Negari Ethiopia

Negari, a powerful, curated, immersive experience of bearing witness to selected lived experiences of women in conflict settings in Ethiopia.

አገራችን ወርቅ ነበር።

We had a home that felt like gold.

ከሃገሬ ምን ይናፍቀኛል? እሸት!

What do I miss most from home? The sweet pea from our garden!

ፍትህ እፈልጋለሁ።

I seek justice.

ስራ የናፈቀን ሰው ነን።

We miss working.

About Negari

NegariispoweredbytheSetaweetMovement,acontemporaryEthiopianfeministcollectivededicatedtoadvocacy,truth-telling,andmemorialization.TheprojectseekstocontributetoEthiopia’snationalhealingandreconciliationbydocumentinggender-basedviolence(GBV)againstwomeninconflict-affectedregions.

Thisinitiativeisbuiltuponextensivetruth-seekingactivitiesinAmhara,Somali,andBenishangul-Gumuzregions,whereinterviewswithsurvivorshaveuncoveredharrowingyetessentialnarratives.Thetestimoniesserveashistoricalrecords,ensuringthattheexperiencesofwomenarenotforgottenandthatthedemandforjusticeisamplified.Negariisnotjustanexhibition—itisacalltoremember,toreflect,andtoact.

About Setaweet

SetaweetisacontemporaryfeministmovementthataimstoarticulateEthiopianfeminismandtocreateaspacefordialogue,research,andactivismbyEthiopianwomenandmen.Setaweethasworkedtoaddressgender-basedviolencethroughitsfreehot-lineAlegnta6388,andthroughtheupcomingAlegntamobileapplicationthatcanbeusedtoreportincidentsofviolence,aswellasthroughcampaignstoraiseawarenessandbringaboutashiftinconsciousness.Setaweetworkstobuildanationwidefeministmovementbyengaginggrassrootsassociations,women’srightsgroups,andactivistsindialogues,forums,andconferencesthatcreatesisterhoodandsolidarity.

Debre Berhan

Amhara National Regional State conflict background

The Amhara region experiences intense violence due to identi ty-based movements, terri- torial disputes, political shifts, and economic struggles, exacerbated by ethnic federalism and com plex security conditions. (Conflict Trends Analysis, Amhara Region, October 2023, Rift Valley Institute). Women and children displaced in Horo Guduru, East, West, and Kellem Wollega zones face severe challenges, including lack of humanitarian assistance, limited access to edu- cation, healthcare, and basic services. (UNGA, Human Rights Council, 13 June 2024).

Jigjiga & Golchano

SOMALI NATIONAL REGIONAL STATE

The Somali National Regional State faced severe human rights abuses, including mass killings, forced disappearances, and sexual violence. Over a million people were displaced, with women and children suffering the most. Security forces committed torture, executions, and inhumane treatment in prisons like Jail Ogaden.

ASSOSA

BENISHANGUL-GUMUZ NATIONAL REGIONAL STATE

Gumuz militia attacks by 2019 resulted in the massacre of over 200 people, including pregnant women and children from Shina sha, Amhara, and Oromo communities. Direct targeting of women, including pregnant women, highlighting extreme violence and human rights violations. (Tsegaye Shibiru, ‘Conflict Trend Analysis Benshangule Gumze Regional State’ (Rift Valley Institute Peace Research Facility) 5.)

የፍትህና የተጠያቂነት ጥሪ

Call for Justice and for Accountability

In light of the stories of Ethiopian women in conflict settings that our team has shared with the public, we call on the Government of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia to give priority, sufficient attention and to take seriously its international and constitutional obligations to ensuring access to justice and accountability for Ethiopian women and girls who are victims of conflict related violence. Bearing witness to the plight of thousands of Ethiopian women at this juncture of history, we respectfully ask:

1. The government to reconsider its policy of forced return of vulnerable civil ians where their safety cannot be guaranteed and while no provision has been made for non-repeat of violence,
2. To undertake sincere and impartial investigation into the many inter-commu nal disputes that characterize Ethiopia at the present time, with each conflict marked on the bodies and dignities of Ethiopian women and girls.
3. To hold its armed forces and members of other armed groups accountable for any harm encountered by civilians and to pay particular attention to the extent of sexual violence experienced by women and girls in conflict situations.
4. To center the experiences of civilians and particularly of women and girls in conflict resolution efforts, and in particular in rewarding former fighters with po sitions of power at the cost of accountability.
5. To work towards a cessation of hostilities between its armed forces and that of armed groups in various parts of the country.
6. To allocate funding and human resources to a serious attempt at providing reparations to survivors of violence all over the country

ነጋሪ፡ የፍትህና የተጠያነት ጥሪ ለኢትዮጵያ ሴቶች የፍትህ እና የተጠያቂነት ጥሪ ሴታዊት በቅርቡ ለህዝብ ካዘጋጀችዉ ነጋሪ የተሰኘ ልዪ አውደርዕይ ግጭት ባሉባቸው አካባቢዎች ውስጥ ያሉ ሴቶች ታሪክን መሰረት በማድረግ የኢትዮጵያ ፌዴራላዊ ዲሞክራሲያዊ ሪፐብሊክ መንግስት ለኢትዮጵያውያን ሴቶችና ሴት ልጆች ፍትህና ተጠያቂነትን ለማረጋገጥ ያለበትን ግዴታ እንዲወጣ እንጠይቃለን። በዚህ ወቅት በሺዎች የሚቆጠሩ ኢትዮጵያውያን ሴቶች ላይ ለሚደርሰው ጥቃት ምስክር በመሆን የሚከተሉትን ጥያቄዎች፣

1. መንግስት ደህንነታቸው ሊረጋገጥ በማይችልበት ሁኔታ እና ግጭት ዳግም እንደማይከሰት ሳያረጋግጥ በግዳጅ ዜጎችን ወደ ነበሩበት አካባቢ የመመለስ ፖሊሲውን እንደገና እንዲያጤን
2. በአሁኑ ወቅት በርካታ ማኅበረሰቦች ውስጥ ያሉ የእርስ በርስ አለመግባባቶች እና ግጭቶች ላይ በቅንነት እና በገለልተኛነት ምርመራ እንዲያደርግ በተለይም እያንዳንዱ ግጭት በኢትዮጵያ ሴቶች እና ሴት ልጆች አካል እና ክብር ላይ ያደረሰውን ጉዳት በተገቢው እንዲመረምር
3. በሰላማዊ ሴቶች እና ሴት ልጆች ላይ መከላከያ ሰራዊቱ የሚያደርሰውን ማንኛውንም ጾታን መሰረት ያደረጉ ጥቃቶች ሰራዊቱን ተጠያቂ ማድረግ እንዲሁም ለተፈጸሙ ጾታዊ ጥቃቶች ቅጣት እና ተጠያቂነት እንዲያሰፍን
4. ለታጣቂወች የስልጣን ሹመት ከመስጠት ይልቅ ለተፈጸሙ የተለያዪ ጾታን መሰረት ያደረጉ ጥቃቶች ተጠያቂ ማድረግ እንዲሁም በግጭት አፈታት ጥረቶች ላይ የሰላማዊ ዜጎችን በተለይም የሴቶችን እና ሴት ልጆችን ያማከለ ስርአት ማስፈን
5. በተለያዩ የሀገሪቱ ክፍሎች ባሉ የታጠቁ ሃይሎች እና የመንግስት የታጠቁ ሃይሎች መካከል የሚነሱ ግጭቶች እንዲቆሙ መስራት
6. በመላ የሀገሪቱ ክፍሎች ጥቃት የደረሰባቸዉን ሰዎችን ካሳ ለማቅረብ ለሚደረገው ጥረት እና ሙከራ የገንዘብ እና የሰው ሃይል እንዲመድብ በአክብሮት እንጠይቃለን።