“We found evidence of war crimes and crimes against humanity committed on a staggering scale. In the region of #Tigray, we believe that further investigation is needed to determine the possible commission of the crime against humanity of extermination and the crime of genocide.”
@UN_HRC
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#Ethiopia & #Eritrea are guilty of #TigrayGenocide
🚨THE DEADLIEST EVENT ON EARTH HAPPENING RIGHT NOW IS IN TIGRAY🚨
Right now, the same land where I used to play & laugh with family, is under attack by the Ethiopian government who are in active pursuits of wiping out the Tigrayan people!!
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There are few words that capture the utter failure of the EU at #HRC54 today.
There will be no resolution on #Ethiopia this session. #ICHREE's term will expire despite warnings of ongoing abuses in #Tigray, #Amhara & #Oromia.
Truly shameful.
https://t.co/5dvlM2uYV6
"Four of my children joined #Tigray resistance; only two have returned... As long as change comes, we’ll bear our losses... We are filled with sadness. We believed we would see change, but there is no change; people are starving and dying." What are we all doing to help?#Ethiopia
Askal Barki is 80 years old and lives alone in Adi Giba village.
She suffers from malnutrition and no longer has the strength to beg for money or food in town.
Askal spends her days sleeping waiting for the death.
#Tigray#famine#TigrayWar
Per the affidavit, Teklu Lemma had access to highly classified intel at the State Dept since July 2021, and was passing intel, including satellite imagery, in August 2022 - when the fighting resumed in Tigray. It appears Ethiopian intelligence found the material helpful:
"Our latest report confirms that Eritrean troops & Amhara militias continue to commit atrocities against civilians in Tigray, including rape & sexual violence against women & girls."
International Commission of Human Rights Experts on Ethiopia at @UN Human Rights Council
#HRC54
.@TeklehaymanotG writes the ICHREE report is a good start but its findings only tip of the iceberg. He says the commission was constrained by design, and therefore its mandate should be extended and more access given for it to produce a meaningful report.
https://t.co/4eeQXThmkK
As the International Commission of Experts on #Ethiopia publishes its report on war crimes and crimes against humanity in Ethiopia - it is crucial to renew the mandate of the commission and ensure that they can continue investigating the situation.
…. the commission said human rights violations in Tigray were “grave and ongoing”, and there had been attacks by the Eritrean Defence Forces (EDF) against civilians.
Crimes against humanity continue in Ethiopia despite truce, say UN experts https://t.co/HV0vDZ6vrR via @AJEnglish
The UN’s International Commission of Human Rights Experts on #Ethiopia has issued a new report highlighting ongoing horrors.
But the Commission’s mandate is about to expire.
Will the EU show leadership to #RenewICHREE? asks @astroehlein: https://t.co/cdL9jYefoQ
110 reputable organizations in Ethiopia and int’lly pleading for global backing and support the extension of #ICHREE's mandate and guarantee its unimpeded access to all areas to ensure accountability beyond doubt. @UN_HRC#RenewICHREE
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How horrible is it that we have to beg the world to not end the mandate of a commission for investigation into a genocide in which close to a million perished, hundreds of thousands of women and girls raped and sexually violated, and millions of people deliberately forcefully starved for three fucking years?
#ETHIOPIA: Nearly 1 year since the signing of a ceasefire agreement, atrocities - including #WarCrimes & #CrimesAgainstHumanity - are still being committed & peace remains elusive, the International Commission of Human Rights Experts on Ethiopia warns ➡️
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