Urgent Appeal Regarding Humanitarian Violations in Ethiopia’s Amhara  Region 

To: The Human Rights Council, Geneva, Switzerland 

U.S. Department of State, Washington, D.C. 
The European Union Directorate-General for International Partnerships 
African Union, Human Rights Directorate 
Amnesty International 
Human Rights watch 
Lemken Institute for Genocide Prevention 

Subject: Urgent Appeal Regarding Humanitarian Violations in Ethiopia’s Amhara  Region 

Dear Excellencies, 

On behalf of the Amhara people, the Global Amhara Coalition (GAC) writes to convey  profound concern at the accelerating humanitarian crisis in Ethiopia’s Amhara region. Recent developments demonstrate a pattern of serious violations of international humanitarian law attributed to actions by federal security forces, with civilians bearing the brunt of the violence. 

Over the past two years, documented drone and air strikes in the Amhara region exceed 120 incidents, concentrated in towns and districts, including Merawi, Gedeb, Finote Selam, Debre  Birhan, and surrounding localities, resulting in large numbers of civilian casualties, extensive  destruction of infrastructure, and the disabling of essential services. These attacks have destroyed health facilities, rendered schools nonfunctional, and contributed to a scale of displacement and educational disruption affecting millions of children. Independent human  rights monitors and eyewitnesses report that recent strikes in areas such as Gashena (Wollo)  were indiscriminate, with civilian objects including schools and health centers being converted  for military use and subsequently struck, producing disproportionate civilian harm and  fatalities concentrated among women and children. Allegations indicate that drones and heavy  artillery used in these operations were acquired from multiple foreign sources, and that the use  of such weaponry against non-combatant populations raises acute concerns under international  humanitarian and human-rights laws. 

These aerial campaigns form part of a broader pattern that includes extrajudicial killings, mass  detentions, sexual assault, enforced disappearances, and the repeated imposition of emergency 

measures that restrict humanitarian access and freedom of movement, including impediments  to entry into Addis Ababa. Such measures have exacerbated civilian suffering and impeded  impartial humanitarian response. The relentless campaign against the Amhara amounting to  ethnic cleansing continues unabated, extending even beyond death. The recent killing and  mutilation of 19-year-old Balem Wasse in Gojjam and Tigist Wedaje Yemar in Wello, female  members of the Amhara Fano self-defense movement captured by the Ethiopian government  forces, serves as a stark example of the regime’s war crimes and brutality. Witnesses reported  that soldiers stripped, tortured, and mutilated their bodies after their capture, publicly  showcasing Wasse’s desecrated breast while dancing around her corpse — an appalling  display of cruelty and war crime. 

In light of the foregoing, the GAC respectfully urges the United States government and the  wider international community to take the following measures without delay: • Commission an independent, transparent, and impartial investigation into reported drone strikes and related violations, with mechanisms to collect and preserve evidence for accountability. 

• Reassess all military, security, and financial assistance to the Ethiopian authorities pending demonstrable compliance with international 

humanitarian law and credible accountability measures. 

• Advocate for and facilitate immediate, unfettered humanitarian access to affected areas, including restoration of essential services and protection of civilian infrastructure. 

• Support credible international accountability mechanisms, including referral to  appropriate international investigative or judicial bodies where domestic remedies are absent or ineffective. 

The continued impunity for mass and indiscriminate attacks on civilians undermines regional  stability and the rules-based international order. The GAC urges decisive diplomatic and  policy action to prevent further loss of life, to protect civilians, and to ensure that those responsible for the violations are held to account. 

Thank you for your urgent attention to this matter. The GAC stands ready to provide further  information and to cooperate with any independent inquiries or humanitarian coordination  efforts. 

Sincerely, 
Global Amhara Coalition (USA) 

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