Mai Kadra massacre
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The Mai Kadra massacre was a large-scale killing of civilians in the Ethiopian town of Mai Kadra during the early stages of the Tigray War in November 2020, marked by ethnically targeted violence and widespread human rights abuses.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
crime against humanity
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massacre ⓘ war crime ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Samri youth group
NERFINISHED
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local militia ⓘ local security officials ⓘ |
| characteristic |
ethnically targeted violence
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extrajudicial killings ⓘ widespread human rights abuses ⓘ |
| conflict | Tigray War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| consequence |
heightened ethnic tensions in Ethiopia
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mass displacement of civilians ⓘ |
| context | early phase of the Tigray War ⓘ |
| country | Ethiopia ⓘ |
| date | 2020-11-09 ⓘ |
| dateRange | 2020-11-09/2020-11-10 ⓘ |
| investigatedBy |
Amnesty International
NERFINISHED
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Ethiopian Human Rights Commission NERFINISHED ⓘ Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legalCharacterizationProposed |
crimes against humanity
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war crimes ⓘ |
| location | Mai Kadra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| method |
beating
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hacking with machetes ⓘ shooting ⓘ stabbing ⓘ |
| notableFor |
ethnic profiling of victims
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scale of killings in a single town ⓘ use of crude weapons in mass killings ⓘ |
| numberOfVictimsEstimate | hundreds ⓘ |
| partOf |
Tigray War atrocities
ⓘ
wider pattern of atrocities in the Tigray War ⓘ |
| perpetratorsAllegedByAmnestyInternational |
Tigrayan youth group Samri
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
local Tigrayan security forces ⓘ |
| region | Tigray Region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reportedBy |
Amnesty International
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ethiopian Human Rights Commission NERFINISHED ⓘ Human Rights Watch NERFINISHED ⓘ international media ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
forensic and testimonial investigations
ⓘ
human rights reports ⓘ international condemnation ⓘ |
| targetedGroupReported |
Amhara civilians
NERFINISHED
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non-Tigrayan civilians ⓘ |
| timeInRelationToWar | early November 2020 ⓘ |
| triggerContext | outbreak of armed conflict between Ethiopian federal forces and Tigray regional forces in November 2020 ⓘ |
| victimGroupReportedByEHRC |
Amhara civilians
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Welkait residents of Amhara origin ⓘ |
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