Global Powers Condemn Detention Of Tigrayans In Ethiopia

Western powers have called on the Ethiopian government to stop detaining people based on their ethnicity. <br />The US, UK and others cited reports by human rights groups that many Tigrayans were being rounded up, including priests, the elderly and mothers with their children. <br />They said people were being held without charge in inhumane conditions. <br />The government denies it is targeting any ethnic group. <br />It says individuals who are suspected of supporting the Tigray People&#039;s Liberation Front and its ally the Oromo Liberation Army have been arrested. <br />The government says it has made significant gains against Tigrayan forces in recent days.