International Women's day Demonstration call | End war in Amhara Stop killing women

March 8 demonstration call in Sweden, Stockholm to raise our voice against human right violation on women in Amhara and across Ethiopia by the dictatorial regime of Abiy Ahmed.

Date:  March 8, 2025 

Place: Segels Torg

Time: 14:30 - 17:00

Organizer : Ethiopian refugee association in Sweden

በአለም አቀፍ የሴቶች ቀን March 8 በስዊድን ተቃውሞ ሰልፍ ጥሪ ‼️

የብልጽግናው አገዛዝ በአማራ ክልል ሴቶች ላይ እያደረሰ ያለውን ግፍ ቀጥሏል:: መምህርት እና የሰብአዊ መብት ተከራካሪ መስከረም አበራን ጨምሮ በርካቶችን ያለ ወንጀላቸው አስሯል:: ‼️

ኢ-ሰብአዊነት በተባባሰበት በሀገራችን ኢትዮጵያ ሴቶች እና ህጻናት ክፉኛ እየተጎዱ ይገኛሉ:: በመሆኑም በአለምአቀፍ የሴቶች ቀን በስዊድን ስቶኮልም ለወገኖቻችን ድምጽ እንድንሆን ጥሪ ተላልፏል:: 

ቀን : March 8, 2025 

ቦታ : Segels Torg

ሰአት : 14:30 

Tiruye Alemnew : a war crime victim in the war Amhara. Tiruye raped and killed by Abiy Ahmed forces near Lalibela, Ahara region of Ethiopia.

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The Plight of Women in Ethiopia’s Amhara Region

Ladies and Gentlemen,

Today, on International Women’s Day, we celebrate the resilience and strength of women worldwide. Yet we must also shine a light on those who suffer in silence, particularly the women of Ethiopia’s Amhara region, enduring unimaginable horrors amidst ongoing conflict and systemic violence.

Under the current Ethiopian regime, civilians have lost the protection of their government. Thousands of women in the Oromia and Benishangul regions have been massacred by extremist groups solely because of their Amhara identity. This is genocide. It is with profound sorrow that I address you today—how can we bear witness in our generation to the persecution of women and children targeted for nothing more than their ethnicity?.

Today, the suffering of Amhara women has intensified. Since August 2023, an active war has ravaged the Amhara region, following the conclusion of the deadly conflict in Northern Ethiopia. Federal forces, under Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed—the 2019 Nobel Peace Prize laureate—have turned their weapons on civilians. Drone strikes target innocent women and children, while extrajudicial killings by Ethiopian National Defense Forces have become a routine tool of terror. The conflict has plunged the region into a humanitarian crisis, yet the world remains largely silent.

In Amhara, women bear the brunt of war crimes and human rights violations. Rape and sexual violence are wielded as weapons of war to terrorize and subjugate communities. Their bodies have become battlegrounds; their voices drowned out by chaos. Countless women have been displaced, their homes destroyed, their families torn apart. They live in constant fear, deprived of healthcare, education, and basic necessities.

According to reports, over 5,500 schools across Ethiopia have suspended operations, leaving more than 9 million students—most in Amhara—without education due to ongoing violence.

This International Women’s Day, we must demand justice for the women of Amhara. We must end the impunity enabling these atrocities. We must support local organisations protecting and empowering these women, and pressure the international community to intervene—to stop the war and deliver justice.

Let us remember: The fight for women’s rights is a fight for humanity. The women of Amhara deserve peace, dignity, and justice. Their courage in the face of unspeakable adversity reminds us why we must never cease striving for equality and justice for all.

Thank you.