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Ethiopia: UN Human Rights Council to Investigate War Crimes in Ethiopia
DW, 17 December 2021
The UN's human rights body voted to set up an experts panel to examine allegations of war crimes in Ethiopia. The resolution was brought forward by the EU. Read more »
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Ethiopia: Ethiopia Rejects UNHCR Resolution
Ethiopian Herald, 19 December 2021
The Ethiopian government said it will not acknowledge the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHCR) resolution for the establishment of an independent investigation team for the… Read more »
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Ethiopia: UN Establishes Body to Monitor Human Rights Violations in Ethiopia
VOA, 17 December 2021
Following last month's release of a joint report by the Ethiopian Human Rights Commission and the United Nations citing widespread human rights abuses in the country, a U.N. human… Read more »
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Ethiopia: Amhara Region Shattered After Weeks of War
DW, 17 December 2021
Two weeks ago, the Ethiopian army regained control of key territories in the Amhara region from Tigrayan forces. Their war has left communities displaced and in mourning,… Read more »
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Ethiopia: What Could Happen Next in Ethiopia's War of Attrition?
African Arguments, 17 December 2021
While Abiy may control the plains, the TPLF are almost impossible to defeat in the mountains. The one factor that could change things is external. Read more »
United Nations Rights Council to Probe War Crimes in Ethiopia
The UN Human Rights Council has voted in favor of establishing a panel of experts to report on rights violations during the year-old war in Ethiopia, despite protestations from Addis Ababa, Deutsche Welle reports.
Ethiopia lashed out at what it called a "neocolonialist mentality" following the European Union-led effort to have a special session of the UN Human Rights Council called to address war crimes that may have occurred in Ethiopia.
The resolution was brought forward to a vote by the EU. The resolution passed with 21 states in favor, 15 opposed, including Russia and China, and 11 abstentions.
Nada al-Nashif, the UN deputy high commissioner for human rights, told the session: "Our office continues to receive credible reports of severe human rights violations and abuses by all parties."
"The humanitarian impact of the conflict is increasingly dramatic," al-Nashif added.
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