Probe announced into alleged Tigray rights violations: UN rights office

Alleged serious abuses and rights violations in Ethiopia’s Tigray region are to be investigated by the UN, the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) said on Thursday.

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Reported Ethiopia massacre: UN rights chief warns of spiralling situation, war crimes

13 Nov 2020

Disturbing reports of an alleged massacre have surfaced in Ethiopia’s Tigray region, amid fighting between national and regional forces that may become impossible to control, the UN human rights chief warned on Friday.

Tigray: Hundreds of civilians reported killed in artillery strikes, warns UN rights chief

22 Dec 2020

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.

Grave concerns over 'dire' and deteriorating situation in war-torn Tigray region

28 May 2021

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