The Eritrean regime's crimes against humanity are not confined within its own borders. They form part of a broader pattern of regional destabilization that threatens peace and security throughout the Horn of Africa. For this reason, the UN Commission of Inquiry should expand its mandate to investigate cross-border violations, including crimes committed against citizens of neighboring countries through the regime's proxy networks.
These violations include the systematic sponsorship of armed proxy groups aimed at destabilizing neighboring countries like Ethiopia, Sudan and Somaia through the provision of training, weapons, logistics, financing, and safe havens.
A recent example is the regime's central role in the Ximdo (ጽምዶ) alliance, a coalition backed by the Eritrean regime (PFDJ) and involving groups such as the TPLF, Fano, OLA, and ONLF. The activities of these groups have contributed to significant human suffering and instability across the region.
The international community should not allow the Eritrean regime to export repression and violence beyond its borders and undermine regional stability. Expanding the Commission's mandate is therefore necessary to fully understand the full extent of the regime's crimes.
Lasting peace and security in the Horn of Africa will remain elusive so long as the regime is in power and is permitted to operate as a hub for repression, proxy warfare, and regional destabilization activities.
Crimes against humanity have been committed in Eritrean detention, military training & other faciliti across the country the past 25 years.These are a new report by the UN Commission of Inquiry (COI) on human rights in Eritrea, presented in Geneva. UNTV CH
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@Mahlet_B21 The Fano supporters say the government is in cahoots with the OLA, the OLA supporters say the government is in cahoots with Fano. Adding to the irony, we are now learning that, actually, it's Fano and the OLA who are in cahoots with one another!
The IMF and Ethiopia have reached a staff-level agreement on the fifth review of the country's four-year, US$3.4 billion Extended Credit Facility arrangement. Subject to Executive Board approval, Ethiopia will access about $468 million. https://t.co/5xk4TPhtrq
🛑BREAKING NEWS 🛑 Tonight, Somalia 🇸🇴 , and particularly Mogadishu has entered into a civil war.
The term of the President of Somalia 🇸🇴 has expired, and there is a conflict/dispute over the leadership of the country.
@TomGardner18 Imagine investing so much time and effort into propaganda only to discover that Ethiopians weren’t buying what you were selling. A tough day for the conflict entrepreneurship industry. Cope harder.