Gravely concerned by escalation of fighting in #Ethiopia. The involvement of Eritrean forces will deepen the conflict and exacerbate one of the world’s worst humanitarian crises - they should leave #Tigray. UK calls on all parties to reinstate the truce and begin peace talks.
Please join me, @faisalroble19, and @egebissa on the H-Panel this Friday (8pm EST), hosted by @MediaUmd's own @getachew_zeki.
We will cover #TigrayUnderAttack, the #ICHREE report and responses, Special Envoys, and aid, for this longest week ever.
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The UN's International Commission of Human Rights Experts on Ethiopia has "reasonable grounds to believe that the Federal Government and its allies have committed crimes against humanity in Tigray region. Some of these crimes are ongoing." https://t.co/RchlSTkgUM
The Ethiopian government and its allies have denied 6 million people in Tigray "access to basic services, including electricity, internet, telecommunications, and banking for over a year....They have looted and destroyed goods indispensable for" survival. https://t.co/RchlSTkgUM
The UN's Commission of Inquiry on Ethiopia, while finding abuses on all sides, said Ethiopian government forces had resorted to “starvation of civilians” as a tool of war and that Ethiopian and Eritrean forces were responsible for “sexual slavery." https://t.co/ZNVPSvmCrZ
The fifth drone bombing within two weeks in the capital of #Tigray, #Mekelle today, a day after #ICHREE’s report presented in #Geneva said the shelling of the city by #Ethiopia in 2020 was a crime.
Update on #Ethiopia’s military and civilian leadership meetings called by PM #AbiyAhmed on Sept 18, according to sources the PM as instructed the leaders to work on mobilizing and recruiting more people focusing on the young and single to join the army; collecting more (1/9)
#Tigray has been bombed, looted and starved. Now deprived of basic telecom and Internet by its neighbours. Kept in the dark, #Starlink could reconnect 6 million ppl. We ask @SpaceX to active satellites, begin service there and airdrop dishes! Help them @elonmusk!
6 million people in Tigray, Ethiopia have been under siege for over 22 months & now again are under attack by Eritrean forces. Peace is the only solution to save lives & livelihoods. We call on governments of Eritrea & Ethiopia to end the war, end the siege & work towards peace.
While world leaders are meeting at #UNGA to discuss global challenges, #Eritrea started a major offensive on #Tigray, Ethiopia. This comes after 6 million Tigrayans have been under the siege for more than 22 months. This horror must stop & health assistance allowed in.
“If anyone knows how risky it is to preach #peace in #Ethiopia today, it is the singer- songwriter Tariku Gankisi.
“‘Why do we have to keep killing?’ https://t.co/tvtmiX66ZX