He urged Kenyan leadership in working with the United States on the UN Security Council and in other venues to address the crisis in Ethiopia’s Tigray region, particularly in light of recent reports of atrocities and a worsening humanitarian situation. Last week, President Uhuru Kenyatta spoke with US President Joe Biden and also discussed the deteriorating humanitarian and human rights crises in the Tigray region and the need to prevent further loss of life and ensure humanitarian access. Human Rights Watch interviewed 37 witnesses and victims of government attacks on Humera, Shire, and Mekelle, as well as nine journalists, aid workers, and human rights and forensic experts. Witnesses described to Human Rights Watch a pattern of artillery attacks by Ethiopian federal forces before they captured Humera, Shire, and Mekelle in November. Human Rights Watch found similar patterns in interviews with 13 people from the towns of Rawyan and Axum.

Source: The Star March 03, 2021 07:07 UTC