Human Rights Situation in Tigray Region requires an immediate solution.
January 22, 2021
The Ethiopian Human Rights Council- EHRCO is a non-profit, independent and impartial,ย human rights organization that does not favour any political party, religious institution, ethnic ย group, social class, etc., and stands to defend human rights.
Due to the conflict in the Tigray region and its environs, EHRCO is gravely concerned about the ย scale of human rights abuses against unarmed civilians, conflict-prone displacement in the area,ย the plight of people vulnerable to suspicion and discrimination based on ethnicity, and the need ย for urgent humanitarian assistance. As a result of the problem in the region, a six-month state ofย emergency is declared limiting the human rights of the people. Among these limitations, EHRCOย has learned that people have been targeted by security forces for violating curfews. For instance, journalists Dawit Kebede and Bereket Berhe were reportedly killed by security forces on January ย 19, 2021. The legitimacy of such measures is highly doubtful.
EHRCO has received numerous allegations of human rights abuses, including rape, extra-judicialย killings, arbitrary detention, and hostage-taking during and after the war. Women, children,
people with disabilities, and the elderly are the main victims of these abuses. In other parts of theย country also, EHRCO has received numerous complaints of arrests, harassment, and discriminationย against Tigrayans.
On the other hand, residents have been troubled and suffering for the past three months due toย the lack of banking services in all but a few areas, the disruption of basic services such asย electricity, water, and telephone, unpaid government workers, and poor health care facilities in numerous parts of the region….
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