Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps she is taking to help enable access by independent investigators to the site of the mass grave of civilians allegedly killed by Oromia Liberation Army forces in Gidami district of Kelem Welega zone of Ethiopia.

We are concerned by reports of human rights abuses throughout the north of Ethiopia. At a special session of the Human Rights Council on 17 December 2021, we backed a resolution that created an International Commission of Experts to investigate allegations of violations in Ethiopia. We urge all parties to engage with this Commission and allow full access to witnesses and sites of concern.