Tag Archive for: war-crimes
FP – The U.N. Must End the Horrors of Ethiopia’s Tigray War
Foreign Policy | Recent human rights investigations confirm the atrocities that journalists reported in November. A strong multilateral push can force an Eritrean withdrawal and put the region on the path to peace.
In November 2020, as war…
Ethiopia: Eritrean Forces Massacre Tigray Civilians – HRW
HRW | UN Should Urgently Investigate Atrocities by All Parties
(Nairobi) – Eritrean armed forces massacred scores of civilians, including children as young as 13, in the historic town of Axum in Ethiopia’s Tigray region in November 2020,…
9 Things To Know About The Unfolding Crisis In Ethiopia’s Tigray Region
NPR | For months, a conflict in Ethiopia between the government in Addis Ababa and a defiant region has cost thousands of lives and displaced at least a million people.
Despite the increasing brutality of the conflict in Tigray, until now,…
Ethiopia: Persistent, credible reports of grave violations in Tigray underscore urgent need for human rights access – Bachelet
OHCHR | GENEVA (4 March 2021) – UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet on Thursday stressed the urgent need for an objective, independent assessment of the facts on the ground in the Tigray region of Ethiopia, given the persistent…
World Bank concerns about ‘unrest in Ethiopia’
Anadolu Agency | It would engage with relevant officials ‘to safeguard the rights and interests of all Ethiopians,’ says World Bank Group-
The World Bank Group (WBG) on Friday expressed “great concern” about unrest in Ethiopia, saying…
Brookings – Investigations into The Deteriorating Situation in Ethiopia Continue
Brookings | On Thursday, March 4, United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet called for an independent assessment amid reports of a quickly deteriorating situation for human rights in the conflict in the Tigray region…
UN rights chief alarmed at abuses in restive Tigray
Anadolu Agency | Urging urgent assessment, Michelle Bachelet cites 'distressing reports of sexual violence, looting' in Ethiopian region
Expressing concern over persistent reports of serious human rights violations and abuses in Ethiopia's…
CNN: UN rights chief says war crimes may have been committed in Ethiopia after CNN reveals Tigray massacre
CNN | The UN's high commissioner for human rights has called for an independent investigation into human rights violations that may amount to war crimes in Ethiopia's Tigray region, days after CNN published an exclusive report about a massacre…
FP – From Pariah to Kingmaker
Foreign Policy | Eritrea’s Isaias Afwerki is fueling bloodshed in Tigray—and offering other regional leaders lessons in authoritarianism.
BY Alex de Waal | March 3, 2021
After months of bloodshed in Tigray, a region of Ethiopia claiming…
Secretary Blinken’s Call with Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy
READOUT | OFFICE OF THE SPOKESPERSON | MARCH 2, 2021
The below is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price:
Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken spoke today with Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed to emphasize the United States’ concern…