"Ethiopia's Amhara Region Unrest Claims Over 180 Lives, U.N. Reports"

The United Nations human rights office reports that at least 183 people have been killed in clashes in Ethiopia's Amhara region since July as Amhara fighters resist the federal government's attempts to disband them. The human rights situation in Ethiopia is deteriorating, with over 1,000 people reportedly arrested under a state of emergency. The UN calls for the release of arbitrarily detained individuals and an end to the fighting as the military retakes towns seized by Amhara fighters. Ethiopia's government has struggled to contain conflicts along ethnic lines, and outside efforts to understand the toll of abuses have been criticized or limited.