The U.N. Human Rights Council voted to create an international commission of experts that will investigate abuses during the past year of war in Ethiopia.
GENEVA (AN) — The United Nations' top human rights body approved the creation of an international commission of experts on Friday that will investigate abuses committed during the past year of war in Ethiopia.
The 47-nation U.N. Human Rights Council voted 21 to 15, with 11 countries abstaining, to establish a three-person team of human rights experts during a special session requested by the European Union.
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