14 November By/ Compiled Freelance Journalist Elmi Osman Farah
Despite being awarded the Peace Prize, Abiya Ahmed is seen by the international community, he is involved in war crimes, it my also blemish the reputation of Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, who won a Nobel Peace Prize for a 2018 peace pact with Eritrea and had won plaudits for opening Ethiopia’s economy and easing a repressive political system, NEWS AGENCIES Reported.
“There is a risk this situation will spiral totally out of control, leading to heavy casualties and destruction, as well as mass displacement within Ethiopia itself and across borders,” UN rights chief Michelle Bachelet said via a spokesman. * AFP
The United Nations, the African Union, and others are concerned the fighting could spread to other parts of Ethiopia, Africa’s second-most populous country, and destabilise the wider Horn of Africa region.
More than 14,500 people have fled into neighbouring Sudan with the speed of new arrivals “overwhelming the current capacity to provide aid”, the UN refugee agency said on Friday.
Ethiopia’s Human Rights Commission, appointed by the government but independent, said it was sending a team of investigators to the town of Mai Kadra to look at evidence of mass killings. The he commission will investigate any human rights violations in the conflict, it said in a statement Aljazeera Reported
Tigray has been under a communications blackout since the operation began, making it difficult to verify claims from both camps about the situation on the ground civilians the UN Human Rights Commissioner is warning that reports of mass killings in Ethiopia, would, if verified, amount to war crimes, This comes after Amnesty International reported that scores of civilians had been killed in a town in Tigray state Speaking in Geneva, Michelle Bachelet called for a full investigation and said those responsible must be held accountable.The authorities in Tigray have denied eyewitness reports that Tigrayan forces carried out the killings Ms Bachelet said the first priority must be ending the fighting The UN fears the conflict could spiral out of control and even spread across Ethiopia’s borders.Thousands of people are already fleeing the fighting into neighbouring Sudan The UN refugee agency said many are children who are arriving exhausted and terrified.
- Probe into arrest of journalists in Ethiopia beginsThe journalism advocacy group Reporters Without Borders is investigating the arrest of at least six journalists in Ethiopia amid the ongoing conflict in Tigray.
- The organisation said the arrests were conducted in “very secretive conditions”.”Many journalists have been prevented from covering this issue,” ReportReport this social embed, make a complaintThe federal government forces and those loyal to the Tigray regional government have been fighting in the northern state over the last couple of weeks.Read more:Ethiopia’s PM condemns ‘massacre of civilians ,Ethiopia issues arrest warrants for Tigray leadersKalkidan Yibelta The Ethiopian government has issued arrest warrants for top Tigray officials who run the northern state as fighting continues between federal troops and local forces.Arrests warrants have also been issued for prominent members of the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) – the main political party in the state.Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has appointed an interim administrator to take over the running of the state, but as armed clashes continue, the new appointee might have to remain in the country’s capital, Addis Ababa.The arrest warrants, coupled with the appointment, could further escalate the conflict in Tigray state.The federal government accuses Tigrayan forces of atrocities, which they have denied.Thousands of people fleeing the conflict have been pouring into neighbouring Sudan.There have been state-sponsored demonstrations in several towns across the country to show support for the federal army. * BBCWorld
