Lawyers of Tigray

Attorneys dedicated to empowering and promoting human rights of people Tigray and beyond.

[Lawyers of Tigray @fthinfo]

End Hate Crimes and Hate Speech Against Ethnic Tigrayans in Ethiopia and the U​.​S. - Sign the Petition! https://t.co/GqYk145BSy via @Change #Tigray #TigrayMassArrest #TigrayCantWait @SaraJacobsCA @BradSherman @USAIDSCharles @HouseForeign

[Lawyers of Tigray @fthinfo]

prior to the TPS designation thus those who entered without inspection would return to being undocumented and can be subject to removal. #TPS4Tigray #Tigray

[Lawyers of Tigray @fthinfo]

Thread: In order to receive #TPS you must register by submitting Form I-821 application to USCIS and meet the following qualifications:

1. Be a national of the foreign country w/ a TPS designation & continuously physically present in the US since the effec date of designation

[Homeland Security @DHSgov]

Today, DHS announced the designation of Ethiopia for Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for 18 months for individuals who are already residing in the United States as of October 20, 2022.

Read more ➡️ https://t.co/1EDxrAIv74

[Lawyers of Tigray @fthinfo]

It should be noted that TPS doesn’t give TPS beneficiaries lawful permanent residency status nor citizenship U must apply to adjust UR immigration status to legal resident status as once TPS designation ends the TPS beneficiary status will revert back to the status they had

[Congressman Brad Sherman @BradSherman]

Spoke directly to @POTUS #Biden today regarding potential genocide in #Tigray. He is very well aware of the situation and is open to hear my ideas on how to respond, particularly to pressure #Eritrea to withdraw troops.

[Lawyers of Tigray @fthinfo]

The @POTUS admin should enforce the executive order on imposing sanctions as the fake unilateral ceasefire to give access to aid was violated, & such attacks are considered a war crime.The humanitarian needs has only exacerbated since March. #Tigray @AsstSecStateAF @ChrisCoons

[Health Professionals Network for Tigray @HPN4Tigray]

We are heartbroken to hear of the latest airstrike that targeted civilians in a residential area and kindergarten school. At a time when millions are facing starvation & children are out of school due to senseless conflict that has destroyed the majority of the schools. #Tigray

[Congressman Brad Sherman @BradSherman]

I am horrified by the Ethiopian government’s renewed assault on #Tigray. Tigrayans face the worst humanitarian crisis in the world & this new offensive threatens millions already enduring famine. The US must act to help facilitate an immediate ceasefire.
https://t.co/TGEhxxakJ5

[Senator Jordon Steele-John @SenatorJordon]

You might have heard about the sickening violence in Tigray, a region in northern Ethiopia. It’s important for us all to understand what’s going on in these spaces. Here’s a bit of an explainer:

[Lawyers of Tigray @fthinfo]

The question remains why can't citizens have access to cash? Limiting access to money does not help the humanitarian crisis. It only further debilitates the people of #Tigray and makes them dependent on the ones weaponizing access to food and aid.

[Lawyers of Tigray @fthinfo]

According to the standards of procedures for humanitarian aid convoys, the limit on cashflow is informal, not illegal:

"There is currently an *informal limit* of cash per person. However, the amount is unclear, so we strongly recommend reducing it to the minimum." #Tigray

[ICRC Ethiopia @ICRCEthiopia]

#Ethiopia: Clarification on the incident in #Serdo, Afar region, involving our recent convoy to Tigray.

[Lawyers of Tigray @fthinfo]

What makes the camps in Afar where Tigrayans are being held concentration camps is the harsh conditions in which they are being confined, based on their identity, unable to freely move about, without regard to legal norms of arrest. #Tigray

[Tghat ትግሃት @TghatMedia]

About 10,000 Tigrayans in an unimaginable suffering in sweltering Semera (Afar) Concentration Camps. They have been rounded up from Abala/Sheket area & placed in camps in Semera for more than 7 months. Some have died and been buried in a dumping ground, others have gone mad. 1/n

[Senator Jeff Merkley @SenJeffMerkley]

I urge the @StateDept to advance a resolution to the conflict in Ethiopia, with accountability for human rights violations and an inclusive dialogue for real peace, as the situation in Oromia continues to deteriorate every day. https://t.co/RHyNSI91Ga

[Lawyers of Tigray @fthinfo]

Text “Sign PVLCCK” to contact your representatives regarding thousands of #Tigrayans that are kept in Internment Camps across Ethiopia

#Tigray #TigrayGenocide

[Lawyers of Tigray @fthinfo]

Join the #600DaysOfHiddenGenocide campaign starting tomorrow, June 27th:
calling on @SenateForeign @SenateDems @SenateGOP @HouseDemocrats @HouseForeign to support #SupportHR6600 and #Support3199

[Health Professionals Network for Tigray @HPN4Tigray]

Join us Monday, June 27th, as we demand our US congressional representatives #SupportHR6600 & #SupportS3199.

Let’s mobilize & end the Tigray Genocide.

@SWTigray @SJTigray @GlobalGsts @PeaceInTigray @LegacyTigray @OmnaTigray @HPN4Tigray @ollaaOromo @jworldwatch @TigraiHub

[Lawyers of Tigray @fthinfo]

Time for @SecBlinken to make the determination of famine in #Tigray and to recommend enforcement of the Global Magnitsky Human Rights Accountability Act against those intentionally hindering access to aid into #Tigray

[Lawyers of Tigray @fthinfo]

The @SenateForeign passes bipartisan resolution condemning starvation as a weapon of war

“From #Ukraine to #Syria to Ethiopia are watching with horror as bad actors destroy agriculture, deny humanitarian access” -@SenJeffMerkley

#TigrayFamine

[Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman @SenateForeign]

As we see in #Ukraine, #Ethiopia, and #Syria, conflict is a major driver of #foodinsecurity. Our resolution condemns the use of hunger as a weapon of war and calls upon the U.S. gov't and our partners to respond quickly and hold perpetrators accountable. https://t.co/9cw9xEcgQJ

[Lawyers of Tigray @fthinfo]

Non-refoulement is one of the pillars of international refugee law with the recent travel advisory by @TravelGov
advising US citizens not to travel to Ethiopia, we again call on @DHSgov @SecMayorkas to designate Ethiopia for #TPS #TPS4Tigray

[Lawyers of Tigray @fthinfo]

Call to Action 🚨:

We demand @DHSgov @SecMayorkas designation of Ethiopia for Temporary Protective Status to protect individuals from Tigray #Tigray #TPS #TPS4Tigray

Here is the PDF👇🏾👇🏾 send to @SecMayorkas @RepAndreCarson and your representatives

https://t.co/eFD4ZGeVUM

[Health Professionals Network for Tigray @HPN4Tigray]

6/9/21 : “Famine Condition” - @PowerUSAID

11 months later

5/11/22 : “Famine Condition” - @PowerUSAID

A body can survive for 8 to 21 days w/out food and water & up to 2 months if there's adequate access to water intake. 11 months of “famine conditions” has costed lives.