant-feed-him/ar-AASv8ie

10. Tigrayan rape victims are left to suffer without post rape medical care. Many have risked their lives at delivery, due to the absence of medical supplies. World leaders must demand an end to the siege. #IWD2022 #Justice4TigrayWomen @SenateForeign @UN_HRC https://www.doctorswithoutborders.org/what-we-do/news-stories/news/widespread-destruction-health-facilities-ethiopias-tigray-region

11. The majority of hospitals in Tigray have been looted & intentionally destroyed by invading troops. This attack on healthcare negatively impacts civilians. Take action to end the siege. #IWD2022 #Justice4TigrayWomen @CharlesMichel @VDombrovskis @dfatirl https://www.doctorswithoutborders.org/what-we-do/news-stories/news/widespread-destruction-health-facilities-ethiopias-tigray-region

12. “Many say they were raped by Amhara forces who told them they were intent on ethnically cleansing Tigray,” a doctor working at a refugee camp in Sudan told CNN. This must stop. #Justice4TigrayWomen #IWD2022 @RaoufMazou @JanezLenarcic @UNReliefChiefhttps://amp.cnn.com/cnn/2021/03/19/africa/ethiopia-tigray-rape-investigation-cmd-intl/index.html

11. The genocidal regime of Ethiopia continues to violate international law, depriving the most vulnerable survivors of SGBV from having basic access to healthcare. #Justice4TigrayWomen must be served. #IWD2022 @dreynders @MarcosSefcovic @JuttaUrpilainen https://www.devex.com/news/tigray-the-deliberate-destruction-of-a-health-system-102252

12. At the hands of invading Ethiopian, Eritrean and Amhara forces, 120K+ women & girls in Tigray have been subjected to rape. The ICC should stop turning a blind eye to Tigray & demand #Justice4TigrayWomen. #IWD2022 #BreakTheBias @KarimKhanQC @USUN @UNFPA @endrapeinwar

1. On #IWD2022 we must not forget the +120k Tigrayan women & girls who have been victims of brutal gang-rapes & sexual slavery for nearly 500 days of #TigrayGenocide. Their resilience is exemplary. #Justice4TigrayWomen @Giorgia @lauraboldrini @ItalyMFA https://www.reuters.com/article/uk-ethiopia-conflict-rape-idUSKBN29S0BG

2. .@MarinaSereni has shamefully disregarded the tremendous suffering of rape victims in Tigray. For @ItalyMFA, it is business as usual with @PMEthiopia, a govt that ordered & covered up an unprecedented genocidal rape campaign.#Justice4TigrayWomen #IWD2022 https://apnews.com/article/ethiopia-violence-united-nations-fe24db3c93d53dcdcff007a25b2250e9

3. Tigrayan women have been gang-raped by @PMEthiopia’s soldiers. Yet, Italy’s Amb. Palese met @AbiyAhmedAli’s administration to discuss Ethiopia’s fashion industry! Shameless. #Justice4TigrayWomen #IWD2022 @ItalyinEthiopia @lauraboldrini @luigidimaio https://www.hrw.org/report/2021/11/09/i-always-remember-day/access-services-survivors-gender-based-violence-ethiopias

4. Eritrean troops are heavily involved in violating women and girls in Tigray. Int’l leaders need to take swift action to ensure invading troops withdrawal from all parts of Tigray. #IWD2022 #Justice4TigrayWomen @POTUS @VP @SecBlinken @USNATO @UNDP @UNFPA https://www.dw.com/en/un-deputy-chief-shaken-by-ethiopian-conflicts-impact-on-women/a-60752897

5. The Ethiopian and Eritrean militaries have been using sexual violence as a weapon of war against women in Tigray. How much longer are world leaders going to stand by and not take action? #IWD2022 #Justice4TigrayWomen @UNPeacekeeping @antonioguterres @USUN https://www.devex.com/news/tigray-the-deliberate-destruction-of-a-health-system-102252

6. Nearly 500 days into the #TigrayGenocide and invading Eritrean troops are still targeting women & children in Tigray. This is an attack on humanity. Action needs to be taken quickly and justice must be served! #IWD2022 #Justice4TigrayWomen @BernieSanders @YoungKimCA @UNFPA

7. The testimonies & experiences of women in Tigray must be heard. The repeated use of rape by Ethiopian and Eritrean troops must end. On this #IWD2022, let’s speak up for the woman of Tigray! #Justice4TigrayWomen #BreakTheBias@RepSaraJacobs @PlanGlobal https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2021/08/ethiopia-troops-and-militia-rape-abduct-women-and-girls-in-tigray-conflict-new-report/

8. The specific use of rape by Ethiopia & Eritrean troops as a weapon of war have shown to be deliberate. This isn’t just a crime against the women of Tigray, but an attack on women’s rights globally. #Justice4TigrayWomen #IWD2022 #BreakTheBias @UN_Womenhttps://www.reuters.com/article/uk-ethiopia-conflict-rape-idUSKBN29S0BG

9. “I don’t know if they realized I was pregnant, I don’t know if they realized I was a person.” World leaders have the responsibility to ensure that these perpetrators don’t go unpunished. @LindaT_G @POTUS #IWD2022 #Justice4TigrayWomen #BreakTheBias https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2021/08/ethiopia-troops-and-militia-rape-abduct-women-and-girls-in-tigray-conflict-new-report/

10. After surviving SGBV, Tigrayan women do not have access to post-rape care due to the siege by the Ethiopian govt. The @IntlCrimCourt needs to hold perpetrators responsible. #IWD2022 #Justice4TigrayWomen @UN_Women @unwomenafrica @PalomaUnicef https://www.hrw.org/report/2021/11/09/i-always-remember-day/access-services-survivors-gender-based-violence-ethiopias

11. While the world celebrates #IWD2022, Tigrayans are perishing as Ethiopia uses hunger as a weapon of war. Your concerns aren’t helping those in need. Tigray urgently needs unfettered access to humanitarian aid. #Justice4TigrayWomen @EU_Commission https://www.economist.com/leaders/2021/01/23/ethiopias-government-appears-to-be-wielding-hunger-as-a-weapon

12. Tigrayans have been living in agony for 16 months. On top of the sexual violence & a siege, invading forces still occupy parts of Tigray and are committing heinous crimes against humanity. @NDeRiviere @CharlesMichel @EUCouncil #Justice4TigrayWomen https://apnews.com/article/europe-ethiopia-africa-ffd3dc3faf15d0501fd87cafe274e65a

13. This #IWD2022, the world should advocate for the Tigrayan survivors of SGBV that are still denied proper post-rape treatment for HIV, Hepatitis B, depression & post-traumatic stress. #BreakTheBias #Justice4TigrayWomen @AOC @JanezLenarcic @BWoodward_UN https://www.hrw.org/report/2021/11/09/i-always-remember-day/access-services-survivors-gender-based-violence-ethiopias

14. Women in Tigray are spending #IWD2022 in siege, with a total communication blackout & a man-made famine. We call on the world to highlight the suffering of Tigrayans and demand #Justice4TigrayWomen. #BreakTheBias @UN_HRC @eu_eeas @TheDemocrats https://edition.cnn.com/2021/07/03/africa/tigray-ethiopia-food-shortage-intl/index.html

15. Peace talks in Ethiopia cannot be achieved while Ethiopian & Eritrean troops cont. to weaponize hunger and rape. On this #IWD2022, let’s push to end the #TigrayGenocide and get #Justice4TigrayWomen! @AM_PSC @AraratMirzoyan @RauZbigniew @MSZ_RP @Haavisto https://www.economist.com/leaders/2021/01/23/ethiopias-government-appears-to-be-wielding-hunger-as-a-weapon