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Provide unhindered access to whole of Tigray to protect civilians, Bachelet urges Ethiopia (OHCHR)

Geneva (22 December 2020) – Seven weeks after the conflict began in the Tigray region of Ethiopia, the continuing lack of overall humanitarian access, coupled with an ongoing communications blackout in many

December 23, 2020

Human Rights·News

Update on UNICEF’s response for Ethiopian refugees in Sudan and host communities

NEW YORK, 11 December 2020 – In Sudan, nearly 50,000 people are currently seeking refuge—primarily in Gedaref and Kassala states. UNICEF and partners are working closely with the transitional government to rapidly respond to the increasingly complex

December 11, 2020

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EU approves its ‘Magnitsky Act’ to target human rights abuses

Under a new system similar to the US Magnitsky Act, the EU now has more powers to punish individuals involved in human rights violations. The new rules will make it easier to

December 8, 2020

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TPLF’S Mai Kadra butchers among the Tigrayan refugees in Sudan

By A. Alemayehu Human rights organizations and international media have reported that over 600 Amharas had been killed in the most recent November 2020 ethnic cleansing rampage of the TPLF. Bodies of

November 25, 2020

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Rapid Investigation into Grave Human Rights Violation in Maikadra Preliminary Findings

Ethiopian Human Rights Commission 24 November 2020 Introduction The Ethiopian Human Rights Commission (EHRC/The Commission) deployed a team of human rights experts to Maikadra, in Tigray Region’s Western Zone, for a rapid

November 25, 2020

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Ethiopia human rights Commission: At least 600 killed in Tigray massacre – BBC News

November 25, 2020

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At least 600 civilians were killed in northern Ethiopia massacre, rights commission says

By Eoin McSweeney, Bethlehem Feleke and Schams Elwazer, CNN Why are there fears of civil war in Ethiopia? 03:07 Nairobi, KenyaAt least 600 civilians were killed during an attack in northern Ethiopia in

November 24, 2020

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Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) is a National and Regional Threat to Peace and Stability in the Horn of Africa

November 19, 2020 FBelay, PhD. [email protected] On November 15, 2020 early in the morning, my aunt who is a mother of three young children boarded a bus in the capital city of

November 22, 2020

ANALYSIS & OPINION·Human Rights

Ranking Member Menendez Statement for the Record on Preventing Conflict and Supporting Democratic Transition in Ethiopia

RANKING MEMBER’S PRESS NOVEMBER 18, 2020 WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today submitted the following statement for the Senate record condemning the escalating

November 19, 2020

Human Rights·News

TPLF’S WAR CRIME IN MAYKADRA

Ahungena Alemayehu November 13, 2020 More than 500 unarmed civilians, mostly Amhara slaughtered. MAYKADRA (Mai Kadra) is located in the North of Gondar, the North Western region of Ethiopia. Even though Maykadra’s

November 13, 2020

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Ethiopia: Investigation confirms scores of civilians killed in Tigray state massacre

Amnesty International UK Press releases Hundreds killed and wounded in knife and machete attacks on night of 9 November Witnesses say Tigray People’s Liberation Front responsible ‘This is a horrific tragedy’ – Deprose

November 12, 2020

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Ethiopia: Over 54 ethnic Amhara killed in attack on village by OLF-Shene

AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL NEWSFLASH 2 November 2020 Amnesty International can reveal that at least 54 people from the Amhara ethnic group were killed in an attack late on 1 November by suspected members

November 2, 2020

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‘Horrendous’ OLF-Shene Attack massacred ethnic Amhara in West Ethiopia: Government

Gunmen from the Oromo Liberation Army carried out the attack Sunday in an area known as Wollega, with one survivor saying he counted over 50 corpses. An armed group in Ethiopia’s restive

November 2, 2020

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Ethiopia: Investigation reveals evidence that scores of civilians were killed in massacre in Tigray state

Amnesty International November 2020 Amnesty International can today confirm that scores, and likely hundreds, of people were stabbed or hacked to death in Mai-Kadra (May Cadera) town in the South West Zone

November 2, 2020

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Gura Ferda and the crimes against humanity

Published first in April 14, 2012 By Tesfay Atsbeha and Kahsay Berhe Republished October 25, 2020 The inhuman measures of expelling Ethiopians from their own country in the district of Gura Ferda

October 25, 2020

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