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Armed Conflict in Tigray

Addis Abeba, November 17, 2021- At yesterday’s Geneva briefing, the spokesperson for the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Liz Throssell stated that contrary to arrests and detentions currently occurring in Ethiopia under the powers of the state of emergency, detention must be ended as soon as the individual …

Addis Abeba, November 13, 2021 – The Ethiopian government today asked the United States government to revoke its decision to impose sanctions on Eritrea. The government of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia denounced the announcement made by the United States on November 12, 2021, to impose sanctions on Eritrea. …

By Addis Standard Staff Addis Abeba, November 13, 2021- Amnesty International said that ethnic Tigrayans in Addis Abeba including children and the elderly were targeted arbitrary arrests and mass detentions after a state of emergency was enacted earlier in November. Most detainees are being held without charge or access to …