Situation of Human Rights in the Tigray Region of Ethiopia

A/HRC/RES/47/13View PDF

Who adopted this document and its mandates?

A Resolution of the Human Rights Council, under agenda item 2 Annual report of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights and reports of the Office of the High Commissioner and the Secretary-General, published in 2021.

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1 entity

Entity	(Sub-)Programme	Title	Total mandates cited	Expenditure
	Subprogramme 3	Advisory services, technical cooperation and field activities	79

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1 entity

Entity	(Sub-)Programme	Title	Total mandates cited	Expenditure
	Subprogramme 3	Advisory services, technical cooperation and field activities	79	—

Historical expenditure covers the complete programme or subprogramme, not this mandate. For an overview of all UN entities and programmes, see UN entities and programmes.

What subjects does this mandate have?

8 subjects

Accountability Ethiopia Human Rights Human Rights Violations Humanitarian Assistance Internal Security Technical Cooperation Tigray (Ethiopia)

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14 operative paragraphs

Expresses grave concern at the reports of serious human rights violations and abuses and violations of international humanitarian law and international refugee law allegedly committed by all parties in the Tigray region since the start of the conflict on 4 November 2020;

Calls for an immediate halt to all human rights violations and abuses and violations of international humanitarian law and for the strict observance of all human rights and fundamental freedoms;

Also calls for the swift and verifiable withdrawal of Eritrean troops from the Tigray region;

Underscores the need to hold accountable all those responsible for human rights violations and abuses and violations of international humanitarian law committed in the context of the Tigray conflict, and recognizes in this regard the importance of preserving and analysing evidence with a view to advancing accountability;

Recognizes the steps that have been taken to date by the Government of Ethiopia within the established domestic process to advance accountability for alleged violations;

Welcomes the recent announcement of the Government of Ethiopia to ensure accountability for violations, and calls upon the Government to continue to create the conditions necessary to carry out full, unhindered and independent investigations, to prosecute and to render judgments efficiently, transparently and independently, to bring to justice perpetrators of crimes involving human rights violations and abuses and violations of international humanitarian law, and to protect victims and at-risk persons against reprisals of any form;

Also welcomes the joint investigation undertaken by the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights and the Ethiopian Human Rights Commission into these violations and abuses;

Commends the Government of Ethiopia for accepting the joint investigation and agreeing to allow unfettered access to the locations where the investigation will be undertaken and to provide security protection and cooperate with the investigation team throughout the entire process;

Welcomes the public commitment made by the Government of Ethiopia to consider the findings and implement the recommendations of the joint investigation;

Expresses deep concern at the dire humanitarian and security situation in the Tigray region, calls for a scaled-up humanitarian response, including in the context of the food security situation and the ongoing protection crisis, and a continuation of international relief efforts, and calls upon the international community to redouble efforts to address the challenges in the Tigray region;

Urges all parties to comply with obligations under international humanitarian law to respect and protect all civilians, including humanitarian personnel and civilian objects, and all medical personnel and humanitarian personnel exclusively engaged in medical duties, their means of transport and equipment, as well as hospitals and other medical facilities, and to take all steps required to allow and facilitate the full, safe, immediate and unimpeded access of humanitarian actors for the delivery of humanitarian assistance to all persons in need, while respecting humanitarian principles and applicable international law;

Requests the Office of the High Commissioner to provide, in consultation with the Government of Ethiopia, advice and technical assistance in order to strengthen the capacity of the Ethiopian Human Rights Commission and the criminal justice system, and accountability and reconciliation processes in general;

Requests the Secretary-General to provide all the resources necessary to enable the Office of the High Commissioner to provide such administrative, technical and logistical support as necessary to implement the provisions of the present resolution;

Requests the High Commissioner to present an oral update to the Human Rights Council at its forty-eighth session during an enhanced interactive dialogue, and at its forty-ninth session during an interactive dialogue, on the situation of human rights in the Tigray region and on progress made in the context of the joint investigation.

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