conflict Ethiopia
Tigray groups accused of forcibly recruiting men and boys amid renewed fighting
15years
Age of the youngest children Human Rights Watch said were involved in documented recruitment cases
Witnesses told The Guardian that Tigray armed groups were forcibly recruiting men and boys aged 15 to 65 amid fighting that resumed on 23 September between Ethiopia’s federal government and the TPLF. The conflict stranded civilians and disrupted banking and communications.
2 sourcesAl Jazeera, The GuardianUpdated
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Young men interviewed by Al Jazeera said they were leaving Tigray because they feared being forcibly recruited to fight.
2 of 2 sources“In the past few months, Tigrayans with the means to leave have been heading for the capital, Addis Ababa, fearing that war was coming.”
AllegedHuman Rights Watch reported that Tigrayan authorities and forces had forcibly recruited civilians, including children as young as 15, since at least April.
“Human Rights Watch reported in July that Tigrayan authorities and forces had forcibly recruited civilians, including children as young as 15, since at least April.”