While EHRC has not finalized investigation, preliminary findings indicate killing of civilians in Axum in retaliation for earlier attack by TPLF soldiers
Daniel Bekele, Chief Commissioner of Ethiopian Human Rights Commission, takes part in CSIS Africa panel for discussion on challenges to humanitarian access in Tigray
Slow progress to restore infrastructure, fully resume social, administrative services exposing residents, IDPs to further human rights violations
Latest investigative mission focused on Mekelle and Alamata, Mehoni and Kukufto cities in Southern Zone
EHRC's monitoring mission assessed situation of civilians, IDPs from Tigray
Urgent humanitarian assistance and support imperative
Together with war crimes, genocide and crimes against humanity constitute the three established categories of atrocity crimes
Crimes against humanity committed by individual, groups in violence and security crisis
Violence, security crisis swept through region between June 29-July 2, 2020
Series of conflicts resulted in gruesome killings, injuries, displacement, property destruction
