Georgetown Institute for Women, Peace and Security

The Crisis in Tigray: Women and Girls Under Violent Assault

10:00AM-11:15AM EDT
RSVP here for the virtual event
 

Civil war rages on in Ethiopia’s northern Tigray region and women and girls are under attack. Amidst a media blackout, the world is just learning of the scope of the brutality. Coordinated rapes in Tigray are being deliberately used as a weapon of war and only one medical facility in the region is equipped to respond to rape survivors. The violence in Tigray has killed thousands of people and forced hundreds of thousands from their homes. The UN Security Council has yet to act.

Join leading policymakers and voices from Tigray and the greater region for an important discussion on what is happening, and what can be done to counter the human rights violations and atrocities committed against women and girls.

Featuring:

The Honorable Pramila Patten
UN Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Sexual Violence in Conflict

The Honorable Geraldine Byrne-Nason
Permanent Representative of Ireland to the UN

Ambassador Melanne Verveer
Executive Director, Georgetown Institute for Women, Peace and Security 

Ms. Esther Watts
Country Director, CARE Ethiopia

Ms. Mekhon Afework
Advisor-Gender in Emergencies, CARE Ethiopia

and voices from Tigray including local healthcare providers and survivors who will share eyewitness accounts