#Tigray crisis #Ethiopia: Federal government marches towards war with #TPLF, declares 6 months state of emergency in Tigray Region

Regional governments of Oromia and Amhara regions, as well as members from the federal parliament, claim that the TPLF played a big role in the massacre over the weekend of 54 people in the western part of Ethiopia by giving arms supplies to members of the Oromo Liberation Army (OLA). 

Meanwhile, Mausi Segun, Africa director at Human Rights Watch HRW is calling for the Federal government to restore the communication network within the Tigray region.

"Ethiopians throughout the country have faced daily violence and abuses over the last year. There is no quick fix to Ethiopia's unfolding crisis, and federal and regional authorities should respond to the unraveling security situation in a manner that protects the rights of all Ethiopians. Their international partners – largely silent until now – should send this message", says Segun.

"Disrupting the communications network in the Tigray region also restricts critical reporting on the impact of events on the civilian population and people's access to information affecting their health and safety. It also undermines their right to question the government's account of events. Authorities should immediately restore access".

Ethiopia's Council of Minister has declared six months of state of emergency in Tigray after war broke out between the forces of the federal and regional governments.

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