Legal – Page 7 – Ethiopia Observer

People of Libya Need to Be Ensured Justice, Not ‘an Abstract Idea’, International Criminal Court Prosecutor Says, Briefing Security Council from Embattled Country

November 10, 2022November 11, 2022User2

Heartbreaking accounts of violence from survivors in Libya underscore the collective obligation to deliver justice — and not “as an abstract idea” — following the Security Council’s referral of the case to the International Criminal Court in 2011, stressed its top prosecutor, who, marking the first visit of his Office to Libya in a decade, briefed the 15-nation organ […]

Ethiopia: Truce Needs Robust Rights Monitoring

November 4, 2022November 5, 2022User2

(Nairobi) – The “cessation of hostilities” agreement between Ethiopia’s federal government and Tigrayan authorities announced on November 2, 2022 provides a crucial opportunity for immediate and rigorous international monitoring to avert further atrocities and a humanitarian catastrophe, Human Rights Watch said today. Intensified fighting in the Tigray region during the past two months has heightened fears of further […]

Rights Group Calls Ethiopian, Tigrayan Truce a ‘Crucial Opportunity’

November 4, 2022November 5, 2022User2

Human Rights Watch said Friday that a truce reached by Ethiopia and Tigrayan authorities earlier in the week “provides a crucial opportunity for immediate and rigorous international monitoring to avert further atrocities and a humanitarian catastrophe.” The cessation of hostilities agreement was reached Wednesday after 10 days of talks in Pretoria, South Africa, mediated by […]

Ethiopia: On 2nd anniversary of conflict, Amnesty campaign to highlight gravity of human rights crisis

November 2, 2022November 3, 2022User2

Ahead of the two-year anniversary of northern Ethiopia’s ongoing armed conflict, which broke out on 3 November 2020 and has since led to appalling violations by parties on all sides, Flavia Mwangovya, Amnesty International’s Deputy Regional Director for campaigns East Africa, Horn of Africa and the Great Lakes regions, said: “Since the start of the […]

Delegates in General Assembly Support Human Rights Council’s Monitoring of Crises Worldwide, Yet Some Say Double Standards Ignore Impact on Developing Countries

November 2, 2022November 3, 2022User2

Delegates voiced sharp differences today about the work of the Human Rights Council as the General Assembly took up the intergovernmental body’s annual report. While some praised its efforts over the past year to curb human rights violations through the creation of special mechanisms and emergency sessions, other delegates said the Geneva-based intergovernmental body applies […]

International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists: Joint statement by the High Representative Josep Borrell and Vice-President Věra Jourová

November 1, 2022November 2, 2022User2

Ahead of the International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists on 2 November, High Representative Josep Borrell and Vice-President Věra Jourová issued the following statement: “Journalists are our eyes and ears reporting from conflict zones. They put their lives in danger to provide accounts of what is happening on the ground. Their accurate, impartial media reports serve a […]