47th SESSION OF THE UPR WORKING GROUP
Statement Norway
on Ethiopia,
delivered by Mr Tormod C. ENDRESEN Ambassador - Permanent Representative to the UN and other International Organizations.
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12 November 2024
President,
Norway commends Ethiopia for ratifying the Kampala convention on internally displaced persons, [and for developing a National Action Plan for Business and Human Rights]. However, we remain deeply concerned over [human rights] violations and abuses in Tigray and ongoing conflicts in Amhara and elsewhere].
Norway recommends that Ethiopia:
- Aligns the ongoing Transitional Justice policy with international legal obligations to guarantee accountability, justice, reparations, and guarantees of non-repetition.
- Ensures that survivors of gender–based violence are included in [government] decision-making processes on issues that affect them, [including the ongoing transitional justice process].
- Respects the freedom of expression [, association, and peaceful assembly] and ensures the protection and safety of journalists, human rights defenders, and politicians from human rights violations and abuses, perpetrated by state and non-state actors.
- Raises awareness to combat prejudice, stigmatization, and violence against LGBT+ persons.
Thank you.