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The report outlines the applicable international legal standards on genocide, crimes against humanity, and war crimes, then evaluates evidence concerning Tigrayans as a protected group. It addresses alleged intent to destroy, prohibited acts including killing and conditions of life, and public incitement, followed by avenues for accountability through state responsibility and individual criminal responsibility mechanisms.","Genocide in Tigray: Serious Breaches of International Law in the Tigray Conflict, Ethiopia, and Paths to Accountability  \nContents  \nForeword  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  . 3  \nIntroduction  ............................................. 5  \nContributors  ............................................. 7  \nMap of Tigray Region  ..................................... 9  \n I  . Glossary  ........................................... 10  \n II  . Executive Summary  ................................. 11  \n III  . Introduction  ........................................ 13  \nIV. Background on the conflict in Tigray  ................... 17  \nA. Historical and contemporary challenges as triggers of the Tigray War ............................ 17  \n B. Timeline of the conflict ............................. 19  \nV . Findings on Genocide  ................................ 21  \nA. Summary of the Law on Genocide ................... 21  \n1. Public International Law .......................... 21  \n2. International Criminal Law ........................ 22  \nB. Tigrayans as a “Protected Group”..................... 23  \nC. Summary of conclusions ............................ 24  \nD. Specific Intent to Destroy the Tigrayans, in Whole or in Part, As such ......................... 25  \n1. The Ethiopian Federal Government and the Ethiopian National Defence Forces ................. 29  \na) Evidence of Direct Intent to Destroy Tigrayans  ..... 29  \nb) Relevant Circumstances Indirectly Evidencing an Intent to Destroy  .................. 34  \n2. Regional Amhara authorities and Amhara Special Forces ....................... 40  \na) Evidence of Direct Intent to Destroy Tigrayans  ..... 40  \nb) Relevant Circumstances Indirectly Evidencing an Intent to Destroy  .................. 42  \n3. The State of Eritrea and Eritrean Defence Forces..... 45  \na) Evidence of Direct Intent to Destroy Tigrayans  ..... 45  \nb) Relevant Circumstances Indirectly Evidencing an Intent to Destroy  .................. 46  \nE. Commission of Prohibited Acts against the Tigrayans as a Protected Group .................. 48  \n1. Killing Members of the Protected Group ............ 48  \na) Killing of Tigrayan prisoners by Ethiopian guards  .. 50  \nb) Mai Kadra massacre  ........................... 51  \nc) Axum massacre  ............................... 52  \nd) Other allegations  .............................. 53  \n2. Causing Serious Bodily or Mental Harm ............ 57  \n3. Deliberately Inflicting on the Group Conditions of Life Calculated to Bring about Its Physical Destruction in Whole or in Part .................... 60  \na) Man-made Famine and Starvation ................ 61  \nb) Destruction of Tigray’s Health Care System  ........ 71  \n4. Imposing Measures Intended to Prevent Births Within the Group ................. 74  \nF. Crime of Direct and Public Incitement to Genocide ..... 78  \n1. “Direct” incitement to genocide .................... 79  \n2. “Public” incitement to genocide .................... 80  \n 3. Application of these principles in Tigray ............. 80  \nVI  . Findings on Crimes Against Humanity  .................. 84  \nA. Summary of the Law on Crimes Against Humanity ..... 84  \nB. Crimes Against Humanity against Tigrayans ........... 85  \n1. Persecution ..................................... 86  \n2. Rape, conflict-related sexual violence, and other sexualized crimes ................................ 89  \n3. Forcible Displacement (Deportation and Forcible Transfer) ................................ 92  \n4. Unlawful imprisonment and enforced disappearances 94  \n 5. Murders ........................................ 98  \nVII  . Findings on War Crimes  ............................. 100  \nA. Summary of the Law on War Crimes ................. 100  \nB. War Crimes committed against Tigrayans ............ 101  \n1. Conduct of hostilities ............................ 101  \n2. 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