Re: Thank you for your publication — The Silent Suffering of the Amhara People in Ethiopia
Dear Friends at the European Centre for Law and Justice,
We write on behalf of the Federation of Amhara Associations in Europe and the millions of Amhara people in the diaspora and in Ethiopia who have been waiting — for years — for the international community to see them.
Your publication, The Silent Suffering of the Amhara People in Ethiopia, does more than document a crisis. It breaks a silence. It names what has been happening. It places the suffering of the Amhara people in the legal and moral framework it deserves.
For those of us who have watched relatives disappear into detention, who have lost contact with communities under communications blackout, who have buried loved ones killed by drone strikes — the existence of a credible, documented, internationally published account matters enormously. It says: we are seen. We are not forgotten.
The European Centre for Law and Justice has demonstrated what it means to bear witness with rigour and courage. Your consultative status at the United Nations, your legal expertise, and your moral commitment have produced a document that will endure.
We pledge our full cooperation with your work. We are available to provide testimonies, documentation, and contextual expertise. We stand ready to amplify your findings through our networks across twelve European countries.
What you have done is not a small thing. In a world that has looked away for too long, you have looked, and you have recorded what you saw.
On behalf of the Amhara people — thank you.
Yours in solidarity,
Federation of Amhara Associations in Europe
Yours sincerely,
Federation of Amhara Associations in Europe