The Ethiopian government said it will not acknowledge the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHCR) resolution for the establishment of an independent investigation team for the alleged human rights violation in the northern conflict. In her press briefing yesterday, the Government Communication Service State Minister Selamawit Kassa stated that the resolution which was illegally adopted before the session will be of no effect. The government strongly believes that all countries adopting the ill-conceived resolution are craving for Ethiopia's destabilization. The state minister further noted the UNunconditionally rebuffed the government's repeated invitation to work together with the Ethiopian Human Rights Commission to conduct a study in the alleged human rights violations in the northern conflict. "This session revealed which countries are working for Ethiopia's dismemberment and who are siding with us in this difficult time.

Source: Ethiopian News December 19, 2021 15:58 UTC