Ethiopia: New Wave of Atrocities in Western Tigray

Amhara security forces are responsible for a surge of mass detentions, killings, and forced expulsions of ethnic Tigrayans in the Western Tigray territory of northern Ethiopia, Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch said today. Tigrayan civilians attempting to escape the new wave of violence have been attacked and killed. Scores in detention face life-threatening conditions including […]

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IGAD SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM Information Sheet

Introduction The Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) is one of the Regional Economic Communities (RECs) consisting of eight member states, namely, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan and Uganda. IGAD, as one of the pillars of the African Union (AU) is committed to enhancing regional integration using education in general and scholarships in […]

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Pro-Ethiopian Government Forces Behind New Wave of Violence in Tigray, Rights Groups

Pro-government forces in Ethiopia are responsible for a new wave of violence in the country’s northern Tigray region involving “mass detentions, killings and forced expulsions of ethnic Tigrayans,” two human rights groups said Thursday. Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International issued a joint statement based on interviews with more than 30 witnesses and relatives who […]

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Rights Groups: Amhara Forces in Ethiopia Committed Atrocities in Tigray

ADDIS ABABA — Rights groups Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch say forces from Ethiopia’s Amhara region have committed a series of atrocities in the neighboring Tigray region. According to the two group’s reports, released Thursday, Amhara region militia forces are carrying out mass detentions and killing civilians in western Tigray. Joanne Mariner, Director of Crisis […]

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