Condemning all violence and human rights abuses in Ethiopia, and calling on the Government of Ethiopia and the Government of the State of Eritrea to remove all Eritrean troops from Ethiopia, and for all belligerents in the conflict, including the Ethiopian National Defense Forces, the Tigray People’s Liberation Front, and Amhara regional forces, and other... Continue Reading →
OFFICIAL STATEMENT BY THE GOVERNMENT OF TIGRAY
Official Statement by the Government of Tigray on President Biden’s Executive Order on the crisis in Ethiopia The Government of Tigray wishes to express its appreciation for the consistent and constructive efforts of the Administration of President Joe Biden, the United States Government, and the United States Congress to bring about a peaceful resolution to... Continue Reading →
EXECUTIVE ORDER IMPOSING SANCTIONS ON HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSERS IN ETHIOPIA
President Joseph R. Biden JR. Signs Executive Order on Imposing Sanctions on Certain Persons With Respect to the Humanitarian and Human Rights Crisis in Ethiopia By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, including the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et... Continue Reading →
MEKELLE CITY INTERIM MAYOR, ATAKLTI HAILESELASSIE RESIGNS
Ataklti Haileselassie, the Interim Mayor of Mekelle city, has resigned from his post, Ataklti has confirmed to the media, but said he would provide more details on the circumstances surrounding his resignation “tomorrow.” Atakliti was appointed by the federally arranged Tigray regional state interim administration in December 2020, shortly after Dictator Abiy Ahmed Ali declared... Continue Reading →
ALLOW MONITORS INTO TIGRAY TO INVESTIGATE WAR CRIMES
The United Nations' human rights chief asked Ethiopia on Thursday to allow monitors into Tigray to investigate reports of killings and sexual violence that may amount to war crimes in the northern region since late 2020. "Victims and survivors of these violations must not be denied their rights to the truth and to justice," Michelle... Continue Reading →
THE ETHIOPIAN GOVERNMENT SHOULD RESPECT HUMAN RIGHTS
The European Parliament urges the Ethiopian Government to restore all forms of communication to Tigray as an act of accountability and transparency for its military operations in the region and to allow free communication among the people of Tigray; stresses the importance of, and the need for, access to information both online and offline, as... Continue Reading →
