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Amhara Association of America Supports Bipartisan Senate Resolution on Conflict in Tigray
Amhara Association of America (AAA)
March 6, 2021
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Amhara Association of America (AAA) announces its support for a newly introduced, bipartisan Senate resolution on the ongoing Tigray Conflict. The full text of the resolution can be read here.
Introduced on March 5 by Senate Foreign Relations Committee (SFRC) Ranking Member Jim Risch (R-ID) and Senator Ben Cardin (D-MD), the resolution calls on the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) and the Government of Ethiopia to protect the human rights of all Ethiopians and allow full humanitarian access to the Tigray Region. Senators Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), Tim Kaine (D-VA), Chris Coons (D-DE), Marco Rubio (R-FL), and Todd Young (R-IN) are also original cosponsors of the resolution.
Importantly for the Amhara community, the resolution calls out the November 9 in Mai Kadra, during which TPLF-aligned forces were responsible for the deaths of hundreds of Amhara civilians, as reported by Amnesty International, the Ethiopian Human Rights Commission, and the Ethiopian Human Rights Council. In addition, the resolution acknowledges that the Tigray Conflict is occurring alongside other crises in Ethiopia. This includes the ongoing ethnic-based massacres in Benishangul-Gumuz and Oromia, during which Amharas, Agaws, and Shinasas have been targeted.
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Amhara Association of America Supports Bipartisan Senate Resolution on Conflict in Tigray
Amhara Association of America (AAA)
March 6, 2021
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Amhara Association of America (AAA) announces its support for a newly introduced, bipartisan Senate resolution on the ongoing Tigray Conflict. The full text of the resolution can be read here.
Introduced on March 5 by Senate Foreign Relations Committee (SFRC) Ranking Member Jim Risch (R-ID) and Senator Ben Cardin (D-MD), the resolution calls on the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) and the Government of Ethiopia to protect the human rights of all Ethiopians and allow full humanitarian access to the Tigray Region. Senators Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), Tim Kaine (D-VA), Chris Coons (D-DE), Marco Rubio (R-FL), and Todd Young (R-IN) are also original cosponsors of the resolution.
Importantly for the Amhara community, the resolution calls out the November 9 in Mai Kadra, during which TPLF-aligned forces were responsible for the deaths of hundreds of Amhara civilians, as reported by Amnesty International, the Ethiopian Human Rights Commission, and the Ethiopian Human Rights Council. In addition, the resolution acknowledges that the Tigray Conflict is occurring alongside other crises in Ethiopia. This includes the ongoing ethnic-based massacres in Benishangul-Gumuz and Oromia, during which Amharas, Agaws, and Shinasas have been targeted.
zehabesha.com/amhara-association-of-america-supports-bipa...