Source briefingJuly 6, 2026Human Rights
Ethiopia: Tigray Authorities Forcibly Recruiting Civilians

Source digest: Click to expand Image Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF) fighters in Mekele, Tigray region, Ethiopia, June 30, 2021. © 2021 Yasuyoshi Chiba/AFP via Getty Images (Nairobi) – Regional authorities in Ethiopia’s northern Tigray region have been abducting and unlawfully recruiting civilians, including children as young as 15, for their forces since at least April 2026, Human Rights Watch…
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