UNHCR calls out serious violations of international law at Tigray refugee camps
The UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) Filippo Grandi on Thursday expressed concern over the humanitarian conditions in Tigray, Ethiopia and its impact on civilians, particularly Eritrean refugees living in the four Tigray camps. He said he continues to receive reliable reports and first-hand accounts of the ongoing insecurity in the region and “grave and [...]
UN rights chief calls for investigation into potential war crimes in Ethiopia Tigray conflict
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet addressed Tuesday allegations of human rights and humanitarian law violations in Ethiopia, calling for an investigation into the allegations and protection of Ethiopian civilians. The conflict between central government soldiers and the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) began seven weeks ago, in the Tigray region of northern Ethiopia. [...]
The COVID-19 pandemic has taken its toll on developed and developing economies alike. While the major international focus has shifted towards restoring normalcy, a blind eye has been turned to the growing instability in the global political sphere. Whether they be the recent tensions in the Nagorno-Karabakh Region or the fierce simmering between Iran and [...]
UN raises alert over humanitarian crisis, possible war crimes in Ethiopia conflict
The UN High Commission for Refugees warned Tuesday of a growing humanitarian crisis in northern Ethiopia where armed conflict between the federal government forces and local Tigrayan forces broke out on November 10. Spokesperson Babar Baloch told a press briefing in Geneva that more than 27,000 refugees have fled into neighboring Sudan since the outbreak [...]
UN Human Rights Chief expresses concern over unfolding violence in Ethiopia's Tigray region
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet voiced concern about the increased violence in Ethiopia’s Tigray region, indicating that such violence may amount to war crimes. On November 4 Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed ordered the Ethiopian Defense Forces (EDF) to quell the Tigray Regional Paramilitary Police and other militia loyal to the Tigray [...]
Linking Rights and Foreign Aid for Ethiopia: The Case of HR 2003
JURIST Guest Columnist Abigail Salisbury of the Mekelle University Law Faculty in Mek'ele, Ethiopia, says that although the vast majority of Ethiopians publicly denounce H.R. 2003, the so-called Ethiopia Democracy and Accountability Act now going through Congress that links nonessential...
