Maat condemns the human rights and humanitarian violations in the Tigray crisis in Ethiopia

Aqeel: We demand respect for international humanitarian law and freedom from civilians and non-military objects

Pasha: An African UN envoy or fact-finding committee must be appointed if the conflict does not stop within two weeks 

The Maat Foundation for Peace, Development and Human Rights condemned; In a position assessment paper it issued entitled: “The Tigrayan Crisis in Ethiopia: A Human Rights Perspective,” the human rights and humanitarian violations that Ethiopia witnesses in the conflict between the government of Addis Ababa and the Tigray region. And the Foundation considered what is happening "a catastrophe at the level of human rights and humanitarian, not just political."

The position assessment paper monitored the developments of the crisis, the implications of the worsening human rights situation, and the coercive measures taken by the government that would impede the remaining fragments of gains in political rights. Likewise, the right to security has deteriorated internally and regionally, in light of the continued drums of war. It tracked violations of international humanitarian law in light of the ongoing conflict, including targeting civilians, targeting objects and non-military buildings, failure to deliver relief supplies, an increase in the number of refugees and people displaced by the conflict, shutting down the Internet and prohibiting movement.

In this regard, Ayman Aqeel condemned; The head of the Maat Foundation, the escalation in Ethiopia, calling on the parties to the conflict to immediately cease hostilities affecting civilians, to establish a ceasefire and to launch a peaceful dialogue between the parties. He also appealed to the investigation into the killings and massacres that killed hundreds, especially in the town of Mai Kadra, southwest of Tigray.

Aqeel called for the necessity of respecting international humanitarian law, avoiding exposure to civilians, objects and non-military installations, and ensuring the arrival of relief supplies to those affected by the conflict.

While Abd al-Rahman Pasha recommended: Head of the research team at the African Affairs and Sustainable Development Unit of the institution, on the necessity to intensify diplomatic efforts from the United Nations and the African Union to immediately stop hostilities.

"Pasha" indicated that in the event that the conflict does not stop during the next two weeks, an African UN envoy or an international human rights commission must be appointed to investigate the facts, to work to oversee the ceasefire and facilitate local and comprehensive mediation.

It is worth noting that the continent of Africa comes within the interest of the Maat Foundation for Peace, Development and Human Rights, as it is a member of the General Assembly in the Economic, Social and Cultural Council of the African Union, as well as the North African region coordinator in the group of major non-governmental organizations in Africa of the Department of Economic and Social Affairs of the United Nations.