A Universal Periodic Review (UPR) filed with the UN Human Rights Council presents harrowing evidence of systemic economic destruction and infrastructure sabotage during the Tigray conflict and accuses Ethiopian, Amhara, and Eritrean forces of war crimes, crimes against humanity, and a potential genocidal campaign.
Although originally submitted to the Council in April 2024, the review was only made public last week. In it, its authors explode what they call a “calculated campaign” to cripple Tigray’s economy and society beyond the battlefield.
The review argues the scale and coordination of destruction during the two-year war go far beyond collateral damage, laying bare a war strategy that deliberately targeted civilian infrastructure. Read more…