Ethiopia accuses Human Rights Watch of digging up old wounds
People gather in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, during a demonstration in support of the country's armed forces on October 22, 2022. PHOTO | AMANUEL SILESHI | AFP
The Ethiopian government on Tuesday rejected a report by Human Rights Watch (HRW) that had accused in Amhara region forces of carrying out an ‘ethnic cleansing’ campaign in Tigray.
Instead, Addis Ababa said such revelations could hurt the country’s bid to reconcile communities as it rebuilds from a two-year war in Tigray, which ended last November after a peace deal mediated by the African Union.
