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Organizations Decry the UN Abandonment of Ethiopia Human Rights Investigation | Oct 10, 2023

The United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) has glaringly failed the people of Ethiopia and regressed in its mission to protect global human rights. In the strongest terms, we, the undersigned organizations, condemn the UNHRC Member States’ decision not to extend the mandate of the International Commission of Human Rights Experts on Ethiopia (ICHREE), resulting in…

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Press Release

NGOs Call for Ceasefire and Urgent Humanitarian Action in Sudan | May 9, 2023
Collective Statement for Action to Protect Civilians and Refugees

As representatives of various non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and humanitarian groups, we write to express our deep concern about the ongoing conflict in Sudan. The undersigned organizations urgently call for a ceasefire from all parties involved in the conflict, which has now entered its fourth week. The situation has caused devastation to the people of Sudan, the healthcare system, and…

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Current Situation in Tigray

There are numerous reports of violations of international humanitarian law, constituting war crimes and crimes against humanity committed by Eritrean and Ethiopian forces: the destruction and looting of private and public sector infrastructure, including education and healthcare facilities; mass atrocities, which amount to ethnic cleansing; indiscriminate shelling and use of chemical weapons on civilians; wide-spread gender and sexual based violence; and weaponized starvation that has resulted in 90% of Tigray population requiring emergency food aid. In response to this, HPN4Tigray is asking you to join us in delivering the following demands to your representatives.

  • The Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) shows that over 350,000 people are already facing catastrophic conditions (IPC 5).
  • Since the Northern Ethiopia response plan on 1 May, over 2.3 million people were reached with food aid out of the targeted 5.2 million, reaching additional 654,000 people last week
  • More than 500 cases of gender-based violence, including rape, officially reported in May. About 70 cases are against girls under 18.
  • Some 5,500 displaced people sheltering at Axum University were moved to relocation sites in Shire.
  • Partners continue to access previously hard-to-reach areas, particularly in rural remote areas, mapping dozens of locations with unexploded ordnances and remnants of war.

Source: unocha.org

Our Demands

  • Urgent withdrawal of Eritrean and Ethiopian troops, as well as other regional militia groups operating in Tigray. Their withdrawal will ease the distribution of aid throughout the region.
  • Humanitarian corridor: civilians seeking protection and safety should be allowed to flee, both within Ethiopia and into neighboring countries.
  • With rampant rape and massive atrocities against civilians, we are pressuring world leaders, NGOs, the U.S. Senate and House of Representative to urge the international Human Rights Committee to investigate war crimes committed in Tigray.

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