Armed conflict in Amhara and Afar state
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News: UN experts warn women and girls fleeing war in Tigray, Amhara, Afar at heightened risk of trafficking for sexual exploitation
Survivors of sexual violence in Tigray. Picture: Human Rights Watch/November 2021 Addis Ababa: UN experts warn women and girls in…
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News: Reasonable grounds to believe “war crimes, crimes against humanity” in Ethiopia’s war; Tigray “systematically” deprived of material, services “indispensable” for survival: UN investigators
Shire hospital in Tigray which serves more than one million people, was one of the hospitals targeted for destruction by…
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News: Women march in capital adds to growing calls for peace in Ethiopia
Women march in Addis Abeba calling for peace. Picture: Social Media Addis Abeba – A peace rally was held in…
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News: UN Rights Experts urge Security Council to keep Ethiopia, Horn situation on its agenda, says Eritrean troops engaged in Tigray hostilities
UNSC Chamber. Photo: UN/Loey Felipe/Archive Addis Abeba – Commenting for the second time on Ethiopia’s renewed militarized hostilities between the…
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News: Despite ban on meeting press, local CSOs call for immediate peace in Ethiopia, basic services provision in Tigray, other conflict hit areas
A similar call was made last year by a collective of 24 local civil society organizations in connection with the…
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News: US condemns “Eritrea’s reentry” into Ethiopia war, sending Horn envoy to make parties “engage in peace talks”
One of the earliest pictures showing Eritrean forces’ involvement in the Tigray war was captured by Reuters journalist Dawit Endeshaw…
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News: Ethiopian Teachers Association, Civil Societies Coalition call for hostilities de-escalation, continued humanitarian assistance
Yohannes Benti (Ph.D.), president of the Ethiopian Teachers Association, giving press statement to local media on 31 August. Picture: Teachers…
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News: Govt says renewed hostilities between national army, Tigrayan forces extend to border with Sudan
Members of the Ethiopian National Defense Force (ENDF). Picture: ENDF/Archive and unrelated to the events in the news. Addis Abeba…
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News: Lalibela imposes curfew, movement restrictions, unauthorized firearm possession
Lalibela is known otherwise as the ‘Jerusalem of Africa,’ and is home to the UNESCO registered rock-hewn churches. Picture: Lalibela…
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News: Ethiopia Rights Commission concerned by renewed fighting; urges return to dialogue
A child sits inside a vehicle burned out during fighting in the Tigray region of northern Ethiopia. Photo: © UNICEF/Christine…
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