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 situation in decades, calling on Ethiopia’s incoming new government to lead the country away from “the abyss that it’s peering into”. Griffiths also criticised what the UN has called a de facto government blockade of food, medical supplies and fuel to the Tigray region, where the malnutrition rate is now more than 22 percent. The government has blamed problems with humanitarian aid delivery on the Tigray forces, who long dominated the national government before the country’s current Prime Minister, Abiy Ahmed, sidelined them.

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Strong evidence that Ethiopia committed genocide in Tigray war: Report
6 months, 3 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 …

Ethiopia’s Tigray region is now peaceful, but extreme hunger afflicts its children
9 months, 1 week ago

Ethiopia’s Tigray region is now peaceful, but extreme hunger afflicts its children

LA Times  

Ethiopian women gather at a community meeting in Mai Mekden, in the Tigray region of northern Ethiopia on Feb. 26. The cruel realities of war and drought seem to have merged for Tinseu Hiluf, a widow living in the arid depths of Ethiopia’s Tigray region who is raising four children left behind by her sister’s recent death in childbirth. Another …

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

Al Jazeera  

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 …

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

Ethiopia rejects ‘ethnic cleansing’ accusation in western Tigray

Al Jazeera  

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

Al Jazeera  

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 leader dismisses as 'fantasy' alleged Tigray abuses
1 year, 10 months ago

Eritrean leader dismisses as 'fantasy' alleged Tigray abuses

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Eritrea’s president in rare public comments has dismissed as “a …

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 …

Two years of Ethiopia’s Tigray conflict: A timeline
2 years, 1 month ago

Two years of Ethiopia’s Tigray conflict: A timeline

Al Jazeera  

Here’s a look at some of the most important events of the two-year conflict in Ethiopia’s northernmost region. March 10: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken condemns acts of “ethnic cleansing” in Ethiopia’s embattled Tigray region, as he calls for “full accountability” and the departure of troops from neighbouring Eritrea and other fighters. August 26: As fighting continues in the …

Analysis: Can Ethiopia iron out issues after AU peace deal?
2 years, 1 month ago

Analysis: Can Ethiopia iron out issues after AU peace deal?

Al Jazeera  

Ahead of the second anniversary of the start of Ethiopia’s civil war, there are concerns about the latest peace deal. “Today is the beginning of a new dawn for Ethiopia,” said former Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo, the AU’s lead envoy overseeing the talks, moments after Ethiopia’s lead negotiator Redwan Hussein and Tigrayan counterpart Getachew Reda signed and shook hands. “In …

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

Al Jazeera  

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, …

WHO chief warns time running out to ‘prevent genocide’ in Tigray
2 years, 2 months ago

WHO chief warns time running out to ‘prevent genocide’ in Tigray

Al Jazeera  

Tedros says food and health care being used as weapons in his home region in northern Ethiopia. World Health Organization Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus says there is a “very narrow window now to prevent genocide” in his home region of Tigray in northern Ethiopia. “There is a very narrow window now to prevent genocide.” Ethiopian government spokesman Legesse Tulu, …

Aid worker killed in Ethiopia’s embattled Tigray region
2 years, 2 months ago

Aid worker killed in Ethiopia’s embattled Tigray region

Associated Press  

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia — The International Rescue Committee said Saturday one of its workers was killed in an attack in Ethiopia’s embattled Tigray region. The worker was “delivering lifesaving humanitarian aid to women and children” at the time of the explosion in the town of Shire on Friday, the aid group said in a statement. A World Food Program spokesperson …

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’s Tigray forces say willing to enter peace process
2 years, 3 months ago

Ethiopia’s Tigray forces say willing to enter peace process

Associated Press  

NAIROBI, Kenya — The Tigray forces battling Ethiopian troops say they’re willing to abide by an immediate cessation of hostilities and participate in a peace process led by the African Union, a significant shift to which Ethiopia’s government has not yet responded. The Tigray authorities’ statement Sunday night came after new pressure by the United States and others following the …

Ethiopia forces accused of deadly attack as Tigray war escalates
2 years, 3 months ago

Ethiopia forces accused of deadly attack as Tigray war escalates

Al Jazeera  

Witnesses say a kindergarten in the Tigrayan capital Mekelle was hit by an air strike and four civilians were killed, but the federal government denies the reports. An air raid killed at least four people, including two children, in the capital of Ethiopia’s northern Tigray region, the head of a hospital said. The federal government denied the allegations saying the …

'Humanitarian Crisis in Tigray Worse Than Ukraine': WHO Chief Ghebreyesus
2 years, 4 months ago

'Humanitarian Crisis in Tigray Worse Than Ukraine': WHO Chief Ghebreyesus

The Quint  

The Ethiopian government has criticised Ghebreyesus' statement and called it unethical. The spokeswoman for Ethiopia's prime minister on Thursday, 18 August, told journalists that the comments by WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus were unbecoming of such a high-profile position, reported AP. Very little humanitarian aid was reportedly allowed into Tigray after their forces retook much of the region in June …

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 …

Ethiopia government proposes plan for peace in war-torn Tigray
2 years, 4 months ago

Ethiopia government proposes plan for peace in war-torn Tigray

Al Jazeera  

The Tigray People’s Liberation Front dismisses the move and says the gov’t is engaged in ‘obfuscation’. “In order to ensure a sustained provision of humanitarian aid as well as to facilitate the resumption of basic services and also to resolve the conflict peacefully; the committee has underscored that there is a need to conclude a ceasefire agreement as soon as …

Lack of help for Tigray crisis due to skin colour, says WHO chief
2 years, 4 months ago

Lack of help for Tigray crisis due to skin colour, says WHO chief

Al Jazeera  

WHO chief says the situation in the northern Ethiopia region is the ‘worst humanitarian crisis in the world’ and asks why it is not receiving the same attention as the Ukraine conflict. The head of the World Health Organization has described the “man-made catastrophe” in Ethiopia’s Tigray region as the “worst disaster on Earth” and questioned whether global leaders have …

EU, US envoys urge Ethiopia to restore services in Tigray
2 years, 4 months ago

EU, US envoys urge Ethiopia to restore services in Tigray

Al Jazeera  

The northern region has been struggling to cope with food shortages and no access to basic utilities since June 2021. The United States and European Union envoys for the Horn of Africa have urged Ethiopia’s government to resume essential services in Tigray after a rare visit to the war-torn region facing dire conditions. There have also been renewed diplomatic efforts …

Can Ethiopia build on a truce to end war in Tigray?
2 years, 7 months ago

Can Ethiopia build on a truce to end war in Tigray?

Al Jazeera  

On Wednesday, May 25 at 19:30 GMT: A recent declaration by Tigrayan forces fighting Ethiopia’s federal government that it will release thousands of prisoners of war is fuelling optimism the warring sides are moving towards direct talks – but obstacles to peace remain. The move comes weeks into an “indefinite humanitarian truce” in northern Ethiopia that was first announced by …

Ethiopia declares humanitarian truce in war-ravaged Tigray
2 years, 9 months ago

Ethiopia declares humanitarian truce in war-ravaged Tigray

Associated Press  

KAMPALA, Uganda — Ethiopia’s government on Thursday announced what it called an “indefinite humanitarian truce” in its war-ravaged Tigray region, saying the action was necessary to allow unimpeded relief supplies into the area. “It should also serve as an essential foundation of an inclusive political process to achieve progress towards common security and prosperity for all the people of Ethiopia.” …

Many in Ethiopia’s Tigray are suffering from an ‘extreme lack of food,’ U.N. says
2 years, 10 months ago

Many in Ethiopia’s Tigray are suffering from an ‘extreme lack of food,’ U.N. says

LA Times  

An Ethiopian woman scoops up portions of yellow split peas to be allocated to waiting families in the Tigray region of northern Ethiopia. More than one-third of the people in Ethiopia’s embattled Tigray region “are suffering an extreme lack of food,” the United Nations World Food Program said in a new assessment of the region, which has been under a …

UN boss cites ‘demonstrable effort’ for Ethiopia peace after call
2 years, 11 months ago

UN boss cites ‘demonstrable effort’ for Ethiopia peace after call

Al Jazeera  

Antonio Guterres says delighted to hear of ‘a demonstrable effort to make peace’ in Ethiopia following conversation with AU envoy. United Nations chief Antonio Guterres has said there is a “real opportunity” for an end to more than 14 months of fighting between government and Tigrayan forces, following a call with the African Union’s special envoy. Guterres’s statement on Wednesday …

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 objects to alleged “misconduct” of WHO chief Tedros
2 years, 11 months ago

Ethiopia objects to alleged “misconduct” of WHO chief Tedros

Associated Press  

GENEVA — The government of Ethiopia has sent a letter to the World Health Organization, accusing its Ethiopian director-general of “misconduct” after his sharp criticism of the war and humanitarian crisis in the country. Ethiopia nominated Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus to be the head of the U.N. health agency four years ago, but says he has “not lived up to the …

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

Al Jazeera  

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 …

Ethiopia seeks to restrict media reporting on yearlong war
3 years ago

Ethiopia seeks to restrict media reporting on yearlong war

Associated Press  

NAIROBI, Kenya — Ethiopia’s government has issued a new order aiming to restrict media reporting of the country’s yearlong war, prohibiting the sharing of non-official information on “military-related movements, battlefront results and situations.” The statement released late Thursday, which applies to everyone in the country, also warns that “supporting the directly or indirectly in the name of freedom of speech …

Ethiopia to US: Stop spreading ‘false information’ about war
3 years ago

Ethiopia to US: Stop spreading ‘false information’ about war

Associated Press  

NAIROBI, Kenya — Ethiopia’s government on Thursday warned the United States against “spreading false information” as fighting in the country’s yearlong war draws closer to the capital, Addis Ababa, while thousands protested outside the U.S. and British embassies. Ethiopia’s war is not only against forces from the country’s Tigray region “but also with colonialism of the powerful states of the …

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 …

Ethiopia’s Tigray is under a ‘systematic’ blockade: WHO chief
3 years, 1 month ago

Ethiopia’s Tigray is under a ‘systematic’ blockade: WHO chief

Al Jazeera  

Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus also said Tigrayans across the country were being profiled and arrested by the thousands. Ethiopia’s conflict-torn Tigray region is under “systematic blockade”, the World Health Organization director-general has said, warning that people were starving to death and dying from lack of access to medicine. “People are dying because of lack of supplies,” Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, himself from …

Ethiopia gov’t outlines terms for possible Tigray ceasefire talks
3 years, 1 month ago

Ethiopia gov’t outlines terms for possible Tigray ceasefire talks

Al Jazeera  

The Ethiopian government has set out conditions for possible ceasefire talks with leaders of the Tigray People’s Liberation Front, following days of international diplomatic efforts aimed at halting intensifying hostilities. TPLF spokesman Getachew Reda has previously said that pulling out from Amhara and Afar before talks begin is “an absolute non-starter”. Tigray’s biggest hospital, Ayder Referral Hospital in the capital, …

UN says Ethiopia detains some 70 drivers who deliver aid
3 years, 1 month ago

UN says Ethiopia detains some 70 drivers who deliver aid

Associated Press  

NAIROBI, Kenya — Ethiopian authorities have arrested and detained some 70 aid-delivering truck drivers contracted to the United Nations and other groups in the past week, the U.N. said Wednesday, beginning when the government declared a state of emergency amid the country’s escalating war and growing famine. It is the government’s latest slap at the world body after the recent …

Ethiopia detains UN staffers, accuses them of ‘terror act’
3 years, 1 month ago

Ethiopia detains UN staffers, accuses them of ‘terror act’

Associated Press  

NAIROBI, Kenya — At least 16 United Nations local employees have been detained in Ethiopia’s capital, the U.N. said Tuesday, and a government spokesman asserted they were held for their “participation in terror” under a state of emergency as the country’s yearlong war escalates and ethnic Tigrayans face a new wave of arrests. “They are being detained in facilities against …

Ethiopia’s Abiy urges ‘sacrifices’ as US orders staff out
3 years, 1 month ago

Ethiopia’s Abiy urges ‘sacrifices’ as US orders staff out

Al Jazeera  

Prime minister says Ethiopians must be ready to make ‘sacrifices’ to ‘salvage’ country as conflict with Tigrayan forces deepens. Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has told Ethiopians they must be ready to make “sacrifices” to save the country from rebel forces, as the United States ordered non-emergency government employees to leave Ethiopia The yearlong fighting between federal government troops and Tigrayan …

Ethiopia compares Tigray forces to ‘rat’ as war marks 1 year
3 years, 1 month ago

Ethiopia compares Tigray forces to ‘rat’ as war marks 1 year

Associated Press  

NAIROBI, Kenya — Ethiopia’s government marked a year of war by lashing out Thursday in response to international alarm about hate speech, comparing the rival Tigray forces to “a rat that strays far from its hole” and saying the country is close to “burying the evil forces.” The statement from the government communication service, posted on social media and confirmed …

Tigray is starving, it is time for the UN to act
3 years, 1 month ago

Tigray is starving, it is time for the UN to act

Al Jazeera  

The aid should flow to Tigray now, no matter what. This is despite the UN’s own assessment that there are famine conditions in Tigray and that the Ethiopian government is systematically obstructing the delivery of essential aid to the region. Last month, PBS Newshour asked former UN Emergency Relief Coordinator Mark Lowcock, “Is the Ethiopian government trying to starve Tigray?” …

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’s Tigray crisis explained
3 years, 1 month ago

Ethiopia’s Tigray crisis explained

CNN  

CNN — When Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed received the Nobel Peace Prize in 2019, he was lauded as a regional peacemaker. Ethiopia was struggling with significant economic, ethnic and political challenges long before a feud between Abiy and the region’s former ruling party, the Tigray People’s Liberation Front, bubbled over into unrest. On November 4, 2020, after accusing the …

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

Al Jazeera  

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 …

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 …

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