plans to withdraw a deal for duty-free exports to the United States. BBC News reports.Įthiopia has said that it is “extremely disappointed” about U.S. special envoy for the Horn of Africa, has said. “We oppose any TPLF move to Addis or any TPLF move to besiege Addis,” Jeffrey Feltman, the U.S. Washington has urged the rebels not to try and take Addis Ababa. Reacting to the findings, Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed said that the report “clearly established the claim of genocides as false and utterly lacking of any factual basis.” Eliza Mackintosh reports for CNN. The report draws from interviews with 269 confidential interviews with victims and witnesses of alleged violations and abuses.
The joint investigation is a rare partnership that has raised eyebrows among Tigrayans, human rights groups and other observers, who have flagged concerns about its independence from government influence, however the U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet said that the conflict had been marked by extreme brutality, and called for a lasting ceasefire and for perpetrators on both sides to be held accountable.
High Commission for Human Rights has documented extra-judicial executions, torture, rape, and attacks against refugees and displaced people, as well as possible evidence of war crimes. A joint investigation by the Ethiopian Human Rights Commission and the U.N. Al Jazeera reports.Īll sides in Ethiopia’s Tigray conflict have violated international human rights, some of which may amount to crimes against humanity, a new report has said. And we can’t dispel this danger through the usual law enforcement systems and procedures.” Al Jazeera reports.Īddis Ababa city officials have told the capital’s five million residents to register all firearms within two days and prepare to defend the city from Tigrayan forces.
Ethiopian Justice Minister Gedion Timothewos stated: “our country is facing a grave danger to its existence, sovereignty and unity. The six-month state of emergency allows the government to exercise broad power to disrupt movement, impose curfews, and detain without a warrant anyone suspected of having a link with “terrorist” groups. The move came after Tigrayan fighters, the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF), captured two strategic towns in the Amhara region and indicated that they might advance south toward the capital, Addis Ababa. The Ethiopian government has declared a nation-wide state of emergency. Signup to receive the Early Edition in your inbox here.Ī curated weekday guide to major national security news and developments over the past 24 hours.
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