Situation of Human Rights in Ethiopia

A/HRC/RES/S-33/1View PDF

Who created this mandate?

A Resolution of the Human Rights Council, published in 2021.

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2 versions · 2021–2022

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7 topics

Accountability Commissions of Inquiry Ethiopia Experts Human Rights Human Rights in Armed Conflicts Humanitarian Assistance

What does this mandate say?

19 operative paragraphs

Condemns in the strongest terms all human rights violations and abuses and violations of international humanitarian law and international refugee law committed in northern Ethiopia by all parties to the conflict since it began on 3 November 2020;

Calls for an immediate halt to all human rights violations and abuses and violations of international humanitarian law and international refugee law and for the strict observance of all human rights and fundamental freedoms;

Urges all parties to the conflict to refrain from direct attacks against civilians as such, including on the basis of their ethnicity or gender, and against objects, in particular those indispensable to the survival of the population, including crops, livestock and medicines, to refrain from incitement to hatred and violence, to avoid further damage to critical civilian infrastructure, and to end any measures that may exacerbate the already acute humanitarian crisis, in particular, by allowing and facilitating the full, safe, rapid and unimpeded passage of humanitarian relief;

Also urges all parties to the conflict to heed the repeated calls to immediately end hostilities and seek a permanent ceasefire, without preconditions, and to engage in the ongoing mediation efforts led by the African Union High Representative for the Horn of Africa Region and in an inclusive national dialogue, with a view to reducing tensions and achieving sustainable and inclusive peace;

Calls upon all parties to the conflict to facilitate full, safe, rapid and unimpeded humanitarian access and the delivery of humanitarian supplies, including across conflict lines, to ensure that humanitarian relief reaches all civilians in need, in particular internally displaced persons and those in vulnerable situations, to respect the independence of humanitarian agencies and to guarantee the protection of humanitarian personnel, and to end attacks on and the intimidation of humanitarian workers and agencies;

Calls upon all parties to the conflict that have not yet done so to acknowledge responsibility and commit to concrete measures with clear time frames for implementing without delay the recommendations made by the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights and the Ethiopian Human Rights Commission in the report on the joint investigation;

Notes the first steps taken by the Government of Ethiopia to implement the recommendations made by the Office of the High Commissioner and the Ethiopian Human Rights Commission in the report on the joint investigation, and encourages the Government to proceed without delay to ensure accountability and redress for the victims of violations and abuses committed in the conflict;

Notes with concern that the current circumstances of ongoing hostilities may not be conducive to ensuring prompt, independent, transparent and impartial investigations at the national level in line with the standards of international law;

Decides to establish, for a period of one year, renewable as necessary, an international commission of human rights experts on Ethiopia, comprising three human rights experts, to be appointed by the President of the Human Rights Council, to complement the work undertaken by the joint investigative team, with the following mandate:

To conduct a thorough and impartial investigation into allegations of violations and abuses of international human rights law and violations of international humanitarian law and international refugee law in Ethiopia committed since 3 November 2020 by all parties to the conflict, including the possible gender dimensions of such violations and abuses, by building upon the report of the Office of the High Commissioner and the Ethiopian Human Rights Commission;

To establish the facts and circumstances surrounding the alleged violations and abuses, to collect and preserve evidence, to identify those responsible, where possible, and to make such information accessible and usable in support of ongoing and future accountability efforts;

To provide guidance on transitional justice, including accountability, reconciliation and healing, as appropriate, and to make recommendations on technical assistance to the Government of Ethiopia to support accountability, reconciliation and healing;

To integrate a gender perspective and a survivor-centred approach throughout its work;

To engage with all relevant stakeholders, including the Government of Ethiopia, including regional State governments, the Government of Eritrea, the Office of the High Commissioner, the interministerial task force, the Ethiopian Human Rights Commission, the African Union, the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights, the Intergovernmental Authority on Development and civil society;

Requests the international Commission of Human Rights Experts on Ethiopia to present an oral briefing to the Human Rights Council at its fiftieth session, to be followed by an interactive dialogue, and to present a written report to the Council at its fifty-first session, to be followed by an interactive dialogue, and to the General Assembly at its seventy-seventh session, to be followed by an interactive dialogue;

Requests the Office of the High Commissioner to continue to provide, in consultation with the Government of Ethiopia, advice and technical assistance in order to strengthen the capacity of the Ethiopian Human Rights Commission and the criminal justice system, and transitional justice, including accountability and reconciliation processes in general;

Requests the immediate operationalization of the mandate, and requests the Secretary-General to provide all the resources and expertise, including on sexual and gender-based violence, necessary to enable the Office of the High Commissioner to provide such administrative, technical and logistical support as is required to implement the provisions of the present resolution;

Calls upon all parties to the conflict to grant the international Commission of Human Rights Experts on Ethiopia and its members unhindered access without delay and to allow them to visit sites, and to meet and speak freely and privately with whomever they wish to meet or speak with;

Decides to remain seized of the matter.

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