We endorse the call by 36 organizations, including HRW and Amnesty, for a Human Rights Council special session on Ethiopia. Any expert mechanism must cover the conflict in Amhara since August 2023, all parties, mass detention, attacks on schools and health care, and aid access.
Atrocity Alert (Warning), dated record: at least 52 civilians reported killed around Alamata, 26–28 Sep, and a mortar strike in Kobo killed civilians. Perpetrators not established. We call for an independent investigation, protection of civilians by all forces and medical access.
Some Amhara health facilities have reportedly run out of emergency supplies (OCHA). The harvest is below average in Wag Himra and North Wollo. There is no verified count of the newly displaced. Recommendations to authorities, armed forces, OCHA and donors.