The Special Adviser of the United Nations Secretary-General on the Prevention of Genocide, Alice Wairimu Nderitu has raised alarm at the continued deterioration of human rights due to ethnic violence in Ethiopia and called for dialogue to address the crisis.
In a statement released on Tuesday, Ms Nderitu expressed concern over the escalation of violence, increased incidence of ethnically and religiously motivated hate speech, displacement of populations and destruction of property display terming them as serious indicators of risk of commission of atrocity crimes.
