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DW: Kommen Kriegsverbrechen in Tigray vor ein deutsches Gericht?
"Ich habe Gräuel in Tigray gesehen, die noch immer meine Träume heimsuchen, und die mein Verständnis, was Menschsein bedeutet, zerstört haben - Gräuel, die weiter reichen als gewöhnliche Verbrechen." So zitiert die Nichtregierungsorganisation Legal Action Worldwide (LAW) einen Überlebenden des 2022 beendeten Kriegs in Äthiopiens nördlichster Provinz.
UMD Media: Historic Legal Action Against Senior Ethiopian and Eritrean Government and Military Officials Initiated in Germany Over Tigray War Atrocities
In a landmark move, eight survivors of the Tigray war in Ethiopia have filed a criminal complaint in Germany against 12 senior Ethiopian and Eritrean government and military officials, alleging war crimes and crimes against humanity. This unprecedented legal action seeks to leverage Germany’s principle of universal jurisdiction, which allows for the prosecution of serious international crimes regardless of where they were committed.
RFI: Éthiopie: les violences durant la guerre du Tigré au centre d’une plainte déposée en Allemagne
Entre 2020 et 2022, le conflit qui avait opposé le Front de libération du Tigré et le gouvernement fédéral éthiopien avait fait au moins 600 000 morts. Huit témoins de ces atrocités ont donc décidé de déposer une plainte en Allemagne à l'encontre de hauts responsables et officiers éthiopiens comme érythréens pour « crimes de guerre » et « crimes contre l'humanité ». La première du genre.
Arab News: Ethiopian, Eritrean officials accused of war crimes
ADDIS ABABA: Eight survivors of the devastating conflict in Ethiopia’s northern Tigray region have accused 12 high-ranking Ethiopian and Eritrean civilian and military officials of war crimes and crimes against humanity, the legal rights group representing them said on Monday.
The Defense Post: Ethiopian, Eritrean Officials Accused of War Crimes During Tigray Conflict
Eight survivors of the devastating conflict in Ethiopia’s northern Tigray region have accused 12 high-ranking Ethiopian and Eritrean civilian and military officials of war crimes and crimes against humanity, the legal rights group representing them told AFP on Monday.
