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Statement by the UN Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide condemning the recent escalation of fighting in Ethiopia

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United Nations Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide, Alice Wairimu Nderitu expressed grave concern over the renewed escalation of conflict in Ethiopia’s Tigray region involving Federal Government of Ethiopia forces and allies and forces backing the Tigrayan authorities. Targeting of civilians based on their ethnicity or perceived affiliation to the warring parties remains a key characteristic …

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LEGAL ANALYSIS ON THE ONGOING AMHARA GENOCIDE IN “OROMIA” REGION,ETHIOPIA: A PLEA FOR ACCOUNTABILITY (Amhara Association of America)

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Since young university students in the 1960s mistook the status of Amharic as a government language for ethnic Amhara dominance in Ethiopia, Amharas have been the subject of collective scapegoating hate speech and killings in Ethiopia. The apartheid-style ethnic federation established in the 1990s followed the ascendance of the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF)-dominated government …

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Statement on Ongoing Ethnic Massacres of the Amhara People in the Oromia Region of Ethiopia (Lemkin Institute for Genocide Prevention)

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The Lemkin Institute for Genocide Prevention is alarmed by the ongoing massacres of ethnic Amhara men, women, and children in the Oromia region of Ethiopia, as well as in the neighborhing regions of Afar, Amhara, Benishangul-Gumuz, which are being overlooked by the international community. The massacres of Amhara in Oromia, which have been going on …

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Genocide Watch Warning: Ethiopia (Lauren Salim)

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Ethnic divisions in Ethiopia date to the 1880s when the Abyssinian Empire invaded its southern neighbors, creating the boundaries of modern Ethiopia. European powers supported Emperor Menelik (1889 – 1913) with weapons, military advisors, and diplomatic recognition. Emperor Haile Selassie I (1916 – 1974) made Amharic the official language, though only 27 percent of Ethiopians …

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Tigray forces killed 120 civilians in Amhara (Reuters)

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ADDIS ABABA, Sept 8 (Reuters) – Rebellious forces from the Tigray region killed 120 civilians over two days in a village in Ethiopia’s Amhara region, local officials told Reuters on Wednesday.The killings in a village 10 km (six miles) from the town of Dabat took place on Sept. 1 and 2, said Sewnet Wubalem, the …

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Genocide Emergency: Ethiopia (Genocide Watch)

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Ethnic violence in Ethiopia has escalated since Genocide Watch issued an emergency alert in November 2020. The COVID-19 pandemic allowed Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed to consolidate his power. His term was extended, national elections were postponed twice, and emergency laws were proposed to restrict freedom of speech. The postponed 2020 elections will be held on …

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Hoover Digest: Research and Commentary on Public Policy

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The Hoover Digest explores politics, economics, and history, guided by the scholars and researchers of the Hoover Institution, the public policy research center at Stanford University. The opinions expressed in the Hoover Digest are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of the Hoover Institution, Stanford University, or their supporters. As …

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