Document Type
Report
Publication Date
2023
Abstract
In the present report, submitted pursuant to Human Rights Council resolution 51/27, the International Commission of Human Rights Experts on Ethiopia provides an overview of the human rights situation in Ethiopia. It identifies grave and systematic violations of international law and crimes committed in Tigray, as well as in Amhara, Afar and Oromia. Violations include mass killings, rape, starvation, forced displacement and arbitrary detention. The conflict in Tigray has not ended, with Eritrean troops and Amhara militias engaging in ongoing violations. Past and current violations and abuses in the four regions mentioned above demand further investigation. The Government of Ethiopia has failed to effectively investigate violations and abuses and has initiated a flawed transitional justice consultation process. Ethiopia has sought to evade international scrutiny through the creation of domestic mechanisms ostensibly to fight impunity. The Commission recommends a range of measures to end current violations and abuses and promote serious transitional justice.
Recommended Citation
Chande Othman, Mohamed, Steven Ratner, and Radhika Coomaraswamy. Report of the International Commission of Human Rights Experts on Ethiopia. International Commission of Human Rights Experts on Ethiopia, 2023.
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