Africa Business Radio

Ethiopia has rejected a plan by the UN's top human rights body to hold a special session on Friday to discuss the human rights situation in the country. Ethiopia's foreign ministry says that it was perplexing and saddened by the UN Human Rights Council's decision to hold the session at the request of the European Union. The Ethiopian government called on member states of the UN rights body to reject and vote against the special session. The government says carrying out an investigation into the violations of human rights and atrocities committed by the TPLF terrorist group in Afar and Amhara regional states should be the priority at the moment. The UN rights council says the session will discuss the grave human rights situation in Ethiopia.