For anyone interested in further reading, I recommend this genocide report by New Lines Institute and the following book since it focuses on the SGBV aspect of the Tigray genocide specifically, In Plain Sight: Sexual violence in the Tigray conflict by Rita Kahsay, Rowena Kahsay and Sally Keeble. For anyone interested in the political and historical background, I recommend reading Understanding Ethiopia’s Tigray War by Sarah Vaughan and Martin Plaut.
For quick infographics, I recommend you check out r/Tigrayinfographics but keep in mind that the figures are only accurate to the year the infographic was made (the year is in the title).
Separately, this is worth mentioning but tensions are rising very quickly and conflict looks like it’s on the horizon once more due to Abiy. Here are posts with more information on this (1,2,3,4)
Jesus, this is so fucked. Does no one care about genocide? What the fuck is going on? People are living their lives as normal while MULTIPLE GENOCIDES ARE TAKING PLACE RIGHT NOW.
Genocide is a women’s rights issue. But shamefully western feminists have forgotten that I guess. To my sisters in Tigray, I see you.
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For anyone interested in further reading, I recommend this genocide report by New Lines Institute and the following book since it focuses on the SGBV aspect of the Tigray genocide specifically, In Plain Sight: Sexual violence in the Tigray conflict by Rita Kahsay, Rowena Kahsay and Sally Keeble. For anyone interested in the political and historical background, I recommend reading Understanding Ethiopia’s Tigray War by Sarah Vaughan and Martin Plaut.
For more resources you can check out this book list, this list on News Sources, this list on Western Tigray resources (the area where some of the worst abuses happened during the Tigray genocide and remains occupied to this day where abuse continues and where 1.2 million IDPs from there are dying and suffering daily), this list of pro genocide arguments debunked and this list on charities that support Tigray (It’s also made clear whether each charity is based in Tigray or Western countries).
Here’s a mini-documentary by ARTE tv on the SGBV of Tigray women and how women like Meseret together with community members (church members, hospital staff, etc.) are trying to help victims within their means but of course the scale requires far more support and attention from the entire world.
For quick infographics, I recommend you check out r/Tigrayinfographics but keep in mind that the figures are only accurate to the year the infographic was made (the year is in the title).
Separately, this is worth mentioning but tensions are rising very quickly and conflict looks like it’s on the horizon once more due to Abiy. Here are posts with more information on this (1,2,3,4)
Jesus, this is so fucked. Does no one care about genocide? What the fuck is going on? People are living their lives as normal while MULTIPLE GENOCIDES ARE TAKING PLACE RIGHT NOW.
Genocide is a women’s rights issue. But shamefully western feminists have forgotten that I guess. To my sisters in Tigray, I see you.