Commission of Inquiry on Tigray Genocide (CITG)
ኮሚሽን መፅናዕቲ ጀኖሳይድ ትግራይ
Helen (not her real name) is a 38-year-old woman originally from Tabya Wuhdet in Qafta Humera. Her life changed forever in November 2020 when the Tigray war forced her family to flee. She describes the harrowing night they left: The Read More …
This case study of the Semayata Dimension Stone Factory illustrates the severe human and economic costs of a coordinated campaign of destruction during the genocidal war in Tigray. Witnesses report that factory guards attempting to protect heavy civilian machinery were Read More …
Across towns and villages in Tigray, Ethiopia, survivors recount patterns that reveal perpetration intent rather than randomness. Gang rape emerged as the most frequent form of assault. 70% of the survivors who were able to report the number of perpetrators, Read More …
For thirty years, the people of Tigray transformed marginal lands into thriving habitats for various wildlife species, a labor of achievements that enabled the people and government of Tigray to earn, beyond the local milestones that have been recorded, the Read More …
Tekeze Substation Engulfed in Flames following Drone Strike Tekeze Hydropower is a critical energy infrastructure project in Ethiopia, located on the Tekeze River in the Tigray region. It features a 188-meter double-curvature arch dam—one of the tallest in Africa, with Read More …
Fresemaetat Primary Hospital is located in Hawzien, Eastern Tigray. The hospital served as a vital healthcare facility for an estimated 1-1.5 million people from surrounding rural and semi-urban communities. Before November 2020, the hospital was providing emergency care, maternal and Read More …
The genocidal war in Tigray was marked not only by mass killings, destruction, and displacement, but also by the systematic use of war-related sexual violence as a weapon of war. Women and girls were deliberately targeted by armed perpetrators in Read More …
The Tigray Genocide has not only claimed the lives of hundreds of thousands of innocent civilians and exposed many to horrific sexual violence, but it has also inflicted catastrophic economic devastation. The collapse of the micro-economy, in particular, has had Read More …
The Commission of Inquiry on the Tigray Genocide has released a special report on internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Tigray in August 2025, entitled “The Plight of Internally Displaced Persons in Tigray: A Special Assessment Report.” Based on assessments conducted Read More …
When the war on Tigray began in November 2020, its impact extended far beyond the battlefield. It tore through towns and cities, dismantling municipal institutions that sustained everyday life and pushing ordinary people into lasting vulnerability. “We lost our shops, Read More …