EU report says Ethiopia’s transitional justice process has stalled
The European Union’s 2025 human rights report says Ethiopia approved a transitional justice policy and roadmap but has made insufficient progress on accountability, disarmament and other post-conflict commitments.
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- The European Union’s 2025 human rights report says Ethiopia approved a transitional justice policy and roadmap but has made insufficient progress on accountability, disarmament and other post-conflict commitments.
A European Union human rights assessment says Ethiopia’s transitional justice process has stalled despite government approval of a national policy and implementation roadmap.
The EU’s 2025 Human Rights and Democracy in the World report, as detailed by The Reporter Ethiopia on August 15, 2026, says delays have persisted in accountability, disarmament and other measures intended to address the legacy of conflict. It describes the Pretoria peace agreement as having established a fragile peace in Tigray while instability and fighting continued in other parts of the country.
The assessment also raises concern about the continued presence of Eritrean forces in northern Ethiopia and restrictions affecting humanitarian agencies in conflict-affected areas. It says uneven implementation of international human rights recommendations has left continuing concerns over civic space, press freedom, judicial independence and justice for victims.
The report records progress in Ethiopia’s National Dialogue alongside changes in the leadership of the Ethiopian Human Rights Commission. However, it concludes that key post-conflict commitments remain incomplete and that the gap between the adopted transitional justice framework and implementation is undermining broader stability.
The findings are the EU’s assessment of developments during 2025. They do not by themselves establish legal responsibility for alleged abuses, and the source item did not include a detailed Ethiopian government response to the report.
