Mereja.Forum

U.N. rights forum agrees to investigate abuses in Ethiopia
By Stephanie Nebehay and Emma Farge

• EU resolution sets up international monitoring

• U.N. says up to 7,000 detained including nine U.N. staff

GENEVA, Dec 17 (Reuters) - The U.N. Human Rights Council voted on Friday to establish an independent investigation into abuses in the Ethiopian conflict, after a senior U.N. official said there had been violations on all sides and mass arrests under a government crackdown.


"A number of these violations may amount to crimes against humanity, and urgently require further investigations by independent experts," the EU delegation to the U.N. in Geneva said in a statement welcoming the decision.

The resolution establishes a three-member panel of experts for one year to collect evidence and identify those responsible for violations with a view to future prosecutions.

Continue reading https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/et ... 021-12-17/