Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed sent troops into the northern region in November 2020 to detain and disarm the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF), whom he accused of attacking army camps. The 'extreme brutality' underscores 'the need to hold perpetrators accountable on all sides,' she said.Ī joint investigation by her office and the Ethiopian Human Rights Commission (EHRC) into abuses warned of possible war crimes and crimes against humanity committed by all sides during the the Tigray conflict.
