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Tigray conflict: Joint Statement by HR/VP Borrell and Commissioner Lenarčič on massacres in Axum

Brussels, 26/02/2021 - 14:10, UNIQUE ID: 210226_7

Joint Statements

Amnesty International issued a report today on atrocities that took place in Axum, Ethiopia, in November 2020. The report concludes that indiscriminate shelling and mass execution may amount to war crimes and crimes against humanity. This is another harrowing reminder of the violence that civilians in Tigray have been suffering since the onset of the conflict. We condemn, in the strongest possible terms, all crimes against civilians and call for the perpetrators to be swiftly brought to justice. We recall the obligation under International Humanitarian Law for all parties to ensure the protection of all civilians, including refugees and those internally displaced.

Hostilities must cease immediately and immediate, full and unfettered access to the whole of Tigray for all humanitarian actors and the media allowed. Since the outbreak of the conflict more than 100 days ago, thousands of civilians have lost their lives and reportedly 80% of the population remain cut off from external assistance, facing rising food insecurity and malnutrition. The level of suffering endured by civilians, including children, is appalling. This must cease immediately. Full access is essential to assess the situation on the ground and provide adequate protection and assistance to those who desperately need it.

https://eeas.europa.eu/headquarters/hea ... vC6aya46GQ

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Why does the Ethiopian government give an immediate response to this outrageous intervention in the affair of a sovereign nation-- Ethiopia? Again, if the European union is really that much concerned about human atrocities afflicted on Ethiopian people, why did it not do the same with the case of the largest Ethiopian ethnics -- the Amhara for the last 27 years by TPLF, the Tigray junta? More over, whatever the Tigray thieves and lobbyists tell the world is not true. All atrocities and human sufferings that was done in Tigray is nobody else but the TPLF leaders under the banner of "Weyane" junta. So, Amnesty International and any reporter is advised to assess the background cause and ensued measure by the government of Ethiopia before instead of taking TPLFite word of mouth as authentic truth.(Ayalew)

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The world has been asking for full and unfettered access to the whole of Tigray for 478 days and it has never materialized. Timely use of stick will is the only way to ensuring unfettered humanitarian access to Tigray. We have seen the evidence of how a timely stick would propel the Abiy regime into action. The key is how to make the effect of the stick felt constantly.