[Opinion] [Opinion] Will the EU take a stance for justice in Ethiopia?

[Opinion] Will the EU take a stance for justice in Ethiopia?

Some EU and member states diplomats argue that they should give the Ethiopian government a chance to demonstrate its willingness to ensure justice. But they've also resigned themselves to a very low bar of domestic accountability.

Will the EU take a stance for justice in Ethiopia?

Ethiopian prime minister Abiy Ahmed at this summer’s Russia-Africa summit in St Petersburg. Successive Ethiopian governments have refused credible investigations into major human rights violations (Photo: Kremlin.ru) By LAETITIA BADER Since armed conflict broke out in Tigray in late 2020, the European Union has said that accountability would be central to any renewed engagement with the Ethiopian government. So have its member states. During a J…