Dear Friend,

This week, we published a major investigative report exposing industrial-scale pillage during and after the war in Tigray, Ethiopia’s northernmost state. The trafficking of gold, antiquities, and human beings occurred alongside gang rape, torture, kidnapping, and mutilation.

The new investigative report, “Power and Plunder: The Eritrean Defense Forces Intervention in Tigray,” provides evidence indicating that the Eritrean Defense Forces (EDF) orchestrated and engaged in looting operations during and after the war in Tigray. The report warns that since the conflict—which took place between 2020 and 2022—the EDF has pursued new cross-border illicit financial activities, increasing the risk of a return to war.

The Sentry exposes violent, predatory operations, but we don’t stop there.

With this new report, and in all our work, we provide the evidence, expert analysis, and recommendations—to government offices and agencies, including sanctioning bodies and law enforcement, international organizations, the private sector, and civil society—for powerful actions where it counts.

Sincerely,
Charles Cater
Director of Investigations