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Ethiopia will not cooperate with UNHRC new mechanism imposed on it at the behest of the EU



ADDIS ABABA, DECEMBER 17, 2021 – Ethiopia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) said in a statement this evening that Ethiopia it will not cooperate with the European Union (EU) led resolution which was imposed on it when it was adopted at the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) special session today.

The EU led resolution A/HRC/S-33/L is planned to coerce Ethiopia to accept a new set of “international experts” who will investigate atrocities committed during the year long conflict in Ethiopia even though such investigation had already been carried out by the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) jointly with the Ethiopian Human Rights Commission (EHRC).

“Ethiopia would like to reiterate that it will not cooperate with the established mechanism imposed upon it against its consent”, read the statement from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

“Ethiopia is extremely disappointed to have witnessed once again the use of the Human Rights Council by some to advance their politically motivated agenda. Regardless of repeated requests by the Government of Ethiopia for the Council not to hold a special session but rather engage in a constructive manner and work in a collaborative spirit with the country concerned, some succeeded in achieving their objective through attaining majority votes in the Council”, said the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

"This is also done against the recommendations by the Ethiopian Human Rights Commission which were submitted to the President of the Human Rights Council on 14 December 2021 and to all members of the Council requesting it to unequivocally support the implementation of the Joint Investigation Team’s recommendations, the work of the Inter-Ministerial Task Force and for the OHCHR and the EHRC to continue with further joint investigations."

This action by some in the Council is an attempt to find an alternative way of meddling in the internal affairs of a sovereign state and serves no purpose except exacerbating the situation on the ground, added the MoFA.

“What is even more worrying is that this trend in the proliferation of establishing mechanisms through the Council in most cases have failed to attain their objectives and have become merely tools of imposition on countries who refuse interference in their internal affairs”, said the government of Ethiopia.

“This is why Ethiopia has categorically rejected the special session and its politically motivated outcome which undermines trust in the work of the Council, and most importantly, the territorial integrity, national sovereignty and political independence of Ethiopia.”

“Ethiopia would like to reiterate that it will not cooperate with the established mechanism imposed upon it against its consent”, stressed the MoFA in a statement.

Nevertheless, the MoFA also took some time to thank those countries who have expressed their support and solidarity with Ethiopia promising that it will continue to commit itself towards efforts to fulfill its obligations under international law to respect and protect human rights.

“No More to double standards; No More to unilateral coercive measures; and No More to meddling in internal affairs under the pretext of human rights”, concluded the statement.

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