© 2022 Eduardo Soteras/AFP/Getty Images(Geneva) – The European Union and its members have backtracked on their support for continued international scrutiny of the human rights situation in Ethiopia at the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva, Human Rights Watch said today. In March, Ethiopian authorities threatened to introduce a resolution at the Human Rights Council session that would have prematurely terminated the ICHREE halfway through its mandate. While the EU circulated a draft resolution on Ethiopia to EU member states, the proposal never moved forward. Other Human Rights Council members such as the US and African Group states also did not act in response to the ICHREE report. “Ethiopia’s partners have allowed Ethiopia to drop off the Human Rights Council’s agenda despite the resumption of violence and the complete failure to address accountability,” Hassan said.

Source: Ethiopian News October 05, 2023 14:06 UTC