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EHRC Reports Rights Abuses Amid Conficts in Southern Tigray and Afar

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EHRC Reports Rights Abuses Amid Conficts in Southern Tigray and Afar
AI SUMMARY

The Ethiopian Human Rights Council has reported widespread rights violations due to ongoing conflicts in southern Tigray and the Afar region, calling for an immediate cessation of hostilities.

  • Ongoing conflicts in southern Tigray, areas bordering Tigray, and the Afar region have caused deaths, injuries, displacement, and human rights violations.
  • The Ethiopian Human Rights Council called on the government, TPLF, and other armed forces to immediately and unconditionally stop the fighting.
  • Armed forces are urged to protect civilian safety and allow unrestricted humanitarian aid access.
  • The international community has been urged to strengthen efforts to ensure the Pretoria Cessation of Hostilities Agreement is respected.