Ethiopia’s war marked by ‘extreme brutality’ from all sides: UN
3 years, 1 month ago

Ethiopia’s war marked by ‘extreme brutality’ from all sides: UN

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UN probe finds evidence of brutal violence that may amount to crimes against humanity, including gang rape by all combatants. “The United States is increasingly troubled by the expansion of combat operations and intercommunal violence in Ethiopia and is closely monitoring the situation,” a State Department spokesperson said. ‘Brutal violence and suffering’ Michelle Bachelet, the UN high commissioner for human rights, said the Tigray conflict has been marked by “extreme brutality”. Meanwhile, Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed said the UN report dispelled false accusations against his government, including the deliberate denial of humanitarian assistance to the civilian population in Tigray. “A key concern of our report is accountability,” the UN official said, adding that an independent investigative mechanism should be considered if national authorities fail to deliver justice to the victims.

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Strong evidence that Ethiopia committed genocide in Tigray war: Report
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Strong evidence that Ethiopia committed genocide in Tigray war: Report

Al Jazeera  

Report says Ethiopia and allies had ‘intent to destroy Tigrayans as an ethnic group’ and calls for prosecution at ICJ. There is compelling evidence that Ethiopian forces committed genocidal acts during the Tigray war, a new report has concluded. Issued on Tuesday by the United States-based New Lines Institute, the 120-page draft quotes multiple, widespread and credible independent reports that …

Ethiopian forces killed ‘at least 45 citizens’ in Amhara, rights body says
10 months, 1 week ago

Ethiopian forces killed ‘at least 45 citizens’ in Amhara, rights body says

Al Jazeera  

The Amhara violence is Ethiopia’s most serious crisis since a 2022 peace agreement ended war in neighbouring Tigray. Ethiopia’s federal security forces killed at least 45 civilians in a massacre in Amhara state in late January, the independent state-affiliated Ethiopian Human Rights Commission said on Tuesday. The killings in the Amhara town of Merawi follow months of clashes last year …

Crimes against humanity continue in Ethiopia despite truce, say UN experts
1 year, 3 months ago

Crimes against humanity continue in Ethiopia despite truce, say UN experts

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UN experts say Ethiopia and its allies, including Eritrea, are still violating human rights in the Tigray region. “While the signing of the agreement may have mostly silenced the guns, it has not resolved the conflict in the north of the country, in particular in Tigray, nor has it brought about any comprehensive peace,” Mohamed Chande Othman, chair of the …

UN experts say Ethiopia's conflict and Tigray fighting left over 10,000 survivors of sexual violence
1 year, 3 months ago

UN experts say Ethiopia's conflict and Tigray fighting left over 10,000 survivors of sexual violence

The Independent  

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Eritrean troops ‘committed war crimes’ in Ethiopia after peace deal: Report
1 year, 3 months ago

Eritrean troops ‘committed war crimes’ in Ethiopia after peace deal: Report

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Amnesty report says how Eritrean soldiers extrajudicially executed civilians and sexually enslaved women for months after a peace agreement last year. Eritrean troops allied with Ethiopia’s government have “committed war crimes and possible crimes against humanity” in Tigray, rights group Amnesty International says. In a report released on Monday, Amnesty detailed how Eritrean soldiers extrajudicially executed civilians and sexually enslaved …

Rights group reports war crimes in Sudan, including deliberate attacks on civilians, sexual assault
1 year, 4 months ago

Rights group reports war crimes in Sudan, including deliberate attacks on civilians, sexual assault

Associated Press  

CAIRO — Sudan’s warring parties have committed extensive war crimes in the ongoing conflict, including deliberate killings of civilians and sexual assault, a leading rights group said Thursday. The report said the RSF abducted 24 women and girls - as young as 12- and held them “for several days during which they were raped by several RSF members.” Rovera said …

Ethiopia rejects ‘ethnic cleansing’ accusation in western Tigray
1 year, 6 months ago

Ethiopia rejects ‘ethnic cleansing’ accusation in western Tigray

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Human Rights Watch accuses government-backed militias and officials of committing ‘war crimes and crimes against humanity’ in the region. The Ethiopian government has rejected a report by Human Rights Watch that alleges an “ethnic cleansing” campaign is under way in western Tigray despite a truce signed in November. The HRW issued a report last week saying the November peace agreement …

Eritrea, Ethiopia deny US accusations of war crimes in Tigray conflict
1 year, 9 months ago

Eritrea, Ethiopia deny US accusations of war crimes in Tigray conflict

Firstpost  

Ethiopia’s foreign affairs ministry called the US claims “inflammatory” and “untimely”, while Eritrea’s foreign affairs ministry said they were “unsubstantiated and defamatory” Nairobi: Ethiopia and Eritrea on Tuesday rejected a determination by the U.S. State Department that their armies, along with all sides in the recently concluded conflict in Ethiopia’s northern Tigray region, had committed war crimes. Ethiopia’s foreign affairs …

US: War crimes on all sides in Ethiopia’s Tigray conflict
1 year, 9 months ago

US: War crimes on all sides in Ethiopia’s Tigray conflict

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The Biden administration announced Monday that it has determined all sides in the brutal conflict in Ethiopia’s northern Tigray region committed war crimes and crimes against humanity. He said after “careful review of the law and facts” he had determined that members of the Ethiopian National Defense Forces, Eritrean Defense Forces, Tigray People’s Liberation Front forces and Amhara …

US says all sides committed war crimes in Ethiopia conflict
1 year, 9 months ago

US says all sides committed war crimes in Ethiopia conflict

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US Secretary of State Antony Blinken says Ethiopian, Eritrean and Amhara forces committed crimes against humanity. The United States government has concluded that all sides involved in a brutal conflict in the Tigray region of northern Ethiopia have committed war crimes, including rapes, massacres of civilians, forcible deportations and ethnic cleansing. US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Monday …

Eritrean leader dismisses as ‘fantasy’ alleged Tigray abuses
1 year, 10 months ago

Eritrean leader dismisses as ‘fantasy’ alleged Tigray abuses

Associated Press  

NAIROBI, Kenya — Eritrea’s president in rare public comments has dismissed as “a fantasy” allegations that his country’s forces carried out rape, looting and other abuses in the war in neighboring Ethiopia’s Tigray region. “Don’t provoke us” to cause misunderstandings, he added: “Let’s assume that the peace process in Ethiopia is going without obstacles.” Growing visibly irritated with questions, Isaias …

Eritrean forces killing Tigray civilians in Ethiopia despite peace deal, report says
2 years ago

Eritrean forces killing Tigray civilians in Ethiopia despite peace deal, report says

LA Times  

Lead negotiator for Ethiopia’s government, Redwan Hussein, left, and lead Tigray negotiator Getachew Reda, right, sign documents Nov. 2 during the peace talks in Pretoria, South Africa. Eritrean troops have continued killing dozens of civilians in Ethiopia’s Tigray region and committing other abuses weeks after the two main warring parties signed a peace deal, according to an official document seen …

Ethiopia: Government, Tigrayan forces agree to end two-year war
2 years, 1 month ago

Ethiopia: Government, Tigrayan forces agree to end two-year war

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African Union says Ethiopia’s government and Tigrayan forces formally agree to end fighting after talks in South Africa. The parties in the conflict in Ethiopia’s northern region of Tigray have agreed on a “permanent cessation of hostilities”, the African Union mediator said, just more than a week after formal peace talks began in South Africa. Former Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo, …

Ethiopia’s warring sides meet for talks in South Africa
2 years, 1 month ago

Ethiopia’s warring sides meet for talks in South Africa

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The event marks the first formal meeting between the Ethiopian government and Tigray forces since the war broke out in November 2020. Delegates of the Ethiopian government and rival Tigray forces have started peace talks in Pretoria, the South African government has said, marking the first formal meeting between the two warring sides after nearly two years of bloody conflict. …

Ethiopia: UN truck hit by debris from apparent drone strike
2 years, 2 months ago

Ethiopia: UN truck hit by debris from apparent drone strike

Associated Press  

NAIROBI, Kenya — Flying debris from an apparent drone strike has damaged a World Food Program truck in Ethiopia’s besieged Tigray region, the U.N. agency said Monday, after Ethiopian forces and rival Tigray ones recently chose renewed fighting over peace. The government accused Tigray forces of transporting fighters in trucks “illegally” painted with U.N. logos, and it warned humanitarian groups …

UN experts detail extensive war crimes amid Tigray conflict
2 years, 3 months ago

UN experts detail extensive war crimes amid Tigray conflict

Associated Press  

GENEVA — U.N.-backed investigators said Thursday they have turned up evidence of war crimes and crimes against humanity by Ethiopian government forces, Tigray forces and Eritrea’s military — including rape, murder and pillage — over the nearly two-year war centering on Ethiopia’s northern Tigray region. The Commission of Inquiry on Ethiopia, which is working under a mandate from the U.N.'s …

UN experts detail extensive war crimes amid Tigray conflict
2 years, 3 months ago

UN experts detail extensive war crimes amid Tigray conflict

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy U.N.-backed investigators said Thursday they …

UN: Warring sides committing atrocities in Ethiopia’s Tigray
2 years, 3 months ago

UN: Warring sides committing atrocities in Ethiopia’s Tigray

Al Jazeera  

The UN’s International Commission of Human Rights Experts on Ethiopia says it has found evidence of widespread violations by all sides since fighting erupted in 2020. UN experts on Monday said that there are reasonable grounds to believe that “war crimes and crimes against humanity” have been committed by the Ethiopian government in the Tigray region, warning that renewed conflict …

Ethiopia calls WHO chief’s comments on Tigray “unethical”
2 years, 4 months ago

Ethiopia calls WHO chief’s comments on Tigray “unethical”

Associated Press  

NAIROBI, Kenya — Ethiopia’s government is criticizing as “unethical” the statement by the World Health Organization’s director-general that the crisis in the country’s Tigray region is “the worst disaster on Earth” and his assertion that the lack of attention from global leaders may be due to Tigrayans’ skin color. The spokeswoman for Ethiopia’s prime minister on Thursday told journalists that …

UN rights panel says it is alarmed over Ethiopia’s abuses
2 years, 5 months ago

UN rights panel says it is alarmed over Ethiopia’s abuses

Associated Press  

NAIROBI, Kenya — A United Nations rights panel focusing on Ethiopia says it’s alarmed over continued violations and abuses in the East African country. The Commission of Human Rights Experts on Ethiopia, created by the U.N. Human Rights Council to investigate abuses and rights violations in Ethiopia, warned the country is experiencing escalating violence and a dire humanitarian crisis. “The …

UN chief cites ‘demonstrable effort’ at peace in Ethiopia
2 years, 11 months ago

UN chief cites ‘demonstrable effort’ at peace in Ethiopia

Associated Press  

NAIROBI, Kenya — The United Nations secretary-general said Wednesday he was delighted to hear “there is now a demonstrable effort to make peace” in Ethiopia after more than 14 months of war, but he gave no details. Antonio Guterres’ statement came after a call with African Union envoy Olusegun Obasanjo following the envoy’s latest visit to Addis Ababa and the …

Ethiopia slams new probe proposal at UN rights body session
3 years ago

Ethiopia slams new probe proposal at UN rights body session

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Ambassador Zembe Kebede accuses UN Human Rights Council of having been ‘hijacked’ and used as ‘instrument of political pressure’. Speaking at the largely virtual one-day session on Friday, Nada al-Nashif, the deputy rights chief, said the UN is continuing to receive “credible reports” that all sides in the brutal 13-month conflict have been committing severe human rights violations amid a …

UN rights council orders probe into abuses in Ethiopia’s conflict
3 years ago

UN rights council orders probe into abuses in Ethiopia’s conflict

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Ethiopian government says ‘extremely disappointed’, pledges not to cooperate in international investigation. The United Nations Human Rights Council has voted to launch an international investigation into abuses in Ethiopia’s 13-month conflict amid warnings of looming “generalised violence”. Earlier, Nada al-Nashif, the deputy rights chief, told the council the UN was continuing to receive “credible reports” that all sides in the …

‘I cannot escape': New abuses alleged in Ethiopia’s Tigray
3 years ago

‘I cannot escape': New abuses alleged in Ethiopia’s Tigray

Associated Press  

NAIROBI, Kenya — New witness accounts allege that thousands of ethnic Tigrayans have been forcibly expelled, detained or killed in one of the most inaccessible areas of Ethiopia’s yearlong war in the latest wave of abuses carried out with machetes, guns and knives. Following a report by The Associated Press early last month citing people who fled, Thursday’s joint statement …

There is need for a truly independent probe into Ethiopia abuses
3 years, 1 month ago

There is need for a truly independent probe into Ethiopia abuses

Al Jazeera  

A pig and a chicken open a breakfast restaurant together, and their speciality is bacon and eggs. This well-known business fable is perhaps the best illustration of the dynamics behind the joint Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights and Ethiopian Human Rights Commission investigation into “alleged violations of international human rights, humanitarian and refugee law committed …

UN report says Ethiopia’s war marked by ‘extreme brutality’
3 years, 1 month ago

UN report says Ethiopia’s war marked by ‘extreme brutality’

Associated Press  

GENEVA — All sides in Ethiopia’s yearlong war in the Tigray region have committed abuses marked by “extreme brutality” that could amount to war crimes and crimes against humanity, the U.N. human rights chief said Wednesday, noting “the big numbers of violations” are linked to Ethiopian forces and those from neighboring Eritrea. Despite the report’s shortcomings, Abiy’s office said in …

United Nations report says Ethiopia’s war marked by ‘extreme brutality’
3 years, 1 month ago

United Nations report says Ethiopia’s war marked by ‘extreme brutality’

The Hindu  

The UN human rights chief said on Wednesday that Ethiopia’s yearlong war has been marked by “extreme brutality” as a joint investigation into alleged atrocities faulted all sides for committing abuses, but avoided saying who was the most to blame. The report, a rare collaboration by the U.N. human rights office with the government-created Ethiopian Human Rights Commission, was released …

Ethiopia tried to limit rare UN report on Tigray war abuses
3 years, 1 month ago

Ethiopia tried to limit rare UN report on Tigray war abuses

Associated Press  

NAIROBI, Kenya — The findings of the only human rights investigation allowed in Ethiopia’s blockaded Tigray region will be released Wednesday, a year after war began there. Although past joint investigations occurred in Afghanistan and Uganda, the U.N. said, “the current one is unique in terms of magnitude and context.” But Ethiopia’s government has given no basis for expelling U.N. …

Ethiopia accused of limiting rare UN probe on Tigray abuses
3 years, 1 month ago

Ethiopia accused of limiting rare UN probe on Tigray abuses

Al Jazeera  

The joint investigation may be the world’s only official source of information on atrocities in Tigray. Ethiopia has tried to limit a UN human rights investigation into atrocities committed in the blockaded Tigray region, people with knowledge of the probe say. The joint investigation by the UN human rights office and the government-created Ethiopian Human Rights Commission may be the …

Ethiopia crisis 'stain on our conscience' : UN Humanitarian Chief Martin Griffiths
3 years, 2 months ago

Ethiopia crisis 'stain on our conscience' : UN Humanitarian Chief Martin Griffiths

The Hindu  

The crisis in Ethiopia is a “stain on our conscience,” the United Nations humanitarian chief said, as children and others starve to death in the Tigray region under what the U.N. has called a de facto government blockade of food, medical supplies and fuel. “That’s what keeps people awake at night," Mr. Griffiths said, "is worrying about whether that’s what …

Ethiopia’s Tigray crisis ‘stain on our conscience’: UN
3 years, 2 months ago

Ethiopia’s Tigray crisis ‘stain on our conscience’: UN

Al Jazeera  

UN humanitarian chief Martin Griffiths calls for urgent action to stave off famine in the rebel region of Tigray. The crisis in Ethiopia that is pushing the war-scarred Tigray region towards starvation is a “stain on our conscience”, the United Nations humanitarian chief says. Martin Griffiths issued one of the most sharply worded criticisms to date of the worst famine …

Attacks on Eritrean refugees in Tigray ‘clear war crimes’: HRW
3 years, 3 months ago

Attacks on Eritrean refugees in Tigray ‘clear war crimes’: HRW

Al Jazeera  

Eritrean soldiers and Ethiopian rebel fighters raped and killed refugees in Ethiopia’s northern Tigray region, Human Rights Watch says. Eritrean soldiers and Tigrayan militias raped, detained and killed Eritrean refugees in Ethiopia’s northern region of Tigray in attacks that amounted to “clear war crimes”, an international rights watchdog has said. “The horrific killings, rapes, and looting against Eritrean refugees in …

UN: Probe in Ethiopia’s Tigray didn’t reach Axum massacre
3 years, 3 months ago

UN: Probe in Ethiopia’s Tigray didn’t reach Axum massacre

Associated Press  

NAIROBI, Kenya — The United Nations human rights chief on Monday said a highly awaited joint investigation into abuses in Ethiopia’s Tigray conflict was unable to deploy to the site of one of its deadliest attacks, the alleged massacre of several hundred people in the holy city of Axum. Michelle Bachelet told the U.N. Human Rights Council that deployments to …

‘Very brutal': In Ethiopia, Tigray forces accused of abuses
3 years, 3 months ago

‘Very brutal': In Ethiopia, Tigray forces accused of abuses

Associated Press  

DEBARK, Ethiopia — As they bring war to other parts of Ethiopia, resurgent Tigray fighters face growing allegations that they are retaliating for the abuses their people suffered back home. He called the Tigray fighters “very aggressive.” USAID, which feeds millions throughout Ethiopia, has seen Tigray forces looting and emptying some of its warehouses, he said. “As we came here, …

Amnesty reports widespread rapes ‘with impunity’ in Tigray
3 years, 4 months ago

Amnesty reports widespread rapes ‘with impunity’ in Tigray

Associated Press  

NAIROBI, Kenya — Dozens of women have described shocking sexual assaults by Ethiopian soldiers and allied forces in the country’s Tigray conflict, says an Amnesty International report published Wednesday, and its researcher calls it striking how the perpetrators appeared to act without fear of punishment from their commanders. While Ethiopian and allied forces retreated from much of Tigray in June, …

Ethiopia says it targeted combatants, not civilians in Tigray
3 years, 6 months ago

Ethiopia says it targeted combatants, not civilians in Tigray

Al Jazeera  

Military spokesman denies it was behind the attack on a busy market in Tigray, but admits attacking rebels in the restive region. Speaking to journalists on Thursday, army spokesman Colonel Getnet Adane said the operation “dismantled” armed forces loyal to the northern region’s former governing party, the Tigray People’s Liberation Front. ‘Deeply disturbed’ The remarks were the first acknowledgement by …

African Union launches probe into alleged rights abuses in Tigray
3 years, 6 months ago

African Union launches probe into alleged rights abuses in Tigray

Al Jazeera  

Ethiopia calls the inquiry ‘misguided’ as international scrutiny intensifies over months-long conflict in the northern region. The African Union has launched a commission of inquiry into alleged human rights violations in Ethiopia’s northernmost region of Tigray, where a bloody seven-month conflict has led to warnings of famine and allegations of ethnic cleansing. “The Commission of Inquiry has a mandate to, …

Ethiopian government defends actions in Tigray Region, accuses critics of ‘orchestrated attack’
3 years, 6 months ago

Ethiopian government defends actions in Tigray Region, accuses critics of ‘orchestrated attack’

CNN  

CNN — The Government of Ethiopia has defended its actions in the northern province of Tigray, saying that it “condemns all acts that put the life and dignity of civilians in danger.” In a press statement issued on Thursday, the Prime Minister’s office said it “categorically rejects accusations of decimation of a people as a policy. Thousands of civilians are …

Ethiopia accuses US of meddling after sanctions over Tigray
3 years, 7 months ago

Ethiopia accuses US of meddling after sanctions over Tigray

Al Jazeera  

Ethiopia has accused the United States of meddling in its affairs after Washington announced restrictions on economic and security assistance over alleged human rights abuses during the conflict in the northern Tigray region. Washington also announced visa restrictions for people undermining efforts to resolve the fighting which has seen thousands killed in the conflict that pitted Tigray’s former governing party, …

US condemns ‘atrocities’ in Tigray and call for those responsible to be ‘held to account’ after CNN investigation
3 years, 7 months ago

US condemns ‘atrocities’ in Tigray and call for those responsible to be ‘held to account’ after CNN investigation

CNN  

Washington, DC CNN — The US has condemned Eritrea and Ethiopia for coordinating their troops to close off a key aid route to Ethiopia’s war-torn Tigray region, following an exclusive CNN investigation published earlier this week that found that Eritrean soldiers were blocking critical humanitarian aid to starving and wounded civilians. In a statement on Saturday, US Secretary of State …

Eight months of Ethiopia’s Tigray conflict: A timeline
3 years, 7 months ago

Eight months of Ethiopia’s Tigray conflict: A timeline

Al Jazeera  

We take a look at some of the most important events of the nearly eight-month conflict in Ethiopia’s northernmost region. In February 2021, Amnesty International says Eritrean soldiers killed “hundreds of civilians” in November in the holy city of Axum in Tigray. Just over a week later, Ethiopia says Eritrean troops have “started to evacuate” Tigray but on April 15, …

UNSC: ‘Deep concern’ about sexual violence allegations in Tigray
3 years, 8 months ago

UNSC: ‘Deep concern’ about sexual violence allegations in Tigray

Al Jazeera  

In first joint statement after nearly six months of fighting in northern Ethiopian region, Security Council urges ‘unfettered humanitarian access to all people in need’. Nearly six months after the eruption of fighting in Ethiopia’s Tigray region, the United Nations Security Council has issued its first joint statement on the continuing crisis, expressing “deep concern” about allegations of human rights …

UN, Ethiopia rights agency to conduct joint Tigray probe
3 years, 8 months ago

UN, Ethiopia rights agency to conduct joint Tigray probe

Al Jazeera  

Ethiopian Human Rights Commission, UN say investigation of all parties is part of the ‘much-needed accountability process.’ The United Nations and an Ethiopian rights agency have said they agreed to carry out a joint investigation into abuses in the embattled region of Tigray, where fighting persists as government troops hunt down the region’s fugitive leaders. A probe of all parties …

Ethiopia’s Tigray: Men forced to rape family members, UN reports
3 years, 8 months ago

Ethiopia’s Tigray: Men forced to rape family members, UN reports

Al Jazeera  

At least 516 rape cases reported by five medical facilities in Mekelle, Adigrat, Wukro, Shire and Axum, UN official says. More than 500 rape cases were reported to five clinics in Ethiopia’s Tigray region, the United Nations said on Thursday, warning because of stigma and a lack of health services the actual numbers were likely to be much higher. “Women …

Ethiopia PM admits Eritrean soldiers entered Tigray region
3 years, 9 months ago

Ethiopia PM admits Eritrean soldiers entered Tigray region

Al Jazeera  

Abiy Ahmed acknowledges ‘atrocities committed’ during the conflict in the northern region amid concerns over the humanitarian crisis. The admission on Tuesday comes after months of denials from Ethiopia and Eritrea, even as credible accusations from rights groups and residents mounted that Eritrean soldiers have carried out massacres in Tigray following the start of the Ethiopian government’s offensive against the …

Ethiopian leader says troops who raped civilians in Tigray will be held to account after CNN investigation
3 years, 9 months ago

Ethiopian leader says troops who raped civilians in Tigray will be held to account after CNN investigation

CNN  

CNN — Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed said Tuesday that his government would hold accountable any soldier found responsible for rape or looting in the country’s conflict region of Tigray, just days after CNN and the UK’s Channel 4 News published investigations into rape being used as a weapon of war against women. “Regardless of the TPLF propaganda of exaggeration, …

Ethiopia PM admits Eritrean soldiers entered Tigray region
3 years, 9 months ago

Ethiopia PM admits Eritrean soldiers entered Tigray region

Al Jazeera  

Abiy Ahmed acknowledges ‘atrocities committed’ during the conflict in the northern region amid concerns over the humanitarian crisis. The admission on Tuesday comes after months of denials from Ethiopia and Eritrea, even as credible accusations from rights groups and residents mounted that Eritrean soldiers have carried out massacres in Tigray following the start of the Ethiopian government’s offensive against the …

UN alleges war crimes in Ethiopia’s Tigray, urges Eritrea exit
3 years, 9 months ago

UN alleges war crimes in Ethiopia’s Tigray, urges Eritrea exit

Al Jazeera  

United Nations chief Antonio Guterres leads call for Eritrean troops to leave but Security Council fails to reach consensus. The United Nations on Thursday alleged possible crimes against humanity in Ethiopia’s Tigray region including by Eritrean troops, as it urged a withdrawal by the neighbouring country, which denies involvement. UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres joined calls for the Eritrean troops to …

EXPLAINER: Why Ethiopia’s deadly Tigray crisis is growing
3 years, 9 months ago

EXPLAINER: Why Ethiopia’s deadly Tigray crisis is growing

Associated Press  

NAIROBI, Kenya — Civilians massacred. Ethiopia’s government is under growing pressure to allow the world to see firsthand what has occurred in its embattled Tigray region as its Nobel Peace Prize-winning prime minister rejects “partisan interventions.” That pressure is expected to spike this month as the United States chairs the United Nations Security Council and addresses the first major African …

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