🫵🫰

[አብ-ሳላት @AbeSalat2025]

5/
The victims of war, atrocities, displacement, and repression deserve more than political messaging.

They deserve truth.

They deserve acknowledgment.

They deserve justice.

#Justice #Accountability #HumanRights #EndImpunity

@_AfricanUnion
@UN
https://t.co/Ad1sENnJYC

[አብ-ሳላት @AbeSalat2025]

4/
Democratic legitimacy is strengthened by scrutiny, not weakened by it.

Independent reporting, critical analysis, & honest assessment are essential public responsibilities.

#SustainablePeace #EndImpunity
@_AfricanUnion
@UN @FCDOGovUK @EU_Commission
https://t.co/Ad1sENnJYC

[አብ-ሳላት @AbeSalat2025]

3/
Moral courage means asking difficult questions.

Who remains displaced?

Who remains silenced?

Who remains excluded?

Who still waits for justice?

#SustainablePeace

@hrw @amnesty
@IntCrimDatabase @internationalCrisis
@Journal_UN_ONU @CrisisGroup

https://t.co/Ad1sENnJYC

[አብ-ሳላት @AbeSalat2025]

2/
To international observers, diplomats, journalists, and analysts:

Please look beyond election headlines.

History often remembers not only what happened, but what people chose not to see.

#SustainablePeace #EndImpunity

@_AfricanUnion @StateDept

https://t.co/Ad1sENnJYC

[አብ-ሳላት @AbeSalat2025]

1/
Much international coverage focuses on who may win Ethiopia’s election.

But that may not be the most important story.

The bigger question is: Who cannot participate?

#SustainablePeace

@pressfreedom @hrw @amnesty
@IntCrimDatabase @CrisisGroup

https://t.co/Ad1sENnJYC

[አብ-ሳላት @AbeSalat2025]

🧵: Democracy is more than putting ballots in boxes.

A credible election requires:
• Security
• Freedom of expression
• Independent media
• Political competition
• Equal participation

#SustainablePeace
@_AfricanUnion
@UN @EU_Commission
https://t.co/Ad1sENnJYC

[አብ-ሳላት @AbeSalat2025]

17/
Peace without justice is fragile.

Justice without truth is impossible.

And democracy without participation is incomplete.

#JusticeForVictims #PressFreedom #PeaceAndJustice

@_AfricanUnion
@UN @EU_Commission @pressfreedom
@IntCrimDatabase
https://t.co/Ad1sENnJYC

[አብ-ሳላት @AbeSalat2025]

16/

The world should not reduce 🇪🇹 ’s future to a single election day.

The real test is whether the country is moving toward:
• Accountability
• Rule of law
• Reconciliation
• Human rights
• Inclusive governance

@_AfricanUnion
@UN @EU_Commission
https://t.co/Ad1sENnJYC

[አብ-ሳላት @AbeSalat2025]

15/
Sustainable peace is built on truth.

Truth requires documentation.

Documentation requires independent journalism.

Independent journalism requires freedom.

#JusticeForTigray
@pressfreedom
@IntCrimDatabase
@Journal_UN_ONU @CrisisGroup
https://t.co/Ad1sENnJYC

[አብ-ሳላት @AbeSalat2025]

14/
Elections are important.

But accountability is important too.

Victims of atrocities cannot simply be asked to “move on” while justice remains delayed or denied.

@_AfricanUnion
@UN @UKParliament @StateDept @eu_eeas

https://t.co/Ad1sENnJYC

[አብ-ሳላት @AbeSalat2025]

13/
The displaced.

The silenced.

The journalists working under fear.

The communities trapped in conflict.

The families still waiting for justice.

@_AfricanUnion
@UN @EuParlement @EU_Commission @pressfreedom @hrw @amnesty @Refugees
@IntCrimDatabase
https://t.co/Ad1sENnJYC

[አብ-ሳላት @AbeSalat2025]

12/
The world should measure 🇪🇹 ’s democratic progress not only by turnout figures or official results, but by whether every citizen can participate freely, safely, and equally.

That is the standard that matters.
#JusticeForTigray
@_AfricanUnion
@UN https://t.co/Ad1sENnJYC

[አብ-ሳላት @AbeSalat2025]

11/
Sustainable peace requires more than elections.

It requires:
✔ Truth
✔ Accountability
✔ Justice
✔ Return of displaced communities
✔ Respect for human rights

#JusticeForTigray #PressFreedom #PeaceBuilding

@_AfricanUnion
@UN @EU_Commission

https://t.co/Ad1sENnJYC

[አብ-ሳላት @AbeSalat2025]

10/
Entire regions affected by conflict and political disputes raise serious questions about participation and representation.

A nation cannot claim democratic success while large populations remain marginalized, displaced, or unheard.

#EndImpunity
@UN
https://t.co/Ad1sENnJYC

[አብ-ሳላት @AbeSalat2025]

9/
Journalists report intimidation, detentions, censorship, and pressure to self-censor.

When reporters cannot investigate freely, citizens cannot make informed choices.

Freedom of the press is not separate from democracy—it is democracy.

@UNDPPA
https://t.co/Ad1sENnJYC

[አብ-ሳላት @AbeSalat2025]

8/
Across 🇪🇹, millions remain affected by conflict, displacement, insecurity, & political restrictions.

Many communities are focused on survival, not campaigning.

Democracy cannot flourish where citizens are struggling simply to live safely.

@UNOSAPG

https://t.co/Ad1sENnJYC

[አብ-ሳላት @AbeSalat2025]

7/
Long after election headlines disappear, the questions of justice, accountability, and human rights will remain.

May we have the courage to confront them today.

#Justice #SustainablePeace
@UNDPPA
@IntCrimDatabase
@Journal_UN_ONU @CrisisGroup
https://t.co/Ad1sENnJYC

[አብ-ሳላት @AbeSalat2025]

6/
Sustainable peace cannot be built on forgetting.

It must be built on accountability, reconciliation, and respect for human dignity.

#SustainablePeace #EndImpunity

@_AfricanUnion
@UN @EuParlement @EU_Commission @pressfreedom
@IntCrimDatabase

https://t.co/Ad1sENnJYC

[አብ-ሳላት @AbeSalat2025]

13/
Exclusion is not merely an electoral issue.

It is a representation issue.

It is a citizenship issue.

It is a constitutional issue.

#RuleOfLaw #HumanRights
@UNDPPA @UNHumanRights @unwomenafrica @Journal_UN_ONU @_AfricanUnion @UN
@EU_Commission
https://t.co/1RZFvB5sfM

[አብ-ሳላት @AbeSalat2025]

7/
Sustainable peace is built on truth, accountability, & inclusion.
Not on ignoring unresolved conflicts.
Not on overlooking displaced populations.
Not on moving forward without justice.
#PeaceWithJustice #EndImpunity
@FCDOGovUK @UK_AfricanUnion @UNDPPA
https://t.co/1RZFvB5sfM