Tigrayans deported by Saudi Arabia held and abused in Ethiopia - HRW


  • World
  • Thursday, 06 Jan 2022

ADDIS ABABA/NAIROBI (Reuters) - Thousands of ethnic Tigrayans have been detained in Ethiopia after being deported from Saudi Arabia, suffering brutality from guards and atrocious conditions in both nations, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said on Wednesday.

The Tigrayans appear to have been caught up in both a tough expulsion programme by Riyadh and a crackdown by Ethiopia's government https://www.reuters.com/investigates/special-report/ethiopia-conflict-tigrayans during conflict in their northern homeland region.

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