At least 183 people have been killed in clashes in the violence-torn Ethiopian state of Amhara since July, the United Nations said on Tuesday. The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights has expressed “concern about the human rights situation” in that country since the state of emergency was declared in early August, citing reports of “massive arrests”. “The situation in the Amhara region has deteriorated significantly following the escalation of clashes between the Ethiopian army and the Fano regional militia and the declaration of a state of emergency on August 4,” said spokeswoman Marta Hurtado. “According to the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, at least 183 people have been killed in clashes since July,” he continued. After renewed fighting between the federal army and Amhara nationalists, including members of the regional “self-defense” militia Fano, the federal government declared a state of emergency on August 4.

Source: Ethiopian News August 30, 2023 10:42 UTC