UN rights chief urges probe into mass killings in Ethiopian village

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet. PHOTO | REUTERS

The United Nations rights chief, Michelle Bachelet, has expressed her dismay at the recent killings of civilians in the village of Tole, West Wellega in the Oromia region of Ethiopia, and asked authorities to allow an independent investigation.

She termed the killings “senseless”, which added to the forced displacement of the local population in the attack on Tole village.