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Making a living out of sharing one or two things that I know | Interested in human rights, moral, and religious matters | ለወገኔ ፍትኃዊ አስተዳደር ናፋቂ | እናት አባት አክባሪ
Apr 1, 2022 5 tweets 3 min read
A Fano is a member of a non-political, non-religious community self-defense movement constituted out of ordinary citizens from all walks of life, religion, sex, age etc. - at times of organized attack. The name also applies to a group of Fanos. 1/5 Their most recent action was against #TPLF invasion of Amhara lands, looting, rape, and destruction between Summer and Fall of 2021.

In the past, they resisted Italian invasions, and past attacks by the then #TPLF-controlled Ethiopian Government for the 27 years until 2018. 2/5
Dec 6, 2021 5 tweets 4 min read
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Should we wait for a @UNHRC-@EthioHRC joint investigation of HR abuses in the #Amhara and #Afar regions by #TPLF?

I do not think so!

First of all, the process is lengthy, until #UN agrees, budgets are approved & released, personnel are identified and sent over. #Ethiopia 2/4:
While we don't discount their investigation, the following are the risks:
- human & material evidences could be lost,
- priorities on the part of the organizations or the victims may change,
- there's is also a possibility of politics overriding the priorities/need.#Ethiopia