By XINHUA More by this AuthorThe state-backed Ethiopia Human Rights Commission (EHRC) on Monday called for a peaceful resolution of the ongoing conflict in northern Ethiopia's Amhara region. The EHRC said in a press statement that priority should be given to the sustainable resolution of the conflict in the Eastern African country's second most populous region. In recent months, deadly clashes between federal government-aligned security forces and members of a local militia known as Fano have killed hundreds and displaced thousands more. The commission's statement disclosed civilians, suspected combatants as well as government officials have been victims of extra-judicial killings, rapes, enforced disappearances and indiscriminate attacks since the conflict in the Amhara region intensified last July. AdvertisementIn August, the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) disclosed that conflict in the Amhara region has killed 183 people since July 2023.

Source: Daily Nation November 01, 2023 03:20 UTC