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Civil Society Organizations Urgently Call for Protection of Black Refugees in Libya Amid Escalating Racist Violence
A growing coalition of civil society organizations are sounding the alarm on an unfolding humanitarian crisis in Libya, where thousands of Black refugees and migrants—many of them survivors of war and genocide—are being hunted, arrested, tortured, and even killed in a wave of state-sanctioned racist violence. Over the past two weeks, Libya has seen a […]
read morePUBLIC STATEMENT: THE ETHIOPIAN GOVERNMENT’S FAILURE TO IMPLEMENT THE PRETORIA AGREEMENT IS DRIVING INSTABILITY, INJUSTICE, AND THE RISK OF RENEWED CONFLICT IN TIGRAY
We, as Tigrayan Civil Society Organizations, are deeply alarmed by the Ethiopian federal government’s continued failure to fully implement the Pretoria Cessation of Hostilities Agreement (CoHA). This failure has become the central driver of the instability, human rights abuses, and political fragmentation plaguing Tigray today. More than two years after the agreement was signed, the […]
read moreሽምና ካብ’ዚ ንታሕቲ ተዘርዚሩ ዘሎ፣ ኣብ ድሕንነትን ሰብኣዊ መሰላትን ትግራይ ኣድሂብና እንሰርሕማሕበራት፣ ካብ ቀረባ እዋናት ጀሚሩ ኣብ ትግራይ ይርዐ ንዘሎ ምዕባለታት ኣመልኪትና እዚ ዝስዕብ ናይሓባር መግለፂ አውፂእና ኣለና
ንስምምዕ ፕሪቶሪያ ስዒቡ ኵነታት ፖለቲካ ትግራይ እናተመሓየሸ ዘይኰነስ፤ እናተጋደደ ካብ ዝሓመቐ ናብ ዝኸፈአ፣ ክለዋወጥ ይርአ ኣሎ። እዚ ድማ ንዅሉ ኣብ ውሽጥን ኣብ ደገን ዘሎ ትግራዋይ ዘሻቕልን ዘተሓሳስብን ጕዳይ ኰይኑ ይርከብ። ብፍላይ ካብ ቀረባ እዋናት ንነዘ፣ ብጕጅለን ብኸባቢን እናተኸፋፈልካ ነንባዕልኻ ናብ ምንቛር ዝወስድ ምልክታት ብሰፊሑ ይርአ ኣሎ። እዚ ኣካይዳ ንትግራይ ኵለመዳያዊ ዓቕማ ዘዳኽምን ክትወፆ ናብ ዘይትኽእል […]
read moreJOINT NGO RECOMMENDATIONS ON JUSTICE AND ACCOUNTABILITY FOR THE UNIVERSAL PERIODIC REVIEW OF ETHIOPIA
This document, compiled by the undersigned organizations, provides a summary of submissions made by civil society organizations in relation to Ethiopia’s Universal Periodic Review (UPR) during the upcoming 47th session of the UPR Working Group. It highlights critical impediments to justice and accountability in Ethiopia and provides key recommendations for the government. Sincerely, Omna Tigray […]
read moreOn Continued Violence Against Tigrayan Women and Girls Post-CoHA
Despite the Cessation of Hostilities Agreement (CoHA) on November 2, 2022, ongoing violence against Tigrayan women and girls persists. The lack of upholding the terms of the agreement, signed between the Ethiopian federal government and the Tigray People’s Liberation Front, causes deep concern. The CoHA aimed to restore peace in Tigray and end the humanitarian […]
read moreTigray World Refugee Day Letter
The Honorable Antony J. BlinkenSecretary of State2201 C Street NWWashington, D.C. 20520 Dear Secretary Blinken, We are writing to express ongoing concerns regarding the lack of implementation of the Pretoria Agreement, which was signed on November 2, 2022, and formally ended the 2-year conflict between the Ethiopian government and the TPLF. As we celebrate World […]
read moreThree-Day Mourning Period
On the occasion of the three-day mourning period in Tigray, we honor the Tigrayans who, as martyrs, made the ultimate sacrifice during the genocidal war against Tigray. The pages of history are adorned with stories of unimaginable courage and unwavering determination, where Tigrayans stood together against evil. The magnitude of this sacrifice is immeasurable, etched […]
read moreAdvocacy Groups and Human Rights Institutions Call for International Support for the International Commission of Human Rights Experts on Ethiopia (ICHREE)
We, the undersigned organizations, note the tenets set forth in Article 10 of the Agreement for Lasting Peace Through a Permanent Cessation of Hostilities (the Pretoria Agreement) that was signed on 2 November 2022 in Pretoria, Republic of South Africa. We underscore the symbiotic relationship between peace and justice, asserting that accountability is instrumental in […]
read moreTigrayan Organizations and Allies Call on the ACHPR to Reverse its Decision to End the Commission of Inquiry on the Situation in Tigray
Dear African Commission of Human and Peoples Rights, We, the undersigned organizations, are writing to express our great disappointment in the decision to terminate the investigation into the crimes that have been committed during the conflict in Tigray. Given the meaningful steps taken and the trust and confidence built in the ACHPR amongst Tigrayan groups […]
read moreOn the Imperatives of Establishing Facts and Extending the Mandate of the International Commission of Human Rights Experts on Ethiopia
We, the Constituency for Accountability, note the tenets set forth in Article 10 of the Agreement for Lasting Peace Through a Permanent Cessation of Hostilities (COHA) that was signed on 2 November 2022 in Pretoria, Republic of South Africa. This significant article emphasizes the necessity of a holistic national transitional justice policy that harmonizes with […]
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