The Ethiopian government has been detaining and forcibly disappearing thousands of Tigrayans who were repatriated back to the country from Saudi Arabia, according to a report by Human Rights Watch (HRW). Others were identified and taken at roadside checkpoints and prevented from returning to their home province of Tigray in the north of Ethiopia. Furthermore, they were prevented from contacting their families, who had no knowledge of their situation or whereabouts. The HRW report stated that the government's "detention of thousands of Tigrayan deportees from Saudi Arabia without informing their families of their arrest or whereabouts amounts to enforced disappearance, which also violates international law." READ: UAE supplying Ethiopia with arms, news reports claim

Source: Ethiopian News January 05, 2022 21:54 UTC