A school complex in which thousands of Tigrayans - an ethnic group from the Horn of Africa area - had found refuge in north-western Tigray in January was hit by an Ethiopian government air raid. The circumstance is reported by Human Rights Watch.
An armed drone probably dropped three bombs on the complex in the city of Dedebit, killing at least 57 civilians and injuring more than 42. "The Ethiopian government - explains HRW - should carry out a timely, thorough and impartial investigation into the apparent war crime and properly prosecute those responsible. Due to widespread abuses by all warring parties in northern Ethiopia, foreign governments should impose a moratorium on arms sales and military assistance to warring parties. "
The Ethiopian drone "hit the Dedebit school complex three times, killing and maiming displaced people, mainly the elderly, women and children - adds Laetitia Bader, director for the Horn of Africa at Human Rights Watch - while they slept in makeshift tents made with plastic sheets ".
The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights said that between November 22 and February 28 his office had documented that 304 people died and 373 were injured as a result of air strikes in Tigray.
(Unioneonline / ss)