Investigation into Ethiopian conflict reports human rights violations by all sides

The inquiry has been hampered by restrictions imposed by authorities. [Forward to a friend]( | [Subscribe]( | [View in your browser]( [Top of The World]( --------------------------------------------------------------- What The World is following Investigation into Ethiopian conflict reports human rights violations by all sides [UN Human Rights Officer Charles Kwemoi, OHCHR regional representative Marcel Akpovo, EHRC Chief Commissioner Daniel Bekele and Director at the EHRC Albab Tesfaye, give a joint press conference in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Nov. 3, 2021.] Credit: AP Ethiopia An investigation by the Ethiopian Human Rights Commission and the United Nations Human Rights Office released a day ahead of the first anniversary of the Ethiopian conflict [has revealed that all sides have violated human rights](, and that some of the violence could amount to crimes against humanity. 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