A country that assassinate a blindman with an amputated hand can only be considered barbaric. It has no place in civilized world. And it is a disgrace for us to associate ourselves with such country.
The weakness of the joint UN Human Rights Commission - joint EHRC investigation into massacres in Tigray captured in a single map. Of the 283 sites the investigators visited just 8.
Yes, eight. Completely inadequate. Why? Because the Ethiopian govt refused access
On Nov 21, Pres. Ramaphosa, as then AU chair, was the 1st African statesman to appoint 3 special envoys to mediate the conflict in Tigray & facilitate inclusive dialogue. One of the 3 envoys, former SA Pres. Kgalema Motlanthe, speaks for the 1st time since that failed attempt.
WHO chief has warned that Ethiopia's conflict-torn Tigray region is under "effective blockade", warning that people were starving to death and dying from lack of access to medicines.
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#Tigray is shattered by systematic violations of human rights, war crimes and crimes against humanity used as a weapon. In view of the upcoming UN report on human right, we agreed at #FAC to prepare the ground with an adequate response and start work on sanctions.
@SecBlinken Much appreciation for you and your administration for the assistance and principled policy on the #WarOnTigray and conflict across the region.
Internal documents and witness accounts reveal the first starvation deaths since Ethiopia’s government in June imposed what the U.N. calls ‘a de facto humanitarian aid blockade’ on the Tigray region. https://t.co/4YfTYa3pJ9
@POTUS#US authorizing #sanction regime on any belligerent being an impediment to #peace in #Ethiopia / #Tigray, be that #ENDF, #EDF, #Amhara, or #TDF. This will not stop the war, but still important signal of end of impunity for atrocities committed. 1/2
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The Ethiopia-related sanctions regime announced by @POTUS demonstrates our willingness to impose costs on those perpetuating the conflict, which is causing great harm to the people of Ethiopia.
However, regardless of the term the govt. uses, we know enough of the situation to trigger the United States’ legal & moral obligation to act to prevent further atrocities. Read our latest on the ongoing conflict in #Ethiopia.
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