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 […]
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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 […]
Women’s Refugee Commission Alarmed by Ongoing Human Rights Abuses in Northern Ethiopia Conflict
Ethiopia Conflict The Ethiopian Human Rights Commission (EHRC) and the United Nations (UN) Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) today released a joint report documenting brutal human rights abuses against women and girls, including the widespread use of sexual violence by parties to the conflict intended to degrade and dehumanize their victims. The joint […]
Ethiopia Tried to Limit Rare UN Report on Tigray War Abuses
NAIROBI — 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. But people with knowledge of the probe say it has been limited by authorities who recently expelled a United Nations staffer helping to lead it. And yet, with groups such […]
Ethiopia: Northern Ethiopia Access Snapshot Southern Oromia, Guji and West Guji zones (as of 15 October 2021)
Humanitarian access in Southern Oromia has deteriorated significantly in 2021 as a result of increased insecurity hindering access to people in need. The armed group “Oromo Liberation Army, OLA “Shane” which was declared a terrorist organization by the Federal Government in May 2021, has scaled-up attacks against government officials and security forces. Hostilities have come close […]
Investigation Report Reveals Horrific Crimes of TPLF Committed in Amhara, Afar Regions
A joint preliminary investigation report conducted by Ministry of Justice and the Federal Police Commission on crimes committed by the terrorist TPLF in Amhara and Afar regions was released today. The report revealed that 483 people were killed, 165 injured and 109 raped in three zones of the regional states which the terrorist group invaded […]