Ethiopian Human Rights Council calls on activists to put pressure on the government to stop the massacreEthiopian Human Rights Council LogoborkenaJanuary 14, 2021Ethiopian Human Rights Council on Wednesday released an urgent statement regarding the massacre in the Metekel Zone, Benishangul Gumuz region of Ethiopia. “Ethiopian Human Rights Council is very concerned that the massacre of innocent civilians in Bulen, Dibate and Dangul districts of Metekel zone of Benishangul Gumuz region,” said the statement. The statement said that over 500 civilians have been killed and more than 100,000 people displaced in a span of five months. Ethiopian Human Rights Council called on rights groups , activists, media, religious organizations, elders and members of the civil society to put pressure on the Ethiopian government to stop what it called the non-stop massacre of innocent civilians. Public opinion is now swinging to the view that the massacre in Benishangul Gumuz region was orchestrated by people in power mostly targeting ethnic Amhara and ethnic Agaw.

Source: Ethiopian News January 15, 2021 01:52 UTC