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Ethiopians
from Tigray protest outside US embassy in Pretoria
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Ethiopians
living in South Africa from the Tigrayan region urged the departure of
Ethiopian military from the restive region, as well as an independent
international investigation into charges of war crimes.
On
Wednesday, demonstrators gathered near the US embassy and the European Union
office in Pretoria.
"It
is quite awful in Tigray; there is no food, no communication, and no
medication. People are dying from a lack of medication, they are going hungry,
and children are going hungry. It's upsetting, to say the least "a
demonstrator expressed his displeasure.
"The
Ethiopian administration is deceiving the world by claiming that it has ceased
invading Tigray, but they remain in Tigray and fighting is still going
on," another demonstrator stated.
Meanwhile,
Ethiopia's Council of Ministers has requested that the country's six-month
state of emergency be lifted immediately, noting recent advances in the
over-a-year-long conflict in Tigray and adjoining areas.
Legislators
must accept a measure on Wednesday to terminate the state of emergency that was
proclaimed in early November. The administration published the suggestion on
social media.
As
Tigray forces battling Ethiopian and coalition forces got closer to Addis
Ababa, the state of emergency was declared. Under pressure from a
drone-assisted military onslaught, they withdrew back into northern Tigray late
last month.
Thousands
of ethnic Tigrayans were detained under the state of emergency's broad
detention powers, according to witnesses, attorneys, and human rights
organizations. Following the change in the war late last month, an unknown
number of people were freed.
Ethiopia's
government has attempted to limit reporting on the violence and has jailed
certain journalists, including Amir Aman Kiyaro, an Associated Press video
freelancer.
Sources: Africa News
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