Articles : Addis Standard: Tigray war survivors file criminal complaint in Germany, accusing Ethiopian and Eritrean officials of war crimes

Addis Standard: Tigray war survivors file criminal complaint in Germany, accusing Ethiopian and Eritrean officials of war crimes

Addis Abeba– Eight survivors of the Tigray war have filed a criminal complaint with the German Federal Public Prosecutor, accusing twelve senior Ethiopian and Eritrean government and military officials of committing “war crimes and crimes against humanity,” according to their legal representatives.

The complaint was prepared by Legal Action Worldwide (LAW) and Dr. Anna Oehmichen, with support from Debevoise & Plimpton LLP and the European Center for Constitutional and Human Rights (ECCHR). It was filed under Germany’s universal jurisdiction principle, which “allows states to prosecute international crimes committed abroad due to the egregious nature of the underlying conduct.”

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