UN condemns unimaginable atrocities against women in Ethiopia

After returning from a trip to Ethiopia that included several conflict areas there, Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations Amina Mohamed denounced the “unimaginable” atrocities experienced by women in particular, calling for justice for them. The UN official said at a conference, “Ethiopian women have been greatly affected, in an unimaginable way,” adding, “In your worst nightmares, you cannot imagine what happened to women in Ethiopia.” . She stressed that the blame rests on everyone for these atrocities fueled by war, saying that in the twenty-first century, “it is unacceptable that a human being can cause such suffering to another human being, and she spoke in particular about the fate of a young woman who was raped in front of her three-year-old son.” Or four years, and she is facing rejection from her husband, family and society.The official added, “Justice must be achieved and responsibilities must be determined,” without giving details about ways to achieve this.The conflict between the Ethiopian government forces and the Tigray rebels since November 2020 has left thousands of deaths, and was accompanied by the occurrence of violations, pushing hundreds of thousands, according to the United Nations, to the brink of starvation.