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UN warns of risk of atrocities in Ethiopia

The UN says the risks of atrocities being committed in Ethiopia are high if the country does not urgently take action. The Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide, Alice Wairimu Nderitu, explains that she has received reports of serious human rights violations and abuses by the parties to the conflict in Ethiopia鈥檚 northern Tigray region and their allies.

(Picture: Ethiopians fleeing the Tigray region, December 2020 Credit: Reuters)

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