An Urgent Need for Justice and Reconciliation in Amhara

Reporting and the joint EHRC–OHCHR enquiry document on extrajudicial killings, sexual violence and large-scale looting across Amhara and Afar in 2021. The road to justice in AmharaPolicy implications for Addis Ababa and the international community are urgent and practical. The Pretoria Peace Agreement’s explicit directive to craft a comprehensive national transitional justice policy provides a legitimate vehicle for such investigations. The suspension of WFP distributions after the Kombolcha looting underlines why protecting humanitarian supply chains must be part of accountability and relief planning. The Transitional Justice Policy must therefore combine criminal accountability with truth-telling, memorialization and institutional reforms that address the root drivers of violent identity politics.