Did #Tigray authorities really think that #Ethiopia govt would rescue their people that they had been trying to exterminate in a genocidal frenzy? And with whom they signed a faulty so-called peace agreement. How dangerously naieve or self-deluded.
@EUinEthiopia@RolandKobia@CecoeEth@unwomenethiopia@UNDPEthiopia Your words are empty without action. Your silence amidst systematic rape has fostered a culture of impunity and disregard for survivors' suffering. It's time to walk your talk and take concrete steps toward change.
🚨 Breaking! The @UKSupremeCourt found that the UK Rwanda asylum deal is unlawful. As @hrw and many others have said, Rwanda is not a safe country to send asylum seekers to and now the Supreme Court has confirmed this.
A good day for justice, compassion and the rule of law!
@reda_getachew laid today a cornerstone for a construction of new high School at Dogu'a Tembien Woreda of Seret Tabia #Tigray to be built by Zer'u GL. The presence of the leadership of the All-African University Students Union added grace to the ceremony! የቐንየልና ሓውና ዘርኡ
Gaza is in complete blackout and isolation while heavy shelling continues. @UNRWA warns about the desperate situation of Gaza people without electricity, food, water. Far too many civilians, including children, have been killed. This is against International Humanitarian Law.
We have lost touch with our staff in Gaza, with health facilities, health workers and the rest of our humanitarian partners on the ground.
This siege makes me gravely concerned for their safety and the immediate health risks of vulnerable patients.
We urge immediate protection of all civilians and full humanitarian access.
We must call out human rights situations that are not on the front pages:
Almost 800.000 people killed in the war in #Tigray
The savage reality for the people of #Afghanistan, especially women & girls
1,450 political prisoners in #Belarus
They deserve #accountability.
Two things 2019 Nobel Peace Prize winner PM Abiy Ahmed does best:
1) Fueling regional conflicts in Ethiopia.
2) Failing to tame SKY-HIGH INFLATION.
Today, I measure inflation in Ethiopia at a stunning 48%/yr – almost 2x the official rate.
.@RepMaxineWaters, this is how your newly minted press secretary harasses award winning journalists. Who needs Trump & the rightwingers polluting the information ecosystem & calling all news #FakeNews when we have these people as press secretaries harassing Sudanese journalists👇🏽
#Ethiopia: "At the Human Rights Council #HRC54 in September, the #EU needs to show leadership & support accountability by pushing for renewal of #ICHREE
Anything less is an abnegation of EU commitments & sends a clear message that victims' calls for credible justice don't count"
The Ethiopian Human Rights Commission: A Champion of Transitional Justice?
https://t.co/qt1AQ9xHbG
A must read, critical reflection from brother Abadir❗️
On EHRC
“Whereas the publicly available information clearly indicates the EHRC has played a biased or even a partisan role, leaked EHRC documents show that EHRC investigators were keenly aware of widespread blockages of humanitarian aid in many parts of Tigray. “
On the government’s Transitional Justice
“There are, in fact, clear indications that the government plans to instrumentalize transitional justice in a bid to achieve what a recent book described as quasi-compliance. That is, the acceptance and initiation of a transitional justice process to pacify domestic calls for justice and fend off international pressure while, at the same time, also avoiding reputational and legal liability that may come out of a properly implemented initiative for justice.”
This seems premature at a time when food aid is blocked.
@USAID needs to get people on the ground and make sure aid gets to those who need it. And Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed needs to let them in and protect them.
#Ethiopia#Tigray
https://t.co/bYrl4fqD0Z
Authorities & forces unlawfully rounded up Tigrayans in Western Tigray holding them in dire conditions. Many were detained for over a year. Detainees described killings, torture, and enforced disappearances before eventual forcible expulsion. New @hrw https://t.co/0hSyO31cYn