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Third Committee Deplores Upswing in Missing Persons Worldwide, Ongoing Reprisals against Human Right Defenders in Its Continuing Human Rights Discussion

October 20, 2022October 21, 2022User2

Measures to address reprisals against civil society actors and human rights defenders, the frightening increase in missing persons and the impact of unilateral coercive measures on already lagging economies were among topics addressed today by the Third Committee (Social, Humanitarian and Cultural), as it held a debate on the promotion and protection of human rights. […]

The Gov’t of Ethiopia is Committed to Ensure the Safety and Wellbeing of its Citizens in the Tigray Region

October 20, 2022October 21, 2022User2

It is to be recalled that the TPLF violated the humanitarian truce unilaterally declared by the Government of Ethiopia on 24th of March 2021, by launching a third-round offensive and invading parts of Amhara and Afar regions. The fact remains that TPLF’s repeated military incursions have endangered civilians in the Afar, Amhara, and Tigray regions. Accordingly, […]

A Call to Action: Averting Atrocities in Ethiopia’s Tigray War

October 20, 2022October 21, 2022User2

A joint Ethiopian-Eritrean offensive has made significant gains in Tigray, marking yet another turn in Ethiopia’s brutal conflict. The risk of large-scale attacks on civilians is high. African and world leaders should take urgent action to prevent an even worse humanitarian catastrophe. A seven-week Ethiopian federal and Eritrean offensive in Ethiopia’s northernmost region of Tigray […]

Ethiopians stage a demonstration in front of the European Commission

October 20, 2022October 21, 2022User2

On the occasion of the European Council leaders session, the Ethiopian diaspora community and friends of Ethiopia in Belgium and from various European countries staged a rally in Brussels (October 20,2022) in front of the EU protesting undue external pressures against Ethiopia. In the rally held in front of the headquarters of the European Commission, […]

Malawi Police Exhume 25 Bodies of Ethiopians in Mass Grave

October 20, 2022October 21, 2022User2

BLANTYRE, MALAWI — Police in northern Malawi are investigating the deaths of 25 male foreigners, believed to be Ethiopians, found buried in a mass grave in a forest in the Mzimba district. Police say villagers discovered the month-old mass grave in the forest while hunting wild insects in the Mtangatanga Forest Reserve. The preliminary investigation on […]

UN anti-genocide adviser voices concern over renewed fighting in Ethiopia’s Tigray

October 20, 2022October 21, 2022User2

The UN secretary-general’s special adviser on genocide prevention, Alice Wairimu Nderitu, on Wednesday expressed grave concern over the renewed fighting in Ethiopia’s Tigray region and called for an immediate halt to hostilities. “Enough is enough,” said Alice Nderitu in a statement. “If we are really serious about stopping the ongoing atrocious violence in Ethiopia and […]