The 8,560 men, women and children there had been subjected to "illegal and arbitrary arrests" on the basis of their ethnic identity and detained since December, said the EHRC. ADDIS ABABA - The Ethiopian Human Rights Commission called on Wednesday for the immediate release of more than 8,500 people from the war-torn Tigray region it said were being illegally held in two camps. The 8,560 men, women and children there had been subjected to "illegal and arbitrary arrests" on the basis of their ethnic identity and detained since December, said the EHRC. The two camps were at Semera, capital of the Semera region bordering Tigray, said the EHRC, which is a public institution with independent status. But Bekele said anyone reasonably suspected of offences could only be detained using the normal procedures of criminal law.

Source: Ethiopian News June 30, 2022 10:47 UTC