Ethiopian Human Rights Commission says security forces executed Gambella residents. Residents were suspected of collaborating with rebels who attacked the city earlier this week. The assault on Gambella sparked an hours-long gunfight between security forces and the Oromo Liberation Army (OLA). The Ethiopian Human Rights Commission said on Friday that security forces executed residents of … Read more
NAIROBI – Ethiopia’s military on Tuesday launched another air strike in war-torn Tigray, hitting what a government official called a rebel training facility just outside the regional capital Mekele. Tigray was pounded by near-daily aerial bombardments last week in a sign the military was stepping up its use of air power in the year-long war against … Read more
UNITED NATIONS — The United Nations is evacuating some humanitarian personnel from Ethiopia’s Tigray region, following a new airstrike on the regional capital of Mekelle, a UN spokesman said on Wednesday. “Initial information from the ground indicates that civilians — including women and children — were injured,” said Farhan Haq, deputy spokesman for UN Secretary-General … Read more
The UN rights chief voiced fear on Monday at continuous reports of “serious violations” in Ethiopia’s violence-wracked Tigray region, by all parties in the struggle, including continued misuses by Eritrean troops. She further added that a long-awaited joint analysis should be ready by August. [amazonad category=”Electronics”] “I am deeply disturbed by continued reports of serious … Read more
