A detention center in Gelan, a town just outside of Addis AbebaBy Getahun Tsegaye @GetahunTsegay12Addis Abeba, July 23/2021 –Ethiopian Human Rights Council (EHRCO) released a statement on the urgent need to improve the situation of human rights in the country. It advised the need for improvements in relation to detainment and disappearances of journalists, activists, and individuals at different times. ECRCO expressed dismay at its inability to follow up on the human rights conditions of arrested persons. The council expressed its deep concern about reports of use of child soldiers in the current conflict in the Tigray region. It said, “ Such use violates the Ethiopian Constitution, the African child rights charter and United Nations Child rights charter.” AS

Source: Ethiopian News July 23, 2021 14:41 UTC