source: HRW
actor1: Police Forces of Ethiopia (2018-) Afar Special Forces
actor2: Civilians (Ethiopia)
location: Semera
notes: Around 15 September 2021 (week of), Afar Regional Special Forces reportedly beat ethnic Tigrayan prisoners in Semera (Awsi-Zone 1, Afar) accusing them of being linked to the TPLF. Injuries to the legs and heads of several prisoners were documented. Several of the prisoners had been recently deported from Saudi Arabia.