The Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) said on Thursday that alleged serious abuses and rights violations in Ethiopia’s Tigray region are to be investigated by the UN. 

The probe, which will be carried out jointly by the High Commissioner’s Office and the Ethiopian Human Rights Commission (EHRC), is described “as part of the much-needed accountability process for the victims”.  

The development comes after fighting began in the north Ethiopian state on 4 November last year, between forces loyal to regional power brokers and former national ruling party, the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF), and the current national Government forces.

Sankulleh Janko reports.