{"id":3951,"date":"2026-07-20T11:29:36","date_gmt":"2026-07-20T11:29:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.amn.gov.et\/en\/?p=3951"},"modified":"2026-07-20T11:29:39","modified_gmt":"2026-07-20T11:29:39","slug":"getachew-reda-accuses-outlawed-tplf-group-of-rights-abuses-calls-for-full-pretoria-peace-deal-implementation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.amn.gov.et\/en\/getachew-reda-accuses-outlawed-tplf-group-of-rights-abuses-calls-for-full-pretoria-peace-deal-implementation\/","title":{"rendered":"Getachew Reda Accuses Outlawed TPLF Group of Rights Abuses, Calls for Full Pretoria Peace Deal Implementation"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"790\" src=\"https:\/\/www.amn.gov.et\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/07\/749440716_4034350393367490_2390297697789500390_n-1024x790.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3952\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.amn.gov.et\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/07\/749440716_4034350393367490_2390297697789500390_n-1024x790.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.amn.gov.et\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/07\/749440716_4034350393367490_2390297697789500390_n-300x232.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.amn.gov.et\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/07\/749440716_4034350393367490_2390297697789500390_n-768x593.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.amn.gov.et\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/07\/749440716_4034350393367490_2390297697789500390_n.jpg 1244w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">AMN PLUS-July 20, 2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Chairperson of the Simret Party Getachew Reda said the outlawed TPLF group is holding the people of Tigray back from development.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He made the remarks during a peaceful demonstration held at Meskel Square in Addis Ababa, where participants condemned what they described as the illegal TPLF group&#8217;s repression and oppression of the people of the Tigray Region.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Addressing the gathering, Getachew called on the public to organize and press the group to fully implement the Pretoria Peace Agreement and the voices of the people to be heard.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He also urged the group to stop what he described as the trafficking of young people to Sudan, saying that its actions are preventing the people of Tigray from pursuing development.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/www.amn.gov.et\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/07\/750615984_1016863254657097_915696490306637441_n-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3953\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.amn.gov.et\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/07\/750615984_1016863254657097_915696490306637441_n-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.amn.gov.et\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/07\/750615984_1016863254657097_915696490306637441_n-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.amn.gov.et\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/07\/750615984_1016863254657097_915696490306637441_n-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.amn.gov.et\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/07\/750615984_1016863254657097_915696490306637441_n-1536x1023.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.amn.gov.et\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/07\/750615984_1016863254657097_915696490306637441_n.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Getachew said the relief and progress brought about by the Pretoria Peace Agreement had been undermined.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to him, the gains achieved through the agreement were reversed after the interim administration was removed in what he described as a coup and replaced by the group&#8217;s self-appointed leadership.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He further pointed out that the illegal TPLF group is forcibly recruiting young people into military service.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to Getachew, children are being taken from their families and sent to military camps, while mothers who resist are imprisoned, actions he described as inhumane.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"563\" src=\"https:\/\/www.amn.gov.et\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/07\/749330175_1409365431335962_2400458142377270534_n.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3954\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.amn.gov.et\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/07\/749330175_1409365431335962_2400458142377270534_n.jpg 1000w, 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demonstrate what he described as the group&#8217;s disregard for human rights and authoritarian character.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">By Leta Teresa<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>AMN PLUS-July 20, 2026 Chairperson of the Simret Party Getachew Reda said the outlawed TPLF group is holding the people of Tigray back from development. 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