MINILIK SALSAWI

  Ethiopia : Amara region:- The context of the armed conflict that continued for months and its negative human rights implications Combatant forces should refrain from targeting civilian people and property, public services and infrastructure, and the government should create conditions for the continuation of social services. It is recalled that the Ethiopian Human Rights Commission (ESMECO/Commission) has urged in various statements to take immediate measures to help prevent harm to civilians, including finding a peaceful solution to the large-scale human rights violations caused by the ongoing armed conflict in the Amhara region. The Commission continues to closely monitor the negative impact of the conflict on human rights and social movements. Based on this, he has be...

In Ethiopia, violent crimes are being committed in the country and this is a serious threat   The United Nations Human Rights Commission has warned that atrocity crimes are being committed in the country and this is a serious threat. The EU has dropped the diplomatic ball at the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva – and turned their backs on the victims of atrocities in Ethiopia .   A group of international human rights experts, in a new report released on Tuesday, warned that serious atrocities have been committed in Ethiopia and that the problem may worsen, and called for an international independent investigation.     This report indicates that according to sources based on accurate information and evidence, brutal crimes have been committed against the citizens of the country in Ethiopia.   Atrocity crimes are serious crimes against humanity and according to the United Nations they are genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity.     According t...

 A suspected air strike at the weekend in Ethiopia's Amhara region killed at least 26 people, a hospital official said on Monday, as a state-appointed rights group detailed widespread killings of civilians since fighting broke out this month. Federal forces managed late last week to push Fano militiamen out of most major towns in Amhara, but clashes continue in other parts of the region, the Ethiopian Human Rights Commission (EHRC) said in a statement.   The fighting, which has been fuelled by Fano accusations that the federal government is trying to weaken Amhara's defences, is Ethiopia's biggest security crisis since a two-year civil war in the northern Tigray region ended last November. Ethiopia's government denies the allegations by Fano, an informal militia that backed federal forces during the Tigray war. Spokespeople for the government, the military and Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed did not respond to requests for comment on Monday about the suspected ...

Mobile internet access was down in parts of Ethiopia's Amhara region and flights to two cities were cancelled on Thursday, following days of clashes between the federal military and local militiamen. A simmering feud between the Fano militia and federal authorities, who were allies during the two-year civil war in the neighbouring Tigray region that ended last November, has burst into the open this week. The fighting was prompted by an operation by the military to push Fano fighters out of certain areas, according to a diplomatic source. Ethiopia's deputy prime minister, Demeke Mekonnen, called the situation "concerning" on Wednesday. Two residents of Amhara's capital, Bahir Dar, and three in Gondar, its second-biggest city, said mobile internet services were unavailable on Thursday. They declined to be named for security reasons. Authorities in Ethiopia have repeatedly cut internet services over the past few years during bouts of conflict and civil u...

The war officially is started in the cities of Amhara region All roads in bahrdar debremarkos debrebirhan and other cities Gondar city have been ordered to be closed. At this time, the defense vehicle captured in Gondar city and the security guard army of the system are in this form of the Amara Fano in the Gondar Tedros Brigade army. A resident of the town of Kobo in northern Amhara said there were clashes between Fano fighters and the Ethiopian National Defense Force (ENDF) in the Tekulesh area, a 40-minute drive outside Kobo, between 1am and 9am on Tuesday. The work of public and private organizations in Debremarkos has been suspended. Entrance and exit doors are closed. Ethiopia's military has clashed with fighters from a militia in the Amhara region, residents said on Wednesday, in a sharp escalation of a simmering feud between the two former allies. The Fano militia backed federal troops in a two-year civil war in the neighbouring Tigray region that ended last ...

Dozens of drivers have been abducted in Ethiopia’s Oromia region by armed gunmen, multiple media reports indicate. It is known that the authorities of the Oromia region are in the hands of the drivers kidnapped in Alidoro in the Oromia region and they have a share in the millions of dollars obtained from the hostages. It has been repeatedly said that Oromia officials are behind the kidnappings carried out by the armed force called OLF Shene and the millions of dollars stolen. It has been pointed out that there is a risk that the families of businessmen who have millions of money in the commercial bank will not be kidnapped by suggestions. The drivers, who are estimated to number between 30 to 50, were reportedly abducted last week in Gerbe-Guracha area of North Shoa zone of Oromia region by fighters suspected to be affiliated to the Oromo Liberation Army (OLA) rebel group.   The abducted drivers’ families are reportedly being asked to pay ransom money by the abductors ...

Latest Update : Harun Media is reporting casualties, including women, as a result of security forces firing "directly" at protesters at the Grand Anuwar Mosque in Addis Abeba .    Muslims are protesting the demolishing of at least 19 Mosques by Oromia regional state in the newly established Shaggar city, formerly the Oromia Special Zone Surrounding Finfinne .   The report also mentions unknown numbers of fatalities in Addis Abeba. The media also posted graphic pictures of bloodied worshipers. There was not a single voice of protest when the firing started. When they started praying and making dua, the Republican Guard began to shoot at the worshipers. Many were shot.   Other protests are also happening by Muslims across various cities in Oromia including in Shashemene and Jimma cities. The protests are happening despite a statement yesterday by the Ethiopian Islamic Affairs Supreme Council calling on Ethiopian Muslims to not protest today after Friday prayer...