According to an Amnesty International report, hundreds of girls and women in the Tigray region were raped, sexually enslaved and mutilated, and these operations were carried out according to the testimony of the victims on the basis of the report, Ethiopian and Eritrean forces.

This report was based on interviews with 63 victims, documenting the atrocities that the Ethiopian authorities have opened an investigation into, while three soldiers have so far been convicted of rape and 25 are being prosecuted for "sexual violence and rape."

Some survivors stated that they had been gang raped while in detention for weeks and others said that they had been raped in front of family members and subjected to sexual violence that, according to Amnesty International, had "caused them permanent injuries that may not be cured."

"It is clear that rape and sexual violence were used as a weapon of war to cause permanent physical and psychological harm to women and girls in Tigray. Hundreds of them have been brutalized to humiliate and dehumanize them. "

"The gravity and magnitude of the sexual crimes committed are highly shocking and can amount to war crimes or even crimes against humanity."

As the conflict escalated, the humanitarian toll became tragic. According to the United Nations, 400,000 people are living in famine conditions in Tigray, while humanitarian assistance faces difficulties in reaching that area.

According to Amnesty International, the potential perpetrators of these atrocities are the neighbouring Eritrean forces that supported the Ethiopian Prime Minister, the security forces and militias from the Ethiopian Amhara region adjacent to Tigray.

More than 20 women told Amnesty International that they had been raped by Algerians only, while others said that Algerians and Ethiopian men were together.

A 21-year-old woman said she was detained over 40 days, adding, "They raped us and starved us. We were about 30 women, they raped us all. "

It should be noted that from February to April 2021, 1288 cases of violence against women were recorded in Tigray health centres, according to the Amnesty International report, while doctors estimate that many victims do not come to see them.