Report: Ethiopian forces killed scores in June-July unrest

Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed (Mulugeta Ayene/AP)

Ethiopian security forces killed more than 75 people and injured nearly 200 others during deadly ethnic unrest in June and July following the death of a popular singer, the Ethiopian Human Rights Commission has said.

A report published on Friday said a total of 123 people were killed and at least 500 injured amid one of the country’s worst outbreaks of ethnic violence in years, a “widespread and systematic attack” against civilians that points to crimes against humanity.