The Joint Investigation Team (JIT) drawn from the Ethiopian Human Rights Commission (EHRC) and the UN Human Rights Office revealed today that there is no evidence which confirms starvation was used as weapon of war in the conflict in Tigray region. The report confirmed that the Tigray Special Forces and allied militia attacked the Northern […]
Day: November 3, 2021
Terrorist TPLF Should be Eliminated For Good: TDP Chairman Aregawi Berhe
Ethiopia and its people will never be at peace unless the terrorist group TPLF is eliminated for good, Tigray Democratic Party (TDP) Chairman Aregawi Berhe said. In an exclusive interview with ENA, he noted that TPLF is a threat not only to the people of Ethiopia but also to the people of Tigray. TPLF has […]
Report of the Ethiopian Human Rights Commission (EHRC)/Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) Joint Investigation into Alleged Violations of International Human Rights, Humanitarian and Refugee Law Committed by all Parties
Executive Summary From 16 May to 30 August 2021, the Ethiopian Human Rights Commission (EHRC) and the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) conducted a joint investigation into alleged human rights violations and abuses, and violations of international humanitarian law, and refugee law committed in the context of the conflict […]
Tigray conflict: Report calls for accountability for violations and abuses by all parties [EN/AR]
A joint investigation by the Ethiopian Human Rights Commission (EHRC) and the UN Human Rights Office has found that there are reasonable grounds to believe that all parties to the conflict in Tigray have, to varying degrees, committed violations of international human rights, humanitarian and refugee law, some of which may amount to war crimes […]
Ethiopia: Bachelet urges end to ‘reckless’ war as Tigray conflict escalates
With the conflict in the Ethiopian region of Tigray escalating, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Michelle Bachelet, has today made an impassioned plea for all parties to end the violence and prioritise the protection of civilians and full respect for their human rights. “I am deeply concerned that, at an already critical point, […]
Strengthening epidemio-surveillance capabilities and underlying regulatory frameworks in eastern Africa
Objective: To strengthen the policy frameworks supporting disease surveillance and to enhance national epidemiological and field veterinary preparedness and surveillance capabilities in Ethiopia, Kenya, Uganda and the United Republic of Tanzania. The impact of these activities will be to mitigate the threat posed by pathogens of security concern to East Africa and to improve the rapid […]