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News: Senate Foreign Affairs Committe passes bipartisan res. on Ethiopia; US, EU discuss measures to ease crisis in Tigray, flexibility in GERD talks
Addis Abeba, March 25/2021 – The U.S. Senate Foreign Affairs Committe has on March 24 passed a bipartisan resolution on Ethiopia. The resolution calls on “the Government of Ethiopia, the Tigray People’s Liberation Front, and other belligerents to cease all hostilities, protect human rights, allow unfettered humanitarian access, and cooperate …
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News: EU “ready to activate all foreign policy tools” against human rights violations in Tigray; to dispatch envoy back to Ethiopia
Addis Abeba, March 23-2021 – Josep Borrell, High representative of the EU for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy/Vice-President of the EU Commission, said the block is “ready to activate all our foreign policy tools against those responsible for human rights violations,” in connection with the ongoing armed conflict in Tigray …
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News Alert: EU imposes travel ban, asset freeze sanctions including on Eritrea over serious violations of human rights around the world
Addis Abeba, March 22/2021 – The EU Council today decided to impose restrictive measures on eleven individuals and four entities responsible for serious human rights violations and abuses in various countries around the world. Together with the listing of four Russian individuals earlier this month, these 15 designations are part …