Human Rights Watch published on 5 January 2022 a report titled "Ethiopia: Returned Tigrayans Detained, Abused."
Human Rights Watch reports that Saudi Arabia has been deporting Tigrayans to reception centers in Ethiopia where some of them are being unlawfully held. There are 8 detention centers in the Addis Ababa area and other regional centers. Some young male Tigrayans have been sent to forced labor sites.