Ethiopia has downplayed an Amnesty International report accusing its security forces of executing 39 opposition supporters in the Oromiya region last year. However, later on Friday, Ethiopia slammed the report as "a one-sided snapshot security analysis that fails to appropriately capture the broader political trajectory and security developments in Ethiopia since the commencement of the reform." Addis Ababa accused the international rights group of deliberately ignoring "the extensive and successful peace-building efforts in the districts indicated." Reacting to the development, officials from the two regional states cited in the report, said the rights failed to include basic information on ground. For his part, Gizachew Muluneh, director general of the Amhara states communications affairs said the "flawed report could trigger conflict again between the conflicting Amhara and Qimant people."

Source: Ethiopian News June 04, 2020 07:21 UTC