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Geneva - (AFP) - The United Nations Human Rights Council will hold an extraordinary meeting on Friday on the situation in Ethiopia, which has been at war for more than a year, at the request of the European Union, as reported by its mission on Monday. The European Union offered - with the support of more than 50 countries - Monday, a letter to the President of the Human Rights Council to request the organization of an extraordinary session on the “grave situation of human rights in Ethiopia” at a time when the Ethiopian government is launching a “counter-attack” to recover lands from the rebels with whom it is engaged in fighting in the north of the country. The European Union ambassador to the United Nations said In Geneva, Lotte Nodsen, "In light of the worsening situation, we believe that the international community has a moral obligation to try to prevent new atrocities and ensure justice for victims and survivors." She added in a written statement that "the Human Rights Council must live up to its responsibilities." But if a third of the 47 member states request a session, he can decide at any time to hold an extraordinary session. War broke out in Ethiopia in November 2020 after Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed sent the army to Tigray region to oust the local authorities emanating from the TTP. The Tigray people had dominated politics in the country for three decades prior to his accession. Abyei Ahmed justified the move by saying that LTTE forces had attacked federal army camps, and vowed a quick victory. In June, before advancing to the neighboring Amhara and Afar regions. Fears of a rebel advance on the capital, Addis Ababa, prompted countries such as the United States, France and Britain to urge their citizens to leave Ethiopia as soon as possible, although the Abyei government confirmed that the city was safe. According to the United Nations High Commissioner For human rights, Michelle Bachelet, the conflict in Tigray witnessed “extreme brutality.” In a joint investigation with the Ethiopian Human Rights Commission set up by the Ethiopian government, it concluded in early November that all parties may have committed crimes against humanity. The fighting has displaced more than two million people. people and threw hundreds of thousands into starvation-like conditions, according to United Nations estimates, with reports of massacres and mass rape committed by both sides of the conflict. The African Union is leading intense diplomatic efforts to try to reach a settlement The United Nations said that the conflict that has been going on for more than 13 months has left 9.4 million people in dire need of food aid in the regions of Tigray, Afar and Amhara.
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