To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions he has had with his counterpart in the US Administration on the use of targeted sanctions and restrictions for those accused of human rights abuses and atrocities against civilians in the Tigray region of Ethiopia.
Answered on
7 June 2021
We are deeply concerned at human rights violations, and atrocities against civilians in Ethiopia's Tigray region. Since the conflict started, the UK, alongside international partners including the US, have consistently called for an end to fighting, and for all parties to the conflict to prioritise the protection of civilians.
The Foreign Secretary discussed concerns about the situation in Tigray with Secretary of State Blinken on 3 May. We continue to closely engage US counterparts on the full range of human rights issues in Washington DC, Addis Ababa and in capital to capital discussions, including with the US envoy for the Horn of Africa, Jeffrey Feltman. We will continue to work closely with the US on this issue.