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UMD Media: African Commission Holds Landmark Hearing on Ethiopia’s Atrocities in Tigray

In a historic move toward justice for survivors of the Tigray conflict, the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights held a landmark oral hearing on May 14, 2025, to examine Ethiopia’s alleged human rights violations in the Tigray region. The hearing marks a major development in the pursuit of accountability for atrocities committed during the 2020–2022 war.

The African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights is the premier human rights enforcement mechanism of the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights. Created under its Article 30, to promote and protect human rights in Africa, it was established on the 2^nd November 1987 and is based in Banjul, The Gambia.

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