@ZekuZelalem@dair-community.social
2026-09-26 03:34 UTC
Second, in a statement today, UN Human Rights Chief Volker Türk expressed "alarm" at the grave danger civilians have been put in as a result of the breakout of war.
Per Mr. Türk, the Ethiopian airforce carried out strikes that hit five schools on Tuesday alone. A day later, an Ethiopian army mortar strike killed civilians in the city of Kobo in the Amhara region, where the alliance of Tigrayan and Amhara rebels is believed to have a presence.
https://www.ohchr.org/en/press-releases/2026/09/ethiopia-turk-alarmed-civilian-impact-hostilities-urges-de-escalation
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@ZekuZelalem@dair-community.social 2026-09-26 03:55
As I pointed out yesterday, @netblocks@mastodon.social confirmed region wide comms outages in Tigray yesterday. HRW and the UN were able to use phones and the internet to contact sources and compile the data for these reports. But it will become increasingly difficult going forward for journalists and human rights investigators. There is reason to fear for civilians, and you can expect an effort to weaponize the blackout to ensure suffering remains undocumented. https://dair-community.social/@ZekuZelalem/117329108621364702