Pursuant to Article 15 of the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court, an open communication to Office of the Prosecutor (OTP), on grave violations of human rights in the Tigray region of Ethiopia
Tedros Amanuel Chairperson Swedish-Eritrean Association of Human Rights and Democracy 03-12-21 - Multiple, consistent and reliable reports of alleged crimes against humanity, crimes of genocide, war crimes committed by Ethiopian and Eritrean soldiers, and alleged crimes of aggression committed by the leaders of the state of Eritrea in Tigray, have reached the international community. The United Nations has, therefore, the moral obligation and legal responsibility to conduct an independent investigation

Mr Chairman, Thank you, but NO! A Big NO!
(Zst-Tig) 03-12-21 - Ethiopian government rejected mediation efforts by the then chairperson of African union, President Cyril Ramphosa. President Ramaphosa appointed a team of ‘Distinguished States-persons’ to help end the conflict.Chairman of the African Union commission Mr Moussa Faki Mahamat was either quiet, or at times supportive of the campaign of Genocide on Tigray by Ethiopian and Eritrean governments and Amhara expansionist Genocidal forces.

Blinken: Acts of 'ethnic cleansing' committed in Western Tigray
(CNN)Secretary of State Tony Blinken for the first time Wednesday used the term "ethnic cleansing" to describe human rights abuses he said have been carried out in the Western Tigray region of Ethiopia, calling the situation "unacceptable." "The challenge in Ethiopia is very significant. And it's one that we're very, very focused on, particularly the situation in Tigray where we are seeing very credible reports of human rights abuses and atrocities that are ongoing,"

EU floats Ethiopia sanctions over humanitarian aid
Ethiopian authorities and others obstructing humanitarian aid into the Tigray region could end up on an EU sanctions list, under a new idea floated by the European Commission.

Fighting in Ethiopia threatens US security interests
Jendayi Frazer and Judd Devermont - It is a grave mistake to frame the Ethiopian conflict narrowly as a humanitarian and human rights problem. It is a regional crisis that threatens U.S. security interests. The United States must work, foremost with African countries, to stop the fighting before it is too late.

Global Immunization Possible by 2022 With Fair Vaccine Distribution, says WHO COVID-19 Special Envoy
The World Government Summit Dialogues saw world leaders outline solutions to humanity’s most urgent challenges during the virtual event on 9-10 March. Dr. David Nabarro, Special Envoy on COVID-19 to the World Health Organization (WHO), claimed the unfair weighting of vaccine access in favour of rich countries will delay the global recovery
Ethiopia's Senior Ambassador to the U.S. Amb Berhane Kidanemariam Resigns Over Tigray War
Throughout my career, I have always been honest with government and party officials about concerns I have had with the direction of the country, I have always tried to put what I believe is best for my country...Instead of solving conflicts through dialogue, the Prime Minister has chosen to solve ideological and political differences by abusing the judicial system and using the military to suppress opposition to his rule. the Ethiopian government is intensifying its campaign of lies and deceit by denying the presence of foreign powers, denying atrocities being committed against the people of Tigray...I have loved serving as a diplomat for my country but I cannot do so at the expense of my values, and certainly not at the expense of my people

Joint NGO Letter to H.E. Ms. Linda Thomas-Greenfield, Permanent Representative of the US to the UN in New York, on the crisis in Ethiopia
We, the undersigned human rights organizations, would like to take this opportunity to congratulate you on your appointment as Permanent Representative of the United States to the United Nations in New York. Your appointment comes at a time of unprecedented crisis, with a global pandemic and a multitude of conflict-related crises that demand the attention of the UN Security Council. This includes the worsening situation in Tigray, Ethiopia.

Ethiopia: Between the Devil and the Deep Muddy Lake Tana
Aynalem Sebhatu 03-09-21 - With a full swing of ethnic cleansing in western Tigray taking place, with all eyes of the worldwide open, one might innocently think that no one should deny it. But the Amhara extremists who buried their head in the deep muddy water of Lake Tana provide "alternative facts" with remarkable rigor of denials. Much as the officials of the Amhara regional state dislike admitting...




Ethiopia: Time to tell the truth, Ambassador
Ethiopia's war is being fought not just in a blackout, but also in a fog of lies - and Ethiopia's envoy to the EU is making matters worse. Hirut Zemene, Ethiopia's EU ambassador, recently wrote to EUobserver, accusing Finland''s foreign minister...

The U.N. Must End the Horrors of Ethiopia's Tigray War
Recent human rights investigations confirm the atrocities that journalists reported in November. A strong multilateral push can force an Eritrean withdrawal and put the region on the path to peace.

GENOCIDE IN THE NAME OF "LAW AND ORDER"
Wolde S. 03-10-21 - The Joe Biden Government, faithful to its internal and international obligations and commitments, is wholeheartedly endeavoring to redress the Trump government’s reckless involvement in the war of Tigray.

Why the UN Security Council Must Stop the Genocidal War on Tigray
Makonnen Tesfaye; 8 March 2021 -Four months have passed since the armies of the Ethiopian Federal Government, the Eritrean Regime and the Amahra Regional Government Special Forces and Militia invasion and occupation of the Regional National State of Tigray, an autonomous and self-governing Region in the Federal Republic of Ethiopia.

Young men take up arms in northern Ethiopia as atrocities fuel insurgency
Despite government claims of a significant improvement in the security situation in recent weeks, tens of thousands of Ethiopian troops and soldiers sent by neighbouring Eritrea to support Addis Ababa's military operations appear to be facing continuing resistance.

Horrific Crimes in Tigrai: What Worse did Charles Taylor Commit in West Africa?
Yusuf 03.07.21 -On April 26, 2012, the former Liberian president Charles Taylor was found guilty of abetting horrific war crimes, including rape and mutilation in Sierra Leone. Taylor was also found guilty of murder, rape, forced sexual slavery and building a child army which behaved like wild beasts against civilians. Taylor got 50 years in jail at the time; he was 64 years old then.

Starvation and Ethnic Cleansing Stalk Ethiopia
Since Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed ordered the military into Tigray, the country's most northern region, last November. This move has plunged Ethiopia into deepening internecine conflict, ethnic cleansing, and starvation.

Tigray Conundrum 2021: Ethiopian Enemies and Foreign Friends
Kalayu Abrha 03-06-21 - It is a usual part of children's play to test one another's wits with riddles such as: What has four legs but does not breathe? The answer is: table or bed! If someone gives you a riddle like: Who are the enemies and friends of Tigray? The grandson of a martyred patriot like me would answer...

World Bank concerns about 'unrest in Ethiopia'
The World Bank Group (WBG) on Friday expressed “great concern” about unrest in Ethiopia, saying the situation would undermine economic and social development ...It said as a member of the Development Assistance Group, it would keep engaging in dialogue with relevant Ethiopian authorities "to safeguard the rights and interests of all Ethiopians."
Since Abiy considered the World Bank and IMF as twin mothers of his government, maybe as a child he will listen to his mother's call to stop killing people. The world bank knows, much of the development Ethiopia achieved during the EPRDF years is gone now. Truth be told China owns Ethiopian Airline, Ethiopian Telecom, and other big industries and factories as loan collateral to its huge loan to Ethiopia. If Abiy sells Ethiopian Airlines he will get nothing. China will recover its loan first!. Ethiopia is bankrupted now and will be more bankrupt with Isaias Afeworki as its leader.

Ethiopia: Eritrean Forces Massacre Tigray Civilians
(Nairobi) - Eritrean armed forces massacred scores of civilians, including children as young as 13, in the historic town of Axum in Ethiopia's Tigray region in November 2020, Human Rights Watch said today. The United Nations should urgently establish an independent inquiry into war crimes...

Bayto Yiakl Letter to U.N. Security Council Permanent Members
Bayto Yiakl USA, a grassroots organization representing Eritrean-Americans from over 40 cities in the United States.It is now 4 months since the outbreak of the conflict in Ethiopia's Tigray region. This entirely avoidable war continues to cause the death, maiming and suffering of thousands, possibly tens of thousands, of civilians, many of them women and children.It is time to stop this murderous conflict without delay. It is the responsibility of the Security Council to act without further delay.

Ethiopia: Persistent, credible reports of grave violations in Tigray underscore urgent need for human rights access - Bachelet
GENEVA (4 March 2021) - UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet on Thursday stressed the urgent need for an objective, independent assessment of the facts on the ground in the Tigray region of Ethiopia, given the persistent reports of serious human rights violations and abuses she continues to receive.

Bystanders to Genocide
Alemseged Abbay 03-04-21 - A 54-year-old Tigrayan refugee in the Sudan tearfully told the BBC he did not understand why his 11-year-old son had to be killed but he was left alive. A teacher in Zalambessa, eastern Tigray, wondered whether the killers, who machinegunned all her friend's five children, including those "who could not verbalize words," were human beings. A mother, who watched her two children gunned down in Axum, hysterically begged the killers to finish her too. They refused.

The Venable Law Firm's Support of Ethiopia's Genocide: The lives of Tigrayans are valued at US $105,000.
Elias Dawit 03-03-21 - The Venable LLP website (venable.com) displays a banner on its home page that states: We built our firm on an enduring promise: to see the world in the eyes of their clients. By representing Abiy Ahmed and his government, Venable is participating in the genocide against the Tigrayan people. It can't be any simpler. By representing Abiy Ahmed, this U.S. law firm, located at 600 Massachusetts Avenue...
Ethiopia: Persistent, credible reports of grave violations in Tigray underscore urgent need for human rights access - Bachelet
GENEVA (4 March 2021) - UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet on Thursday stressed the urgent need for an objective, independent assessment of the facts on the ground in the Tigray region of Ethiopia, given the persistent reports of serious human rights violations and abuses she continues to receive.

Massacre of "Ethiopianess" in the holy city of Axum
Aynalem Sebhatu 03-02-21 - The harrowing and horrifying news of genocide that is taking place in Tigray are trickling out via the help of investigative power of journalists and human rights organizations. Even though the Ethiopian government, the Eritrean government and the Amhara regional state try their best to cover up their genocidal tracks, internal U.S. government reports collaborated by reputable human rights organizations found overwhelming evidence on the massacres of civilians and ethnic cleansing in Tigray.

Isayas Afewerki 's & Abiy Ahmed 's ethnic cleansing war on Tigray
Aman B 03-04-21 - In the Night of 3rd November, a long planned and well-prepared war against the people of Tigray was triggered by order of Ethiopian prime minister Abiy Ahmed Ali as a reaction of an apparent attack against Ethiopian Northern Command forces by forces of the TPLF administration. What exactly happened during or before that night is unclear to the public, but the war starting date couldn’t have happened by coincidence.

UN Security Council to discuss Ethiopia conflict following CNN investigation into Tigray massacre
(CNN)The UN Security Council will discuss the humanitarian situation in Ethiopia's Tigray region on Thursday behind closed doors, two UN diplomats have told CNN. The development comes after investigations were published by CNN and Amnesty International last Friday into the massacre of civilians in two separate assaults in Tigray late last year.

CNN EXCLUSIVE: Leader of Tigray's forces accuses Ethiopian and Eritrean governments of genocide
(CNN) Leader of Ethiopia's Tigray region has accused the federal government and its Eritrean allies of genocide and other crimes against humanity, calling on US President Joe Biden to dial up the pressure against "invader forces." In a rare and exclusive interview with CNN, President of the Tigray People's Liberation Front Debretsion Gebremichael called for an independent probe into alleged killings, rape and violence, including those revealed in a CNN investigation published on Friday last week.

Four media workers arrested in Ethiopia's Tigray
Four media workers in Ethiopia's conflict-wracked Tigray region, including a translator working for Agence France-Presse, have been arrested and detained, their families and employers said.Tigray has been the theatre of fighting since early November 2020

Massacre in the mountains -Updated
CNN 03-01-21 - Abraham began burying the bodies in the morning and didn't stop until nightfall. The corpses, some dressed in white church robes drenched in blood, were scattered in arid fields, scrubby farmlands and a dry riverbed. Others had been shot on their doorsteps with their hands bound with belts. Among the dead were priests, old men, women, entire families and a group of more than 20 Sunday school children, some as young as 14, according to eyewitnesses, parents and their teacher.

Ethiopia's War Leads to Ethnic Cleansing in Tigray Region, U.S. Report Says
An internal U.S. government report found that people in Tigray are being driven from their homes in a war begun by Ethiopia, an American ally — posing President Biden’s first major test in Africa.

Tigray conflict: Joint by HR/VP Borrell and Commissioner Lenarcic on massacres in Axum
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.

THE MASSACRE IN AXUM
(Amnesty International)_ Between 19 and 29 November 2020, Eritrean troops operating in the Ethiopian city of Axum, Tigray, committed a series of human rights and humanitarian law violations, including killing hundreds of civilians. Over an approximately 24-hour period on 28-29 November, Eritrean soldiers deliberately shot civilians on the street and carried out systematic house-to-house searches, extrajudicially executing men and boys. The massacre was carried out in retaliation for an earlier attack by a small number of local militiamen, joined by local residents armed with sticks and stones. ... Source

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There is no sovereignty to cleanse a population: withdraw from Tigray or face consequences.

Fitihi Ashenafi (from Mekelle) 03.03.21

The UN Failed to Proact in Tigrai As It Did in Rwanda
G.Amare, March 02, 2021

Salute the Holy Solidarity of democrats to Fight Against the Dictators: Abiy and Esaias and the Amhara Chauvinists
Yusuf Abdulkadir, 03.01.2021

Abiy's Folly and (One, Major) Consequence for Ethiopia
M Mikael, 03/02/2021

In the Age of Satellite Remote Sensing and Vision no one can hide Genocide.
Gebre Selema 03-01-21

The Superheroes: Tegaru in the diaspora braved the winter and stood for their people.
Kalayu Abrha 03-01-21

International media in Tigray: They're not naive at all
(Yusuf Abdulkedir, 02/28/21)

Latest internal U.S. government report and Ethiopian Human Rights Commission
Governance Forum 02-27-21

Open Letter To Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken.
SJTE 03-01-21

Belligerent Amhara Regional State and Trails of Blood, Rape and Ethnic Cleansing
Aynalem Sebhatu 02-24-21

Crimes against Tigrayan peacekeepers: Shame on Abiy Ahmed and the Country
Isaac M (from Mekelle) 02-24-21

Seb-Hidri Tigray Civil Society - on The On-going Humanitarian Crisis and Genocide in Tigray
Seb-Hidri Tigray Civil Society 02-21-21

The Tigrayan genocide
Alemseged Abbay 02-20-21

On Junta, Fascism, and the nature of Evil
Aesop 02-20-21

A Requiem for Our Tegaru Martyrs
Dawit Seyoum 02-18-21

UAE: Don't Spoil Your History by Supporting Losing Dictators
Nebiyu Markos, 02-23.2021

Genocidal Warlord Isayas Afewerki's Staged Interview: Reality check
Ezana Hager (from Mekele) 02-20-21

UAE: Don't Spoil Your History by Supporting Losing Dictators
Nebiyu Markos, 02-23.2021

African Union: Do they know the African Charter?
Nebiyu 02-20-21 :

Open letter to H.E. Mr. Pekka Haavisto, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Finland,
EPF 02-19-21

Free Jawar Mohammed!
Aesop 02/18/2021