Any probe into war crimes that involves the AU or the government’s own human rights commission stands little chance of being effective. Since 4 November, soldiers from the Ethiopian federal government, Amhara regional state, and Eritrea have waged a coordinated war in Tigray. For months, the region has been under a telecommunications blackout with journalists’ movement severely restricted. Nonetheless, reports continue to emerge of massacres, rape and ethnic cleansing. Humanitarian access has also been blocked, denying millions of civilians in need of assistance. Given the apparent scale of the gross human rights violations, European Union, US and UN agencies among … Continue reading Why the Tigray investigation should be conducted by the UN, alone