Commission to investigate latest mass killings in western OromiaUN investigators say they have secured a positive response from the government of Ethiopia to investigate atrocities committed in Northern part of the country. Established by the UNHRC in December 2021 to investigate alleged violations and abuses of human rights laws during the Tigray war, experts of the International Commission of Human Rights on Ethiopia are set to travel to Ethiopia, following the Ethiopian government’s positive response for the commission’s request for access. In May 2022, the Commission met with the Minister of Justice and senior officials of Ethiopia in Geneva, according to them. During the meeting and in a subsequent formal note to the Ethiopian Permanent Mission to the United Nations in Geneva, the commission requested access to Ethiopia. The commission has already requested both the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights and the Ethiopian Human Rights Commission for access to related materials in their custody.

Source: Ethiopian News July 02, 2022 13:54 UTC