The war in Tigray has been going on since the autumn of 2020. Massacres of civilians in the area have previously been reported, and the UN has warned of human rights violations.

According to Desta Haileselassie, living in Stockholm, thousands of civilians were killed in the war.

- I document war crimes committed in Tigray.

I have been doing this day and night for a year now, he says.

He continues.

- I get the information from the families themselves who have lost relatives.

If you call someone who tells you that they have lost someone they love, you have to trust them, says Desta Haileselassie.

Hear Desta Haileselassie tell more in the clip above.