Ethiopia: Fighting, Abuses Putting Sudanese Refugees at Risk – Thousands in Amhara Camps Need Security, Relocation to Safer Areas

Recent fighting between Ethiopian government forces and Fano militias in the northwestern Amhara region has put Sudanese refugees in and around camps near the Sudan border at grave risk, Human Rights Watch said today. The Ethiopian government should step up protection of the refugees, who, for more than a year have been subjected to abuses and fighting by unidentified gunmen, militias, and more recently government forces.

Since the outbreak of armed conflict in Sudan in April 2023, tens of…