Member States of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) have welcomed the efforts being exerted by the government of Ethiopia to cooperate for joint investigation into the alleged violations of human rights in connection with Tigray conflict. It is to be recalled that the Ethiopian Human Rights Commission (EHRC) and Office of the United Nations […]
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Illegitimate to Pick Up Arms While Opportunities Are Available to Address Concerns: State Minister
No one would have any legitimate and honorable reason to pick up arms while there is every opportunity to sit down and discuss and solve problems and also address concerns in a civil manner, Foreign Affairs State Minister Redwan Hussien told Smile Jamaica Television. In an exclusive interview with Smile Jamaica TV, the state minister said […]
Ethiopian Coalition Forces Control Mersa, Girana Towns
The Ethiopian coalition forces are marching forward after taking control of Mersa and Girana towns of Amhara region, according to Government Communication Service. Recalling that the coalition forces had earlier taken control of areas around the high mountains of Zobel at Qobo front under the Operation for National Unity in Diversity, the statement said the […]
Nation Disappointed with UNHRC, Won’t Cooperate with Established Mechanism
Ethiopia is extremely disappointed to have witnessed once again the use of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) by some to advance their politically motivated agenda and it will not cooperate with the established mechanism imposed upon it, according to Ministry of Foreign Affairs. In a press release it issued, the ministry stated that […]
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 […]
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 […]