Ethiopia's Tigray conflict marked by 'extreme brutality,' possible 'war crimes'

The UN-led report on human rights violations in Ethiopia's Tigray holds all parties — government troops and Tigrayan forces — responsible for committing gross abuses. It even warned of possible "crimes against humanity."

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The UN warns 100,000 children in Ethiopia, mainly in Tigray, are at risk of malnutrition in the coming year

A long-awaited report on human rights abuses during the civil conflict in Ethiopia's northern Tigray region has revealed that all sides fighting in the conflict committed violations that may amount to war crimes. 

The investigation, led by the United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights and the Ethiopian Human Rights Commission and published Wednesday morning, is among the first investigations into the human rights violations and violence that has killed thousands of people in the country. 

Publish : 2021-11-03 19:00:00

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