Explanation:
According to the Associated Press, hundreds of thousands of Tigrayans were forcibly expelled from western Tigray, which belongs to Ethiopia's constitution, by forces from Amhara province, which claims the area as its own. This has led to accusations of ethnic cleansing.
The Tigray War, which lasted from November 2020 to November 2022, began when TPLF forces attacked the Northern Command headquarters of the Ethiopian National Defense Force (ENDF). In March 2022, Ethiopia declared an indefinite humanitarian truce to allow humanitarian aid to be delivered into Tigray.
The conflict has had a severe impact on the people of the region, with estimates suggesting that as many as 600,000 people have died, including civilians, due to famine, massacres, ethnic cleansing, and widespread sexual violence. The United Nations has appointed a team of investigators led by Fatou Bensouda to collect evidence of abuses for potential use in future criminal prosecutions.
