Reliefweb posted on 18 September 2023 the "Report of the International Commission of Human Rights Experts on Ethiopia."
The report identifies grave and systematic violations of international law and crimes committed in Tigray, as well as Amhara, Afar, and Oromia. The conflict in Tigray has not ended with Eritrean troops and Amhara militia engaging in violations. The government of Ethiopia has failed to effectively investigate violations.
CNN published on 16 August 2023 an article titled "Sudan Civil War 'Spiraling Out of Control,' UN Says, as More than 1 Million Flee" by Ruba Alhenawi, Hamdi Alkhshali, and Sana Noor Haq.
The article focuses on recent increases in Sudan's conflict of refugees and gender-based violence.
The US Department of State issued on 15 May 2021 a statement titled "Continuing Atrocities and Denial of Humanitarian Access in Ethiopia's Tigray Region" under the name of Secretary of State Antony Blinken.
The US unequivocally called upon the governments of Eritrea and Ethiopia to take all necessary steps to ensure that their forces in Tigray cease and desist the current reprehensible conduct, especially that by the Eritrean Defense Forces and Amhara regional forces. The US again called upon the government of Eritrea to remove its forces from Tigray Region. The statement said Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed and Eritrean President Isaias Afwerki must hold all those responsible for atrocities accountable.
The Associated Press published on 23 March 2021 an article titled "Ethiopia's Leader Says Atrocities Reported in Tigray War" by Rodney Muhumuza.
Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed acknowledged that atrocities committed by all sides have occurred in Tigray Region. He added that Eritrean troops are in Tigray without his blessing.
The government-affiliated Ethiopian Human Rights Commission (EHRC) has just issued a report titled "Investigation into Grave Human Rights Violations in Aksum City: Report on Preliminary Findings." The EHRC report is similar to ones issued earlier by Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch.
In a chilling report, the EHRC concluded that "more than 100" civilians were killed in Aksum between 18 and 24 November, 2020 by Eritrean soldiers and possibly ENDF soldiers. Eritrean soldiers fired randomly at civilians, targeted others, and looted the hospital. They also did significant damage to private property and churches.
The EHRC said "these widespread human rights violations are not ordinary crimes but grave contraventions of applicable international and human rights laws and principles, marked by intentionally directed attacks against civilians who were not directly taking part in the hostilities and including intentional looting, destruction and appropriation of property not justified by military necessity."
CNN published on 4 March 2021 an article titled "UN Rights Chief Says War Crimes May Have Been Committed in Ethiopia after CNN Reveals Tigray Massacre" by Niamh Kennedy.
Michelle Bachelet, the UN's high commissioner for human rights, says that war crimes and crimes against humanity may have been committed by multiple actors in Tigray Region, including the Ethiopian National Defense Forces, the Tigray People's Liberation Front, Eritrean armed forces, and Amhara Regional Forces and affiliated militia.
