December 22, 2020
An Ethiopian refugee from Tigray awaits transfer from a border reception center in Sudan. courtesy UNHCR/Will Swanson
GENEVA Reports of artillery strikes on civilians and mass killings of non-combatants in Ethiopia’s Tigray region, must be investigated and full access granted to independent investigators, UN rights chief Michelle Bachelet said on Tuesday.
The appeal by the High Commissioner for Human Rights follows seven weeks of conflict in northern Ethiopia between central government soldiers and Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) forces that has displaced tens of thousands.
“Fighting is said to be continuing, particularly in some areas of north, central and southern Tigray,” Bachelet said in a statement, highlighting how the lack of overall humanitarian access and ongoing communications blackout in many areas had continued to raise concerns about civilians.
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