31 March 2009 –Genocide Watch, the international campaign to end genocide, has called on United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Justice Navanathem, to initiate an investigation against the government of Meles Zenawi. Genocide Watch cited the atrocities committed in Gambela against the Anuaks and ethnic Somalis in the Ogaden as examples of the crimes that have not been seriously investigated by the UN body.
In an open letter Genocide Watch President Dr Gregory Stanton wrote to the Commissioner, he commended the International Criminal Court for indicting the Sudanese President, Omar Hassan Al Bashir, but noted that “one of the first leaders to defend Omar al-Bashir and condemn the warrant was Prime Minister Meles Zenawi of Ethiopia, whose government has also been implicated in a pattern of widespread perpetration of serious human rights atrocities in Ethiopia and in Somalia.”
“He and those within his government may be keenly aware of their own vulnerability to similar actions by the ICC in the future that could upend a deeply entrenched system of government-supported impunity that has protected perpetrators from any accountability,” Dr Stanton noted.
The Genocide Watch President asserted that a UN investigation was justified due to the culture of impunity that existed within Ethiopia and underlined that “extensive documentation is available to examine the violations, most of which has been compiled in independent investigative reports completed by international human rights organizations.”
“We also believe that the Ethiopian people have been waiting long enough for genuine justice and relief from the harsh oppression and brutal tactics committed by a government that purports to be a partner in the War on Terror, while terrorizing their own people,” the letter noted.
Dr Stanton said that Genocide Watch and Survivors International confirmed that the atrocities committed in Gambela against the Anuaks in 2003 “fit the definitions of genocide and crimes against humanity. Human Rights Watch also conducted two investigations of their own and determined that the crimes against the Anuak meet the stringent definition of crimes against humanity.” He also indicated that Genocide Watch was willing in providing assistance to the Commission in carrying out the investigation.
“We in Genocide Watch, and other human rights organizations are determined to pursue justice, even long after violations have occurred, as part of our mission. Investigative reports, contacts and other information can be provided should you need them,” he said.
March 31st, 2009 at 3:47 am
That day will come soon and we will go to the street not like the Sudaness to defend but to celebrate the arrest warant.
God bless Ethiopia
March 31st, 2009 at 4:44 am
Thank God someone is watching. Meles Zenawi and his loyal puppies think they are untouchable right now, but they will never escape justice. As they imprison, torture and kill, we will document their atrocities for which they will have to account one day.
FREE Birtukan!!!!!
March 31st, 2009 at 5:04 am
Meles & Co, ho ho
Meles & Co, he he
Killler boys are you, Meles & Co
Killer boys are you
What you gunna do?
What you gunna do?
When they come for you?
Killer boys, killer boys are you
Meles & Co, ho ho
What you gunna do …
March 31st, 2009 at 5:26 am
Please, forward every document that you have to those people . Justice is on the way!!
March 31st, 2009 at 6:53 am
Oh my God. If the Westers do this, they are really standing for Democracy and Human rights. Ethiopians all over the world specially the diaspora should loud this initiative so that it could reach its final stage.
Ethiopia will prevail Zenawi will go to heel!!!
March 31st, 2009 at 7:49 am
THE BLACK HOLOCOUST IN ETHIOPIA WAITING FOR JUSTICE
More than millions of Oromos,Tigreans and Eritreans were systematically ethnocleansed and mass genocided by Amhara Dominated Governments for the last 60 years. Most of these genocided Ethiopians victimes were mass genocided during mengestu`s 17 years bloody leadership, which this leadership also dominated by Amhara generals and amhara elites against Oromo,Tigreans and Eritreans. Most of these Mengestu`s generals criminals hidding in Canada,America and europe. Even mnegestu is hidding in Zimbabwe.
March 31st, 2009 at 8:15 am
This is a good for all Ethiopians.And if there a real justice in our world ,Meles Zenawi is one of the most high figure fascist of the world committing all type of crimes against Ethiopians & neighbor countries.Meles is a killer,committed & he is still committing crimes against human being,robbery,atrocities,poisoned ethnic politics,and a total destruction of our land Ethiopia.In order to bring Meles & others Woyanes to justice we all work together with the international communities & all..this time is not far,in the very near future we will do it in practice.
Truth win always.
God bless Ethiopia!
March 31st, 2009 at 9:26 am
If they stop financial and political support of the killing machine of TPLF, we could taker of this mercenary regime. Unfortunately, after so much destruction with their governments direct involvement, they pretend to be our healer. What a double tragedy and shame upon us.
March 31st, 2009 at 10:14 am
I am coining the term and interpretation of “ICC” my way,here it is–
ICC = INDIRECT COLONIZATION AND CONTROL
Do you think ICC (The white court)has Africans interest in the heart ? Unless of course you are another foolish generation african, just like our previous generation african forefathers.
WAKE UP PEOPLE ! Do not surrender to foreigners your precious dignity for the sake of petty politics, think and stand up and be smart. If you allow your leaders be terroriszed because they refused to kowtow to old ways of doing business and refused to surrender the country wealth resources, and allow these african leaders be blackmailed by illegetimate european white courts, then it is not your leaders lossing the most, but us (the mass).
March 31st, 2009 at 10:34 am
The millions who have lost their lives and forced into exile deserve justice and we hope to see the neo-fascist Meles Zenawi in the
court of justice. His cadres and supporters should also be tried since they have served as his instruments of massacres and mass imprisonments. All their ill gotten properties should be registered and returned to the rightful owners, Ethiopians. The people of the God forsaken land of Tigray out of which the murderers of the TPLF have emerged, should be made aware of the evil nature of Meles Zenawi and the lasting damage he is doing to their long term interests.
March 31st, 2009 at 10:46 am
This is ridiculous. Abebe Habete’s knee jerk reaction is puerile to say the least. In the first instance the letter is accusing the government of Meles Zenawi and not Meles per se. A gulf yawns, does it not, between accusing the government and accusing a person. Secondly, the government itself has conducted an independent inquiry of itself, the findings of which have been made available to the Ethiopian Parliament as well as to Ethiopia’s international development partners. What is worrying to me is not the idea - however ludicrous an idea it is - of bringing Meles to the ICC, but Genecide Watch’s naked interference in the political purview of a soveriegn state.
This news will be greeted in Ethiopia with the disdain it rightfully deserves. The so-called Genocide Watch has obviously fallen prey to the chicaneries of the perpertrators of the politics of hate who have found a safe heaven in the United States - most of whom should have faced the ICC for the crimes they committed during the Derg era. Genocide Watch should have been in hot pursuit after these blood-stained former henchmen of the Derg.
Leave Meles alone. Ethiopian farmers who have been emancipated by Meles Zenawi will fight tooth and nail the likes of Abebe Habte who are working day in and day out to return the former man-eater regime of the Derg.
Dilwenberu
March 31st, 2009 at 11:23 am
ICC IS ANOTHER USELESS DEFUNCT ORGANIZATION.
COL. MENGESTU HAILEMARIAM SLAUGHTERED HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF ETHIOPIANS IF NOT MILLIONS, BUT HE IS STILL LIVING LIFE IN HIS MANSION IN COMFORT IN ZIMBABAWE. ICC IS MORE CONCERN WITH OIL RICH COUNTRIES AND ITS LEADERS TO STEAL THEIR NATURAL RESOURCES.
March 31st, 2009 at 11:38 am
ቢዘገዪም አልረፈደም!!!
March 31st, 2009 at 12:30 pm
But, we should provide to this HR organization a credible evidence and suggest a neutral means to investigate this genocide act. We should support the Watch. We have to fight our own way too.
March 31st, 2009 at 12:35 pm
You can ran from the poor people of Ethiopian but you can never ran from Criminal court
Slowly but surely the wheels of justice has arrived at foot steps of Meles and Co. After 17 years of tears the world has heard enough of the Ethiopians misery. This is the time for all Ethiopians who witnessed the massacre of his family members, friends and beloved country men to organize their document and prepare to testify against the TPLF criminals. We need to make example of TPLF criminals that crime doesn’t pay good dividends.
What a great News for all Ethiopians
March 31st, 2009 at 1:58 pm
No, No , No folks! No white organization whose existence is blemished by its double standard is going to help us out. No way - no how. They simply do not have the ineterst of black Africans at heart. We need to bring the leader of the criminal thugs into our own justice in Ethiopia and only by Ethiopians. Forget about the so called Infamouse Criminal Coherts (ICC). Judging by how the ICC functions and considering that Meles has been an obedient errand boy to the west, there is no fat chance that the ICC will even contemplate to indict the criminal gung let alone find him guilty! The only people whou could , would and should do it is the Ethiopian and Eritrean victims of this thug!
March 31st, 2009 at 2:30 pm
lettamo can u chek all your comments on every article and tell me what u find? u will understand that where u belong? Aiga forum.
March 31st, 2009 at 2:56 pm
Dear destachew and Dilwenberu!both of you guys are tring to tell as you have a national proud not to gave us our politics to foreigners.It is a good national feeling,but Where were you been in 1991 When US assistance secretary for Africa Cohen, gave orders to TPLF gangs, the so called “greenline” to gape power in Addis.Do you think Cohen was un Ethiopian or what do you whant to tell us now? .You better to zip your mouths.You have a mind both of you criminals .The other point you Mentioned about the former Derg criminals .WE are shouting every criminals either side has to face a due pross of law what they did in the past and present.You find them and send your evidence to the international police then you will see the result .saying this every criminal suspect will be facing law. it is a matter of time.
March 31st, 2009 at 3:40 pm
የአቶ መለስ መንግስት በሁሉም የኢትዮጵያ ክፍል መአት ሰው ገድለዋል:: ከትግራይ ጀምሮ እስክ ሞያሌ ከጋምቤላ እስከ አፋር:: TPLF በየ 17 ዓመት “ትግሉ” ዘመን ለመቁጠር በሚያስቸግር የትግራይ ሰዎች በግፍ ተገድለው የትም ተቀብረዋል:: በተቀረው ኢትዮጵያ የሚደረገው ግፍ በትግራይ ምድር በከፋ መልኩ ተካሂዶ ያለቀው አልቆ የትግራይ ህዝብን ካንበረከኩ በሃላ ነብር መላው ኢትዮጵያን መቆጣጠር የቻሉት:: እስከአሁን ድራስ ለሚገደሉት ሁሉ የሚፈርሙት መለስ, ስብሓት ነጋ ናቸው:: ገዳዮቹ ሌሎች ሊሆኑ ይችላሉ አዛዦች ግን ሁለቱም ናቸው::
ለ34 አመት ሙሉ የገደሉትን ሰው ቁጥር ስፍር የለውም:: መጨረሻው ያው ለፍርድ መቅረባቸው አይቀሬ ነው::
March 31st, 2009 at 3:48 pm
መቺም ጉድና ጅራት ከወደኅላ ነው ይባላል :እውነት ቢዘገይም ፍርድ እንድሁ አይቅርም::መለስ የት ተገባ ይሆን ተመልሰህ እናትህ ሆደ አትቀመጥ የስራሕው ግፍ ሊያንቅህ ነው:ይብላኝ ለተከታዮችህ:
March 31st, 2009 at 4:08 pm
support our brave fighters fighting weyane thug
ethiopia tikdem
http://www.eppfonline.org/
March 31st, 2009 at 6:22 pm
lettamo,
You are probably one of those three TPLF.Shaebia or OLF still crying about the past. What do you want! You have 17 years of ethnocleansing Amaras, Oromos, Anuaks, etc, Mengistu = 17 years (no ethnocleansing just killing) and TPLF= 18 years (Ethnocleansing systematically looking for ethnicities and killing). Are you not satisfied? Do you want more ethnocleansing?
March 31st, 2009 at 6:24 pm
Mr. Dastachew,
I know what you mean Mr. dasatchew, still they asking for investigation but there is nothing evidence found to impicate Mr. Zenawe.
Regardless, very smart comment, T H A N K Y O U !
March 31st, 2009 at 6:30 pm
Dilwenberu,
You still cry about the past and being blinded by your pro ethnicity agenda. Apparently ICC is not calling Mengistu or other Dergs, and they have paid their price except Mengistu in due time. Some still in prison some killed. This means TPLF government must have been the worst of all for ICC to be attracted. Don’t talk about B when we are talking about A in order to divert attention from TPLF government.
March 31st, 2009 at 8:00 pm
GENOICDE NOT ONLY MELES X WOYANES LEADERSHIP TPLF ETHINCE IDOLOGG LIKE SIYE, GEBRUE AND TAMERAT.IT’S MAFIA ORGANIZTION THE BLOOD SHADE OF THOUSOND INNOCENT ETHIOPINS BY TPLF DICTATOR.
March 31st, 2009 at 8:02 pm
What is the Weyane cadres taking about?
It seems from their postings that they are legitimate to kill us because Mengistu did the same thing to Ethiopians. Wow! what intelligent argument is.
March 31st, 2009 at 8:15 pm
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lvD255LpbRU
March 31st, 2009 at 9:06 pm
Abazingar,
My dear foolish brother ABAZINGAR do not fool your self with such idiotic self deceptive crap cohen this cohen that, it is not cohen who fought for 17 years and destroyed Mengestu`s half millions armies it is WOYANE/THE PROVEN HEROS. While woyanes were fighting mengestu cohen was studying at university. “No body give Ethiopia to Ethiopians (woyanes)” they took it by wisdom and by force, because they have absolute right and power to do so, eventhough some of mengestue`s top amara circles elites did object to it, but woyane done it not by begging cohen or amara elites but by being hero. beside who the hell is going to tell the victor (Woyanes) what to do, after all they already defeated one of Africas well armed mechanized half millions armies, who is going to stop them now ? YOU
HA!!HA!!!HA!!!!!HA!!!!!!!!
March 31st, 2009 at 9:37 pm
We should stand to change these organized criminals controlling African Union with the king of criminals or criminal head of criminal Muamer Gadafi and Africa Union organization sitting in addis and supporting in tyranny by dealing with this idiot government.. AU endorses criminal leaders, robbery and human right violations…shame on this greedy and useless ‘union’.
March 31st, 2009 at 10:36 pm
The ICC is discrediting itself. Meles and co. are dictators and murders of innocent citizens, not a candidates for ICC. If ICC is serious about humanrights, it should charge Saudi King with homocide. Al-Bashir as clearly involved in mass genocide of the Darfur people. But Al-Bashir was fighting against a rebel group and has a duty as a head of state to declare war on the polpulation who supports the rebels
Meles@s case is for the national courts. He could be charged for murder and human rights abuse. Besides he could be charged with treson for landlocking Ethiopia and defending the colonial history. The giving away of ethiopian territories to Sudan is also a case which could cost Zenawi his freedom - he might be imprisoned for life. Zenawi has been involved in the extermination of ONLF, which is good for Ethiopia. Zenwi’s war in Somalia is right and has to be supported by all Ethiopians and somalis.
Human Rights Watch and ICC are against human rights and development in Africa. The case against Ethiopia is a glaring example. Maybe in the future we have to bring ICC and Human Rights Watch to court. ICC does not seem to be serious. Bhoutros Gali, the eyptian fascist should have brought to justice for his role in Yugoslavia. The Bosnian moslem leaders and other should have been brought to justice. Why only serbian leaders?
April 1st, 2009 at 12:03 am
Good news but I couldn’t confirm the legitimacy of the news from other websites. Thouh I appreciate this website, I don’t trust the authenticity of the news posted here just because the we witnessed at times discripancies with stories that attract majorities attention.
Michael
April 1st, 2009 at 1:16 am
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April 1st, 2009 at 3:00 am
To the weyanne or their cadre using the pseudo name Dilwenberu,
You are trying to defend your paymaster or ethnic leader Meles Zenawi saying that the derge is man eater. Your ethnic leader Meles Zenawi is a country eater working to put it on flame. Like the derge your boss Meles Zenawi is also killing his opponents who do not belong to his erhnic group. The derge were not racists like your boss Meles Zenawi who is
implementing his official version of apartheid and discriminatory rule.
You now there are thousands of Oromos and other Ethiopians sitting in the harsh prisons of you pay or ethnic master. The unparelelled brutality of Meles Zenawi who has killed chilldren playing out in their
compounds and women is now revealed to the world and he will face justice sooner or later. His blind and greedy hirelings and supporters like you can not save him from facing justice when the day comes.
April 1st, 2009 at 4:00 am
It is safe to say that we are beginning to see the light at the end of the tunnel. Every dictator has his fifteen minutes fame until the hammer comes down hard from the blind side. Fear is creeping into the Woyane camp from all directions. They have to be stupid not to recognize that the end is near. The call for Meles Zenawi to face justice is just the tip of the iceberg. It is going to take a couple of incidents to unravel the Woyane empire at a lightning speed. We could force these incidents to happen. In the interest of the country,we can make concessions for Woyane’s safe exit. But if they choose to be stubborn and prolong the suffering of the Ethiopian people, they might as well sign on their death warrant.
In the mean time, i am begging my compatriots in Europe(LONDON) to make a difference come April 2. Business as usual will not do. We are not going to find another golden opportunity (G20 summit) any time soon. May god give you the courage of Pakistani lawyers or Tibetan monks. Your crying point should be “we are mad as hell and we can’t take it any more”. Make it personal. After all, its your fathers, mothers, brothers and sisters paying the price back home.
FREE BIRTUKAN!!
April 1st, 2009 at 7:01 am
I was wondering how the Woyanes came out of the woodwork to cry they are Africans and ICC is white court. The last time Woyanes handed over our territory they where running all over the ‘white’s’ corridor begging to give away territory to their beloved Shbiya.
Again they run to Algeria to give more. While we speak, the Woyane PM is begging the ‘whites’ to give him more money even if they have to sell the gold reserve. He is also picked to represent beggars in London from the ‘whites’.
We also remember Woyane telling the Libyan leader who financed his crime against Ethiopia he is Arab. Not to mention defending the butcher of Khartoum when he is charged with genocide for spilling African blood.
Something is really wrong with Woyanes, the blood they spill is getting them drunk, but the law is catching up with them. There are many Woyanes who live in the west who have blood on their hand. It is time to find them and send them to jail where they belong. If whites are good enough to beg they surly are good enough to put Woyanes in jail.
April 1st, 2009 at 9:44 am
All western Countries should stand with us(Ethiopian) in case of Human right, Democracy and Justice.
April 1st, 2009 at 11:35 am
WARSAY DO YOU REALY BELIEVE IT YOURSELF THE VERY POOR EQIPPED KUMTALEBASH WOYANNE DEFEATED THE ETHIOPIAN ARMY ?
NO IS THE ANSWER UNLESS COHENN AND CO HARD WORK MAKES THE
DERG SYSTEM TO COLLAPSE. FIVE MONTHS BEFORE THE COLLAPSE OF DERG AND THEY COULD NOT FIND ANY OTHER ORGANZED GROUP THEY CALL MELLESE AND CO TO WASHINGTON AND TOLD THEM THAT DERG IS NEAR TO COLLAPSE AND IF YOU NEED HELP YOU HAVE TO CHANGE YOUR ALBANIAN LIKE THINKING YOU CAN GO TO THE CAPITAL WITH NO DEFFENSIVE FORCE AND GIVE THEM MONEY TO CHANGE SO CALLED (MALELIT) THERE IS A SAYING IN AMHARIC AND THAT IS (YE TARIK AGATAMI) THAT IS THE REALITY EVEN THOUGH YOU DONT HAVE IT IN YOUR DICTIONARY
April 1st, 2009 at 5:12 pm
Abbaymedia and EMF becoming another dictator by filtering and censoring peoples replies and articles just like the communist used to do, to suit and push their hidden political agendas. It is time to creat another free web site to replace them.
April 1st, 2009 at 5:15 pm
Do not reply to WAKYO, ignore him he is not worth reply.
April 1st, 2009 at 9:02 pm
Derg system had fallen- apart when the Big Father (Soviet) collapsed.
TPLF didn’t bring a win over Derg but destruction and a deep scar on our country. The TPLf fight for Tigray independence and Soviet sponsored Derg brought historic proportion misery to our country and people. “We are the world” song was the epic reflection of our that ugly past. Derg is buried with its socialism for good but TPLF still continue on the path of destruction…
April 2nd, 2009 at 10:36 am
Wakyo,
Are you telling me the DERG fall down by it self with our Woyane pressure ?
I suggest you to read the art of decepition, next time before you lie.
Regardless, You are retardedly funny, why do not hold stand up comedy ? atleast your irrationality will make us laugh, if not your maturity.
HHHHHHHHH
April 2nd, 2009 at 3:00 pm
VIDEO: Interview with Ethiopian People’s Patriotic Front fighters
http://www.eastafro.com/Post/2009/04/02/video-interview-with-ethiopian-peoples-patriotic-front-fighters
April 3rd, 2009 at 6:26 am
concerned, If you are indirect weyane serevant, There is no way to controling the free press in the new weyane systematic way. If you are standing for Ethiopian Freedom, Justice, and Democracy you are well come with Ethiopian unity. Weyane has proposed so many ways, using the Stalin communist leadership including the diaspora Erthiopian community.
There are weyane supporters coming here in Europe as asylum reporting to weyane Embasies and spying oposition party members; They are acting to participating demonstarations against weyane regime.
our Ethiopian people are very clever and identified them.
Ethiopian says” Enough is Enough”
April 3rd, 2009 at 6:37 am
concerned! ወያኔዎች የአዲስ አበባውን ነጻ ፕሬስ ጋዜጠኞችን እውነትን ሲጽፉ እንደበግ እያሰሩዋቸው የህዝብን ብሶትና የሃገራችንን ህልውና አደጋ ላይ እየጣሉት ባሉበት ጊዜ በውጭ ሃገር ያሉትን ነጻ ፕሬሶች ወያኔዎች የተቃዋሚ ፓርቲ ደጋፊ መስለው የጨካኞቹ የሃገራችን ህዝብ የጥቅም ጠላቶች ወያኔ አባላቶችን የጥፋት ጽሁፎች በነዚህ በነጻነት በአንድነት የምንወያይባቸውን መድረኮች አውቀውም ሆነ ሳያውቁ የሚጽፉትን የሃገራችን አንድነት ጠላቶች (ወያኔ- ሻቢያ) ከታረመ በኋላ እንዲወጣ እናሳስባለን::
ኢይዮጵያ ለዘለአለም ትኑር!!!
April 3rd, 2009 at 6:37 am
concerned! ወያኔዎች የአዲስ አበባውን ነጻ ፕሬስ ጋዜጠኞችን እውነትን ሲጽፉ እንደበግ እያሰሩዋቸው የህዝብን ብሶትና የሃገራችንን ህልውና አደጋ ላይ እየጣሉት ባሉበት ጊዜ በውጭ ሃገር ያሉትን ነጻ ፕሬሶች ወያኔዎች የተቃዋሚ ፓርቲ ደጋፊ መስለው የጨካኞቹ የሃገራችን ህዝብ የጥቅም ጠላቶች ወያኔ አባላቶችን የጥፋት ጽሁፎች በነዚህ በነጻነት በአንድነት የምንወያይባቸውን መድረኮች አውቀውም ሆነ ሳያውቁ የሚጽፉትን የሃገራችን አንድነት ጠላቶች (ወያኔ- ሻቢያ) ከታረመ በኋላ እንዲወጣ እናሳስባለን::
ኢትዮጵያ ለዘለአለም ትኑር!!!
April 3rd, 2009 at 9:58 am
Anbese,
If we need justice and effective rational opposition front, then the opposition front should be untribalized.
As stands, the entire opposition front leadership totally dominated by single tribe (Amhara tribe), and no non amara Ethiopian would like to join such meaningless tribally definable opposition. The opposition leadership should be inclusive of from every region and every tribes not only bunch of amharas.
April 4th, 2009 at 6:42 am
Southerner!! Before I reply to your comment, Please select a real Pal Name from your Birth Region or area, Firstly, you must say Northerner Goytom, Gebre Isayas, Gebre Meles, Trahs,…. Definetly you are one person from North using too many South diffrent Ethiopian Names Geletaa, Lettamoo and….
WE are recognized very well the Northern Cobra Snakes Bitting Innocent people.
God Bless Ethiopian!!!