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Human Rights Watch (HRW) called on the African Union (AU) and subregional organizations to urgently establish systems to ensure rigorous human rights monitoring and reporting in conflict areas.
Government forces or non-state armed groups have been involved in abuses against civilians in at least 15 armed conflicts, including the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Cameroon, Ethiopia, Mozambique, Mali, Burkina Faso, and South Sudan, according to the report.
“Some of the most egregious human rights violations continue to be chained in the context of conflict. Civilians continue to bear the brunt of armed conflict, communal violence and political and social unrest in African countries,” it said. Mausi Segun, Africa director at Human Rights Watch said.
She added, “At the AU Extraordinary Summit on Unconstitutional Coups held last May, the African Union condemned terrorism, violent extremism and all forms of unconstitutional regime change. We also put human rights, justice and accountability at the heart of our processes and decisions.”
In particular, it calls on the international community to “continue to demand” responsibility for the human rights violations committed in Ethiopia’s Tigray region following the peace accord last November.
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