The Ethiopian government called the statement by the UN’s special adviser on the prevention of genocide “irresponsible and reckless” and does not agree with it.
Alice Wairimu Nderitu said on Tuesday that there is a greater chance of a genocide happening in Ethiopia.
The Ethiopian government is sorry that a UN adviser made a statement about the situation in Ethiopia that was not responsible or careful. Ethiopia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs shared this on Facebook as a response.
“It said that the special adviser used the International Commission of Human Rights Experts on Ethiopia [I CHREE] to make harmful comments about Ethiopia. “
I CHREE was created by the United Nations Human Rights Council in 2021 to look in to claims of wrongdoing in the Tigray region of Ethiopia. In September, a report was published that detailed crimes committed by every one involved in the two-year conflict, which ended in November.
Another report said that there were still ongoing serious violations happening in Tigray and other parts of Ethiopia.
Global human rights groups wanted I CHREE to keep investigating and expand its work, but the time to extend its authority ran out last week.
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Ethiopia dismisses UN’s ‘reckless’ genocide warning
