https://sputniknews.com/20220216/photos-amnesty-report-documents-mass-executions-gang-rapes-by-tplf-in-ethiopias-amhara-1093095239.htmlPhotos: Amnesty Report Documents Mass Executions, Gang Rapes by TPLF in Ethiopia’s AmharaPhotos: Amnesty Report Documents Mass Executions, Gang Rapes by TPLF in Ethiopia’s AmharaA new report by a non-governmental organization (NGO) Amnesty International (AI) sheds additional light on abuses by the Tigray People’s Liberation Front... 16.02.2022, Sputnik International2022-02-16T22:01+00002022-02-16T22:01+00002022-02-16T22:02+0000ethiopiaamnesty internationalhuman rights abuserapeexecutionstplf (tigray people's liberation front)africa/html/head/meta[@name='og:title']/@content /html/head/meta[@name='og:description']/@contenthttps://cdnn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/07e6/02/10/1093095214_138:0:1960:1025_1920x0_80_0_0_9d471f7018275da7d174b9977215cb8d.pngAccording to the report, TPLF soldiers were responsible for massacres and other abuses in two towns in northern Amhara State, which borders Tigray.In the northeastern Amhara town of Kobo, AI verified the killing of at least 24 Amhara civilians in September and October 2021 by TPLF soldiers, who were apparently exacting revenge on the town for attacks on their advancing forces by farmers and local militias. The narrative quickly spread across Western media, but the only investigation of the situation thus far, by the Ethiopian Human Rights Commission (EHRC) and the UN Human Rights Office, documented widespread human rights abuses by all sides, but did not find evidence of genocide in Tigray.While the US has maintained a public position of neutrality in the conflict, in reality, Washington has secretly supported the TPLF, as leaked video of a meeting between TPLF leaders and Western diplomats revealed. The TPLF ruled Ethiopia for 27 years and was the US’ primary partner in the region for much of that time. However, after the TPLF lost power when Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed took office in 2018 and he quickly made peace with Eritrea, which the US has long treated as a pariah state, Washington’s opinion of Abiy waned. ethiopiaafricaSputnik International feedback@sputniknews.com +74956456601 MIA „Rosiya Segodnya“ 252 602022Morgan Artyukhina https://cdnn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/07e5/04/17/1082703728_0:0:800:800_100x100_80_0_0_0b6ce8daa7411284d60c8a0b6d84186d.jpgMorgan Artyukhina https://cdnn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/07e5/04/17/1082703728_0:0:800:800_100x100_80_0_0_0b6ce8daa7411284d60c8a0b6d84186d.jpgNewsen_ENSputnik International feedback@sputniknews.com +74956456601 MIA „Rosiya Segodnya“ 252 601920 1080 true1920 1440 true1920 1920 trueSputnik International feedback@sputniknews.com +74956456601 MIA „Rosiya Segodnya“ 252 60Morgan Artyukhina https://cdnn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/07e5/04/17/1082703728_0:0:800:800_100x100_80_0_0_0b6ce8daa7411284d60c8a0b6d84186d.jpgethiopia, amnesty international, human rights abuse, rape, executions, tplf (tigray people's liberation front), africa

Source: Ethiopian News February 16, 2022 22:15 UTC