Tigray: Continuing Violations, Humanitarian Restrictions, and the Struggle for Accountability
The war in Tigray did not end with the signing of the November 2022 Pretoria Cessation of Hostilities Agreement. While the agreement significantly reduced large-scale fighting, serious violations of international humanitarian law (IHL) and international human rights law (IHRL) continued into 2025-2026. In 2025 and 2026, forced displacement, restrictions on humanitarian access, arbitrary detention, attacks affecting civilians, and renewed hostilities have targeted Tigray’s civilian population. This article documents continuing patterns of abuses and persistent accountability gap. A War That Never Fully Ended The international community’s attention to Tigray declined after the Pretoria agreement, but the humanitarian consequences of the war remained profound. Close to a million Tigrayans remained displaced, while Tigrayans in Western Tigray continued to face ethnic cleansing. In June 2025, internally displaced Tigrayans in Mekelle staged a three-day protest demanding the right to re...
