Laetitia Bader
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Laetitia Bader
@LaetitiaBader
Horn of Africa director at Human Rights Watch. Views my own, RT not automatically an endorsement.
Joined October 2011
- As fighting resumes in northern #Ethiopia & aid access again cut off, African states & UN shld make clear that the Ethiopian govt's denial of aid & basic services in #Tigray as a war strategy won't be normalised, but sanctioned, @KenRoth in @ForeignPolicy
- 🚨Tomorrow @hrw releases our report on abuses committed during a joint #Ethiopian/Eritrean offensive on #Axum in November. The attacks, including a heinous massacre by #Eritrean forces have had a devastating impact on children, community, & healthcare. Journos DM me for more info
- #Ethiopian military spokesman threatens residents in #Tigray's capital w/ artillery fire if they don't "save themselves" first. Treating a whole city as a military target would not only unlawful, it could also be considered a form of collective punishment tinyurl.com/y266opdc
- As Ethiopian and Eritrean forces intensify their offensive in #Tigray, collective inaction is no longer an option, key actors need to change tact and use all tools at their disposal to protect civilians at risk of further atrocities hrw.org/news/2022/10/1…
- 1. #Tigrayans in #Western Tigray Zone are in dire need of protection. In previous waves of abuses where Tigrayans were forcibly expelled from Western Tigray in large numbers, many assumed few Tigrayans were left, if any, in the Zone. @amnesty @hrw hrw.org/report/2022/04…
- Day 17 of hunger strike by detained #Oromo opposition leaders. Some detainees have already collapsed & health of others like Bekele Gerba reportedly deteriorated. #Ethiopian officials should immediately ensure prisoners have adequate access to the urgent medical care they need
- In last month, Amhara security forces have rounded up, killed, & forcibly expelled Tigrayans from Western Tigray. New @hrw and @amnesty on the latest wave of atrocities in the zone. Govt must guarantee access to detainees, int'l investigation needed. tinyurl.com/d3up2rs3
- Today, EU MFAs discuss situation in #Tigray As 2-year long conflict intensifies, with shelling of towns, attacks on civilians, massive new displacement, continuing humanitarian siege Targeted sanctions, accountability, UNSC action long overdue to stop further catastrophe
- 🚨New groundbreaking @hrw & @amnesty report, documents the 16 mth long, relentless #ethniccleansing campaign by Amhara forces, administrators against Tigrayans in Ethiopia’s Western #Tigray Zone hrw.org/news/2022/04/0…
- “'Where is Jambo? Where did you leave him? Why did you leave him?' I was crying, she was crying." #Axum witness recounts telling the mother of a 17 yr-old that her son was killed. New @hrw on unlawful shelling, pillaging, massacre in #Axum #Tigray hrw.org/news/2021/03/0…
