About 400 Amhara civilians killed in Tole kebele villages after security forces withdrew
- Ref
- OHRM-2022-0202
- Date of incident
- Zone
- West Wollega
- Number of people affected
- 400
On 18 June 2022, a day after government forces left Tole without explanation, armed men in a mix of civilian clothes and uniforms attacked Amhara villages and killed several hundred civilians (about 400 per HRW World Report 2023), many women and children, and destroyed homes and businesses. HRW interviewed 19 witnesses and analysed satellite imagery.
Source: Human Rights Watch, "Ethiopia: Civilians in Western Oromia Left Unprotected", 2022-08-31. https://www.hrw.org/news/2022/08/31/ethiopia-civilians-western-oromia-left-unprotected