Ethiopia and Eritrea are historical adversaries, though Eritrean troops fought alongside their Ethiopian counterparts in a recent two-year conflict against Tigray. A group of United Nations investigators and experts called on Ethiopia on Thursday to halt the deportation of Eritreans and the arbitrary detention of Eritrean refugees, asylum seekers and migrants. The group also condemned what they called the “summary expulsion of hundreds of Eritreans” by Ethiopia at the end of June. Ethiopia’s official Human Rights Commission said on June 24 that it was monitoring the forcible return of about 200 Eritreans. “According to several credible sources, the group included both registered and unregistered refugees and asylum seekers,” the experts’ statement said.

Source: Ethiopian News July 13, 2023 15:23 UTC