International Commission of Human Rights Experts on Ethiopia

(asked on 13th September 2023) - View Source

Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure that the mandate of the International Commission of Experts on Ethiopia is extended.


Answered by
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Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
Minister of State (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)
This question was answered on 27th September 2023

In 2021, we co-sponsored the EU-led resolution creating the mandate for the International Commission of Human Rights Experts on Ethiopia (ICHREE) which we voted to renew in 2022. UK officials are engaging with counterparts in Geneva to gain support for a follow-up EU-led resolution given the need for accountability and an improvement in human rights more widely across Ethiopia. We urge the Government of Ethiopia to cooperate with both the Commission and with the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights.

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