Ethiopia Crisis: Addressing the atrocities perpetrated against the Irob people in Tigray
The Duty Legacy are thrilled to partner with Irob Anima Civil Society to look into the treatment of the Irob People in Ethiopia amidst the ongoing mass atrocities being perpetrated against them. Through our partnership with Irob Anima Civil Society we will work on the developing a framework for the recognition of indigenous minorities in Tigray at the United Nations and the African Commission to address specific historical events and human rights abuses perpetrated against the Irob people with the goal of promoting truth, justice, reconciliation, and sustainable peace in the Tigray region of Ethiopia.
Irob Anima Civil Society is Non-Governmental, Not-for-Profit and Non-religious civil society organization certified under Canada Not-for-profit Corporations Act. The main purpose of IROB Anima Civil Society is advocating for the Irob ethnic minority people in Tigray.Irob Anima Civil Society, with headquarters in Canada, operates globally.
The International Commission of Human Rights Experts on Ethiopia released its final report on the human rights abuses in Ethiopia during the two-year conflict in Tigray, Amhara, Afar, and Oromia between 2020 and 2022 on October 13th 2023. The report highlights the scale of violations and abuses by all parties involved, including the Ethiopian National Defence Forces, Eritrean Defence Forces, and allied regional Special Forces and militias. The report found that the Ethiopian National Defence Forces, Eritrean Defence Forces, and allied regional Special Forces and militias were responsible for mass killings, widespread rape and sexual violence, deliberate starvation, forced displacement, and large-scale arbitrary detentions, amounting to war crimes and crimes against humanity. The report also highlighted the need for credible accountability for violations and crimes, as without it, impunity will continue. The closure of the Commission's mandate leaves victims in limbo, and states must continue to prioritize human rights in Ethiopia.
ዱቲ ሌጋሲ ምስ ሲቪል ማሕበራት ኢሮብ ኣኒማ ብምትሕብባር ኣብ ኢትዮጵያ ኣብ ልዕሊ ህዝቢ ኢሮብ ዝፍፀም ዘሎ ቀፃሊ ጃምላዊ ግፍዕታት ኣብ ኢትዮጵያ ኣተሓሕዛ ህዝቢ ኢሮብ ንምዕዛብ ብጣዕሚ ተሓጒሱ ኣሎ። ምስ ኢሮብ ኣኒማ ሲቪል ማሕበራት ብዝገበርናዮ ሽርክነት ኣብ ልዕሊ ህዝቢ ኢሮብ ዝፍፀሙ ፍሉያት ታሪኻዊ ፍፃመታትን ግህሰት ሰብኣዊ መሰላትን ንምፍታሕ ኣብ ውድብ ሕቡራት ሃገራትን ኮሚሽን ኣፍሪካን ንውሑዳት ደቀባት ትግራይ ኣፍልጦ ዝህብ ማዕቀፍ ኣብ ምምዕባል ክንሰርሕ ኢና ብዝብል ዕላማ ኣብ ክልል ትግራይ ኢትዮጵያ ሓቂ፣ ፍትሒ፣ ዕርቂ፣ ዘላቒ ሰላምን ምድንፋዕ።
IROB ANINA CIVIL SOCIETY ብመሰረት ሕጊ ንመኽሰብ ዘይሰርሑ ኮርፖሬሽናት ካናዳ ዝተረጋገጸ ዘይመንግስታዊ፣ ንመኽሰብ ዘይሰርሕን ዘይሃይማኖታዊን ሲቪላዊ ማሕበር እዩ። ቀንዲ ዕላማ IROB ANINA CIVIL SOCIETY ኣብ ትግራይ ንህዝቢ ውሑዳት ብሄራት ኢሮብ ምጉስጓስ እዩ። ዋና ቤት ጽሕፈቱ ኣብ ካናዳ ዘለዎ IROB ANINA CIVIL SOCIEY ብደረጃ ዓለም ይሰርሕ።
ዓለም ለኸ ኮሚሽን ሰብኣዊ መሰላት (ICHR) ኣብ ኢትዮጵያ ኣብ መንጎ 2020 ኣብ ትግራይ፣ ኣምሓራ፣ ዓፋር፣ ኦሮሚያ ኣብ ዘጋጠመ ናይ ክልተ ዓመት ግጭት ግህሰት ሰብኣዊ መሰላትን ኢትዮጵያዊ ሓዊሱ ብኹሎም ዝምልከቶም ወገናት ዝተፈፀሙ ግህሰትን ግህሰትን ኣመልኪቱ ናይ መወዳእታ ፀብፃቡ ኣውፂኡ ሓይልታት ምክልኻል ሃገር፡ ሓይልታት ምክልኻል ኤርትራ፡ ከምኡ’ውን መሓዙት ዞባዊ ፍሉያት ሓይልታትን ምልሻታትን። እቲ ጸብጻብ፡ ሓይልታት ምክልኻል ሃገር ኢትዮጵያ፡ ሓይልታት ምክልኻል ኤርትራ፡ ከምኡ’ውን መሻርኽቲ ዞባዊ ፍሉያት ሓይልታትን ምልሻታትን፡ ንጃምላዊ ቅትለት፡ ሰፊሕ ዓመጽን ጾታዊ ዓመጽን፡ ኮነ ኢልካ ብጥሜት፡ ግዱድ ምምዝባል፡ ከምኡ’ውን ገበናት ኲናት ዝበጽሕ ሰፊሕ ኢደወነናዊ ማእሰርቲ ተሓተትቲ ምዃኖም ኣረጋጊጹ ከምኡ’ውን ገበናት ኣንጻር ሰብኣውነት። እቲ ጸብጻብ ብተወሳኺ፡ ብዘይ እዚ መቕጻዕቲ ዘይምቕጻዕ ክቕጽል ስለዝኾነ፡ ንጥሕሰትን ገበናትን ተኣማንነት ዘለዎ ተሓታትነት ከምዘድሊ ኣጉሊሑ። ምዕጻው ዕማም ኮሚሽን ግዳያት ኣብ ምድንጋር ዝገድፍ ኮይኑ፡ ግዝኣታት ኣብ ኢትዮጵያ ንሰብኣዊ መሰላት ቀዳምነት ምሃብ ክቕጽላ ኣለወን።
Background to the Conflict
Ethiopia has long struggled with severe armed conflict, various ethnic groups accuse others of attempts to exterminate their populations, while various governments have failed time and time again, to pacify the nation as a whole. But now human experts say Ethiopia could be on the verge of even greater atrocities being committed with almost all risk factors present. Here's a look now at some of the brutal dynamics at play in Ethiopia.
Ethiopia continues to go down a dangerous path. That's the latest UN report, which reveals all eight of the common risk factors of atrocity crimes are taking place in parts of the country. It expressed alarm over ongoing unrest in the Amhara region. late September 50 Amhara militia were killed during clashes against government security forces. And despite a 2021 ceasefire that ended a three year war between the government and the tigray, People's Liberation Front, the northern western and southern parts of Tigray continued to experience instability. It's also said there's alarming evidence of extrajudicial killings in the authority region.
There is a very real and imminent risk that the situation will deteriorate further and it is incumbent upon the international community to ensure that investigations persist so human rights violations can be addressed and the worst tragedies averted.
More information:
The Guardian: "‘People are under siege’: why Ethiopia’s war in Tigray isn’t over": https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2023/aug/07/people-are-under-siege-why-ethiopias-war-in-tigray-isnt-over
Urgent appeal for Women in Tigray from Hamlin Fistula UK: https://hamlinfistulauk.org/urgent-tigray-appeal/?fbclid=IwAR31w1bgUPb9b83U45ipQB6jVUOF3jiXjwJ7tDRK81v3MKJtrS99vKTWtU0
The Irob People
The Irob people are an ethnic group in Ethiopia who mainly reside in the northeastern part of the country, primarily in the Irob Woreda (district) of the Tigray region, near the border with Eritrea. They have their own distinct language called Irob, which belongs to the Semitic branch of the Afro-Asiatic language family.
The Irob people are primarily engaged in agriculture, with farming and animal husbandry being the main economic activities. They cultivate crops such as maize, sorghum, barley, and wheat, and also rear livestock including cattle, sheep, and goats. Additionally, trade, particularly cross-border trade with Eritrea, plays a significant role in their economy.
The Irob people have a unique cultural heritage and have preserved their traditional practices, beliefs, and rituals over generations. They have their own social structures, customs, and traditional clothing. The Irob community also places a high emphasis on education, with efforts to improve educational opportunities for their youth.
However, it is important to note that in recent years, the Irob people, like other communities in the Tigray region, have faced challenges due to conflicts and political tensions in Ethiopia. Ongoing conflicts and displacement may have impacted their lives and well-being. For a deeper understanding of the current situation, it is advisable to refer to reliable sources, news outlets, and organizations specializing in this region.
ህዝቢ ኢሮብ ኣብ ኢትዮጵያ ብቐንዱ ኣብ ወረዳ ኢሮብ (ኣውራጃ) ክልል ትግራይ፡ ኣብ ጥቓ ዶብ ኤርትራ ዝርከብ ብሄር እዩ። ኢሮብ ዝበሃል ናይ ገዛእ ርእሶም ፍሉይ ቋንቋ ኣለዎም፡ እዚ ድማ ኣብ ጨንፈር ሴሚቲክ ስድራቤት ቋንቋ ኣፍሮ-ኤስያ ዝምደብ እዩ።
ህዝቢ ኢሮብ ብቐንዱ ኣብ ሕርሻ ዝተዋፈረ ኮይኑ፡ ሕርሻን ምርባሕ እንስሳን ቀንዲ ቁጠባዊ ምንቅስቓስ እዩ። ከም ቆሎ፡ ስርናይ፡ ስገምን ስርናይን ዝኣመሰሉ ኣእካል፡ ከምኡ’ውን ከብቲ፡ ኣባጊዕን ኣጣልን ሓዊሱ ጥሪት የልምዑ። ብተወሳኺ ንግዲ ብፍላይ ድማ ምስ ኤርትራ ዝካየድ ስግረ-ዶባዊ ንግዲ ኣብ ቁጠባኦም ልዑል ተራ ኣለዎ።
ህዝቢ ኢሮብ ፍሉይ ባህላዊ ቅርሲ ዘለዎ ኮይኑ ባህላዊ ኣሰራርሓኡ፣ እምነቱ፣ ስርዓታቱ ንወለዶታት ዓቂቡ እዩ። ናይ ገዛእ ርእሶም ማሕበራዊ ኣቃውማ፡ ልምዲ፡ ባህላዊ ኣከዳድና ኣለዎም። ማሕበረሰብ ኢሮብ እውን ኣብ ትምህርቲ ልዑል ትኹረት ይህብ፣ ንመንእሰያቶም ዕድላት ትምህርቲ ንምምሕያሽ ፃዕሪ ይገብር።
ይኹን እምበር ኣብ ዝሓለፉ ዓመታት ህዝቢ ኢሮብ ከም ካልኦት ማሕበረሰባት ክልል ትግራይ ኣብ ኢትዮጵያ ብሰንኪ ጎንፅታትን ፖለቲካዊ ወጥሪታትን ብድሆታት ኣጋጢምዎም ምህላዎም ምግንዛብ ኣገዳሲ እዩ። ቀጻሊ ግጭታትን ምምዝባልን ኣብ ህይወቶምን ጽቡቕ ሂወቶምን ጽልዋ ኣሕዲሩ ክኸውን ይኽእል እዩ። ብዛዕባ ህሉው ኩነታት ብዕምቆት ንምርዳእ፡ እሙናት ምንጭታት፡ ማዕከናት ዜና፡ ከምኡ’ውን ኣብዚ ዞባ ዝነጥፉ ትካላት ምውካስ ይምከር።
