Warning: This story contains graphic descriptions of violence and may disturb some readers.
The atrocities have been seared into the skin and minds of Tigrayans, who shelter by the thousands within sight of the homeland they fled in northern Ethiopia.
Berhane Gebrewahid, a 24-year-old Tigrayan farmer who fled the conflict in Ethiopia's Tigray.(AP)
They arrive in heat that soars above 38C, carrying the pain of gunshot wounds, torn vaginas, welts on beaten backs.
Less visible are the memories: Dozens of bodies strewn on riverbanks. Fighters raping a woman one by one for speaking her own language. A child, weakened by hunger, left behind.