According to a report published on Wednesday by the NGO Human Rights Watch, Ethiopian authorities have arbitrarily detained and mistreated thousands of ethnic Tigrayans recently deported from Saudi Arabia. In a report, made public on Wednesday, January 5, Human rights Watch states Ethiopian authorities have unlawfully detained and mistreated thousands of Tigrayans recently deported from Saudi Arabia. The findings of the report suggest those in power have resorted to the practice of enforced disappearance. Local authorities are also accused of transferring Tigrayan deportees to reception centers in the capital Addis Ababa where some are unlawfully detained. The NGO's researchers relied amongst other sources on interviews they conducted with Tigrayan deportees from Saudi Arabia.

Source: Ethiopian News January 05, 2022 20:13 UTC