September 26, 2024

Re: Renewed air raids and drone strikes

At the peak of our relentless campaign against inconsiderate and indiscriminate shelling and attacks as well as well documented reports of collective punishment, indiscriminate killings of innocent civilians, deliberate destruction of homes and properties by air strikes and drone attacks, the Ethiopian regime’s forces paused air strikes in June 2024. We were cautious about the pause as it could have been due to the start of the rainy season. 

Now that the rainy season has finished, reports are emerging yet again that the regime has started its air raids and drone attacks in the Amhara region of Ethiopia. 

The regime has demonstrated that it has no regards to any international laws or respect to international norms and standards. Just like it has done in the war against Tigray region of Ethiopia, it is repeating the same genocidal tactics this time in the Amhara region. It’s more than a year long campaign of indiscriminate killing of innocent civilians, destruction of properties and infrastructure, a complete blockade of the region, unrelenting air raids and drone attacks, mobilising military personnel of millions in number that destroys everything on its path and giving the military campaign an ethnic dimension continues with impunity.

 We bring these acts of aggression to your attention in the hope that you would  press the Ethiopian regime to stop these acts of violence and terror unleashed against its own people and obey its obligations of protecting innocent civilians and their properties.

 

Yours sincerely,

Federation of Amhara Association in Europe