Michelle Bachelet on the murder of humanitarian workers in Tigray, Ethiopia
PR Newswire
GENEVA, 28 June 2021
GENEVA, 28 June 2021 / PRN Africa / — “I am outraged at the brutal murder of three Médecins Sans Frontiers (MSF) humanitarian workers in Tigray, Ethiopia. Humanitarian and human rights workers are civilians and as such can never be targeted. Parties to the conflict must fully respect international human rights and humanitarian law.
These shocking killings come as we continue to receive reports of ongoing serious violations of international humanitarian law and gross human rights violations and abuses in Tigray.
There needs to be a timely, transparent, thorough investigation into the killing of our humanitarian colleagues and all reports of violations, and perpetrators must be held accountable.”
SOURCE United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR)