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The Zamr massacre was a mass extrajudicial killing that took place in Zamr (Tigrinya: ዛምር) in the Tigray Region of Ethiopia during the Tigray War, on 3 March 2021.[1] Zamr is a village that belongs to tabiya Simret, woreda Bizet, Eastern zone of Tigray.
| Zamr massacre | |
|---|---|
| Part of Tigray War | |
  Zamr  Zamr Location of Zamr in Tigray (Ethiopia) | |
| Location | Zamr (Tigrinya: ዛምር), Tigray Region, Ethiopia |
| Date | 3 March 2021 |
| Target | Tigrayan youth |
Attack type | |
| Deaths | 7 civilians |
| Perpetrators |  Eritrean Defence Forces |
Massacre
editThe Eritrean Defence Forces (EDF) killed seven civilian youngsters in Zamr (Central Tigray) on 3 March 2021.[1]
Perpetrators
editAssenaTV reported the perpetrators of this massacre as being Eritrean soldiers.[2]
Victims
editThe “Tigray: Atlas of the humanitarian situation” mentions seven victims of this massacre,[1] all of whom have been identified.[2]
Reactions
editThe “Tigray: Atlas of the humanitarian situation”,[1] that documented this massacre received international media attention, particularly regarding its Annex A, that lists massacres in the Tigray War.[3][4][5][6]
After months of denial by the Ethiopian authorities that massacres occurred in Tigray, a joint investigation by OHCHR and the Ethiopian Human Rights Commission was announced in March 2021.[7]
While the Ethiopian government promised that Eritrean troops will be pulled out from Tigray, the Eritrean government denies any participation in warfare in Tigray, let alone in massacres.[8]
References
edit- ^ a b c d Annys, S., Vanden Bempt, T., Negash, E., De Sloover, L., Nyssen, J., 2021. Tigray: Atlas of the humanitarian situation[self-published source]
- ^ a b TGHAT, A compilation of the verified list of civilian victims from different sources[self-published source]
- ^ The World radio (2 April 2021): Counting the victims in Tigray
- ^ EuroNews, 2 April 2021 – See film embedded in the news item: G7 'seriously concerned' about human rights violations in Ethiopia's Tigray region
- ^ CBC, 2 April 2021: As It Happens: The Friday Edition (from 28:00 to 35:30) Tigray, Ethiopia Massacre
- ^ The Guardian, 2 April 2021: Ethiopia: 1,900 people killed in massacres in Tigray identified
- ^ France24, 18 March 2021: UN rights chief agrees to joint Tigray probe
- ^ DW, 19 March 2021: Fact check: Are other nations involved in the war in Tigray?
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