Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the situation of the Tigrayan minority in Ethiopia; and reports of human rights abuses of that community in (1) Addis Ababa, and (2) other cities outside Tigray.

We are extremely concerned by reports of widespread human rights violations and abuses in Ethiopia against the Tigrayan minority including in Addis Ababa and outside of Tigray. The Minister for Africa spoke at a Westminster Hall Debate on 3 November and highlighted the horrific scale and nature of human rights abuses against civilians in Tigray as reported by the Ethiopian Human Rights Commission and the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights. It is essential that all those responsible for human rights violations and abuses be held to account. All parties must implement the recommendations and ensure that victims have access to support.

The Foreign Secretary, our Ambassador in Addis Ababa and the Minister for Africa continue to raise human rights issues in our discussions with the Ethiopian Government and more broadly we have reminded all warring parties of their obligations under international humanitarian law.