Tigray, 20 December, 2021 / 9:24 pm (ACI Africa).
The leadership of Christian Solidarity Worldwide (CSW), a UK-based human rights organization, has lauded the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) for adopting a resolution that paves way for investigations into alleged abuses in the ongoing conflict in Ethiopia’s Tigray region.
Adopted on December 17, the UNHRC includes the establishment of an international commission of human rights experts to investigate alleged violations of international law by all parties to the conflict that is in its second year.
The resolution was adopted at a Special Session that was convened in response to the deteriorating human rights situation in Ethiopia, following a request of the Permanent Mission of Slovenia on behalf of the European Union.
In a December 17 report, CSW’s Head of Advocacy said investigations into the Ethiopian crisis had been long overdue owing to the country’s “deteriorating situation.”
“The decision to hold a special HRC session on the situation in Ethiopia was a necessary, if belated, response to a relentlessly deteriorating situation,” Dr. Khataza Gondwe said.