US 'deeply troubled' by reported ethnic cleansing in Ethiopia: State Dept

AFP , Friday 8 Apr 2022

The United States on Friday expressed alarm over a report that found security forces in northern Ethiopia committed abuses against Tigrayans that amounted to war crimes and crimes against humanity.

Amhara forces
New volunteer Mekdess Muluneh Asayehegn, right, and others receive basic training to become potential reinforcements for pro-government militias or military forces, in a school courtyard in Gondar, in the Amhara region of northern Ethiopia on Aug. 24, 2021. AP

"The United States reiterates its grave concern over continuing reports of ethnically-motivated atrocities committed by Amhara authorities in western Tigray," State Department spokesman Ned Price said after the report by Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch was released this week.

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"In particular, we are deeply troubled by the report's finding that these acts amount to ethnic cleansing," he added.

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