Posted 31st March 2009
Genocide Watch, the international campaign to end genocide, has called on United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Justice Navanathem, to initiate an investigation against the government of Meles Zenawi. Genocide Watch cited the atrocities committed in Gambela against the Anuaks and ethnic Somalis in the Ogaden as examples of the crimes that have not been seriously investigated by the UN body.
In an open letter Genocide Watch President Dr Gregory Stanton wrote to the Commissioner, he commended the International Criminal Court for indicting the Sudanese President, Omar Hassan Al Bashir, but noted that “one of the first leaders to defend Omar al-Bashir and condemn the warrant was Prime Minister Meles Zenawi of Ethiopia, whose government has also been implicated in a pattern of widespread perpetration of serious human rights atrocities in Ethiopia and in Somalia.”
“He and those within his government may be keenly aware of their own vulnerability to similar actions by the ICC in the future that could upend a deeply entrenched system of government-supported impunity that has protected perpetrators from any accountability,” Dr Stanton noted.
The Genocide Watch President asserted that a UN investigation was justified due to the culture of impunity that existed within Ethiopia and underlined that “extensive documentation is available to examine the violations, most of which has been compiled in independent investigative reports completed by international human rights organizations.”
“We also believe that the Ethiopian people have been waiting long enough for genuine justice and relief from the harsh oppression and brutal tactics committed by a government that purports to be a partner in the War on Terror, while terrorizing their own people,” the letter noted.
Dr Stanton said that Genocide Watch and Survivors International confirmed that the atrocities committed in Gambela against the Anuaks in 2003 “fit the definitions of genocide and crimes against humanity. Human Rights Watch also conducted two investigations of their own and determined that the crimes against the Anuak meet the stringent definition of crimes against humanity.” He also indicated that Genocide Watch was willing in providing assistance to the Commission in carrying out the investigation.
“We in Genocide Watch, and other human rights organizations are determined to pursue justice, even long after violations have occurred, as part of our mission. Investigative reports, contacts and other information can be provided should you need them,”
he said.
Read the 
Open Letter 
from the President of Genocide Watch, Dr. Gregory Stanton to the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Justice, Navanathem Pillay
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Time for TPLF to improve its relation with the Ethiopian people. Release prisoners, allow opposition parties to share power and stop harassment. If not the wind that start bowing in Sudan is about to come to Ethiopia. TPLF we advise you to be with the Ethiopian people before it is too late.
hello melese is ur turn now to go into that dark places u prepared to ur fellow citizen get ready paint it and put some matresses and get red from lice and bugs
congrats
c u there i will bring ur beloved cigarettes kent
borid
This is a great news to all Peace loving people of Ethiopia.
Meles zenawi ‘the butcher of Addis’ has to be accountable for all crimes against humanity and genocide.
We all Ethiopians have to come together and support geoncide watch call againist zenawi.
Our Almighty God is answering our prayers and sweeping our tears.
Death to the monister.
DEAR BROTHER WHAT ABOUT THE TPLF KILLING AT GONDAR DID YOU HAVE ANY IDEA HOW MANEY PEOPLE KILLED BY THOSE MELESE ZENAWI KILLER TEAM PLEAS GO AND INVESTEGET. GONDAR IS ONE OF THE TPLF ATORCITY OR THE WAYANE KILLING ZONE.
It is great news for Ethiopians; it is a good start to make criminals understand they will be hunted where ever they hide. Let us collect evidence of who is hiding in western countries.
It is about time
I agree with Hagos.The world is small and they can not run a way from the world like Charler Taiyler now.
Chane,
Gondar: Adebabay Iyesus
Mekellie: Near stadium
Awassa
Bahrdar
Addis Ababa: several locations, including Anwar Mosque
Several concentration camps…
The list of crime sites is endless..
He will answer for those crimes, sooner or later
Great deeds! The crimes commited in Ethiopia iduring the past 18 years are immense and shocking beyond imagination. Take the massacre of over 1000 Bench-Maji indegenous people in a cruel manner including by cutting their tongues and forcing them to it. The killings in Sidama (Awassa), Wollaita (Watter), Oromo regions, Gonder and many more. People were not only shot with bullets, but they were also thrown alive to wild beasts as preys.
I am sure GOD and history will record the horrible crimes and atrocities of the marxist-maoist Woyane regime in Ethiopia. Truely speaking they are worse than the pol-pot rullers. Please, ind out the truth and let the whole world know the facts. Congra once again!!
“Whatever goes up must come down.” whatever you saw thou shall reap.” These are not my words but truth. Yes Meles have been committing many attrocities and he and the like characters Dr. Barnabas who is hidding in Mekele continue to devise their ill and futile ways in degrading the value of certains community God given life. Well we know either way that time will come with the blood of innocent man, woman, children who were poured out at gun point will speak out like thunder one day either in Gambella, Addis, somali , Ogaden, Gonder or even in Bademe. It just a matter of day or night. It is a possibility in short period of time…
Thank God…Its times is near for Meles and for his poor servants. gudish felea.
Thanks Abbay Media for posting the letter itself unlike other websites posting abstracts only.
It’s a great news, but I think we, Ethiopians too, should put pressure on UN. We have lawyers in different cities in the world, they should form a common front to bring Meles in front of the International Criminal Court. We should all take this opportunity, and give a last push to end dictatorship in Ethiopia.
I bet you sweet azz that you ICC will indite Our beloved President/prime minster! Well , I hate to Brest your bubble but ain’t gone happen in million years. You all are bunch of cowards that you except the white man to set you free and give you back your self respect! you all are bunch of pathetic Ethiopian people. I wish , I wish we have burnt you like Nazis so we don’t have to listen to your cry. We know you are cowards and you will not defeat us in arm struggle but we are sick and tired of you people running your mouth every which way
Long live Meless our father!
Down to the Weyanee haters!
Weyni Woyanew agazi, you should worry about your own azz, criminal woyane like you will be the first to get a knock on your door. Do not run when they come for you. There is no place to hide unless you go back to where you strated to hide.
by the way the call is not for only Melse, every Woyane criminal azz is going be on fire.
Melse is your father? you must be a Banda.
Weyni the crime comitted by your beloved pm is beyong imagination once the investigation starts you wonder your self to know the pm you loved is a real massmurderer than you can imagine in the request it is only about anuak ogaden and somalis how about the amhars the oromos
the youths and peoples like assefa maru and former national bank manager to mention the fraction slautherd by your pm/president
Melese crime against Ethiopian people are to many to count we never been short of cases the brutal tactics committed by Meles government to stale peoples voice in 2005 kiling 200 pacefull demonstraters in Addis is one of them.
We want to show the pain of our abused and voiceless people in Ethiopia to the world. Ethiopian cannibal and self appointed priminister mêlées zenawi punished his own people, to fulfill his evil desire on Ethiopia, WE NO LONGER AFFORED such a criminal man exist in our ancient civilized country. We Ethiopia again and again want to show ours solidarity for peace and freedom .We no longer hold this genocides in our land, He killed many Ethiopians by ethnic cleansing since he came power. He start by giving our port, port assab for his favors friend Essays Aforke, when they unable to stand the reality they create war against each other for diverting people attention for there secret desire. By killing their nation to fulfill there blood serest behavior, and we lost our dearest life up to 100,000 people from both side. In Ethiopia different region south Ethiopia Gambela, in central Ethiopia Addis Ababa money people died because of there opinion not supporting this killer regime, I n east part of the country they killed Ogden people by putting them on purpose calculated starvation, and more over this guy sold Ethiopian land for Sudan bordering costal part of the country, around 1600 km long and 50 to 60 km wide fertile region ,in Somalia this guy sent his troops to kill innocent Somalia’s brother and sister’s for covering up his situation inside Ethiopia, all this and that innocent blood will find you at the right time, there is no place for you Mêlées you must believe or not Ur last minute will arrives soon. You and the so called your supporter will die, you no longer lie the western as you lied them before, you will get the next ticket next to Alibeshir , victory for Ethiopians.
ICC must lock up this monkey. Ethiopia is under monkey’s leadership. look his face please. He looks like asia’s monkey. what a shame
What can I say now is ;”THANK YOU GOD FOR HEARING THE VOICE OF ETHIOPIA,the land of unity;the land of love and the land of history”
This butcher and all his mindless supporters worked hard to distroy all the values for their sulfish purpose(for the benefit of one tribe). It was and is very painfull. They exactelly have the same behaviour with the devil minded creature,eating th flash of his own mother!
They hae been eating the flesh of their mother(ethiopia) and their brithers nd sisters(all other ethiopian people) for th last 18 years.
Death for them!
Ethiopia enna misikin (degi) hizibochiwa Lezelealem yinurue!
Yedirow fikirachin endimeta etseliyalehu!
Sisters and Brothers on both side of the aisle: Do not taint your messages with hateful words. “The truth shall set you free”!
Leaders of Ethiopia! it is time to question your current path. Just imagine the power of united Ethiopia you can unleash if you come out with an olive branch to the Ethiopian people. Here is a start: Free all political prsioners and Close down all political jails! Accept and implement the 8-point democratic measures presented to you in 2005 –they will guarantee equality to all under your own constitution and give credibility to your planned election in 2010.
Even if the ICC will not take the case against Meles, the very fact that his name was referred to the ICC is equivalent to an indictment. Ethiopia has long being known for poverty, hunger and miscarriage of justice. Now as the land of GENOCIDE! I wonder what Meles was thinking at the G20 dinner, seated at the corner, with his hands clinched to his mouth? May be about Genocide Watch?
ICC = INDIRECT COLONIZATION AND CONTROL
The new way of recolonization of Africa and Africans through white court (ICC).
u ppl dont even know what genocid is ,.,.,this is etnic hate from amara and oromo
“Lettamo” ; YEMOGN ZEFENU ANDI NEW! mehayim woyane!
“Destachew”; plicy ;ye nuro zede;…. keHindi korejachihu! Anegagerin degimo ke bale wiletachihu Al Beshir!!
Death for Meles;Woyane and Banda!
It is high time that MELES,AZEB,BEREKET,TAMIRAT,SEYE and alike are brought to juatice!!!Bravo GENOCIDE WATCH
grat job,plz i have good vidio also for meles military where they are killing in addis ababa’s peopel ,go on we will c in nearest time
My fellow on Orkut shared this link with me and I’m not dissapointed that I came to your blog.
FANTASTIC!
Happy Friday! I am going to use it.. Enjoyed “Genocide Watch calls on UN to initiate action against Meles” although maybe not everyone did. What seems to be missing in this article is the knowledge that it’s simply a jumping off point. Added your site to my RSS reader.
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