Hawzen in the Tigray war

Events in Hawzen in the Tigray War included five mass extrajudicial killings that took place in Hawzen in the Tigray Region of Ethiopia during the Tigray War in November and December 2020 and January and February 2021, looting and destruction Hawzen Primary Hospital by the Eritrean Defence Force (EDF),[1][2] and the establishment of a rape camp in the hospital by the Ethiopian National Defense Forces (ENDF).

Six incidents of heavy fighting and bombing took place from November 2020 to August 2021 during the Tigray War.

In the wake of the battles, they organised a killing spree that spread towards the nearby small towns of Megab and Koraro.

[citation needed] Witnesses interpreted the identity of the late November perpetrators as Ethiopian and Eritrean soldiers.

Methods used to prevent girls and women from escaping included tying them to the beds or locking doors.

A dozen of civilians are buried in this grave in Hawzen – photo on 6 June 2021