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Tigray Defence Force
The Tigray Defence Forces (TDF; ), colloquially called the ''Tigray Army'' (), is a paramilitary group located in the Tigray region of Ethiopia. It was founded by former generals of the Ethiopian Military in 2020 to combat federal forces enforcing national government mandates in the Tigray region, culminating in 2020 with the outbreak of the Tigray War. The TDF has made use of guerilla tactics and strategies. Human rights groups including Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch have reported that the TDF has committed war crimes against civilians including gang rape and extrajudicial killing during their occupation of both the Afar and Amhara regions. According to the Ethiopian Ministry of Justice, TDF combatants have been found liable for upwards of 540 civilians casualties. as of 28 December 2021. Overview The Tigray Defense Forces consist of former members of the gendarmerie Regional Special Forces in the Tigray Region, ENDF defectors, local militia, members of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Facebook
Facebook is a social media and social networking service owned by the American technology conglomerate Meta Platforms, Meta. Created in 2004 by Mark Zuckerberg with four other Harvard College students and roommates, Eduardo Saverin, Andrew McCollum, Dustin Moskovitz, and Chris Hughes, its name derives from the face book directories often given to American university students. Membership was initially limited to Harvard students, gradually expanding to other North American universities. Since 2006, Facebook allows everyone to register from 13 years old, except in the case of a handful of nations, where the age requirement is 14 years. , Facebook claimed almost 3.07 billion monthly active users worldwide. , Facebook ranked as the List of most-visited websites, third-most-visited website in the world, with 23% of its traffic coming from the United States. It was the most downloaded mobile app of the 2010s. Facebook can be accessed from devices with Internet connectivit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ministry Of Justice (Ethiopia)
The Ministry of Justice of Ethiopia () is the government department that has the authority of federal prosecution and had possessed executive and judicial powers. The ministry was a part of the federal branch of the government, and prosecuted cases that fell within the federal jurisdiction. In 1995, the responsibility for the federal police force and prisons was transferred to the Ministry of Justice after the Ministry of Internal Affairs was abolished. In 2017, it was announced that the Ministry of Justice's affairs would be transitioned into the Federal Attorney General's Office. Creation and legal basis According to Article 16 of Proclamation 691/2010, the Ministry of Justice had the following powers: * Is chief advisor to the Federal Government on matters of law; Represents the Federal Government in criminal cases falling under the jurisdiction of the Federal Courts; withdraw criminal charges for good causes; follow up the execution of decisions of the courts * Orders the co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kindeya Gebrehiwot
Kindeya Gebrehiwot (born 1973) is an Ethiopian academic and politician serving as State Minister, Advisor to the Ministry of Education. He was a professor of Forestry at Mekelle University (Ethiopia), researching forest regeneration, particularly frankincense trees. He studies the threats to this flagship species, particularly in relation to regrowth and tapping. He was also President of Mekelle University. Career * 1996: MSc Environmental Forestry at University of Wales (Bangor, Gwynedd, Bangor) * Head of the Department of General Agriculture: May 1997 – October, 1999. * 2003: PhD at University of Göttingen, Germany *Mekelle University's Research and Publication Officer: February 2004 – Dec.2005 * Mekelle University's Associate Vice President for Research and Graduate Programs: January 2006 – November 2009 * Mekelle University's Academic Vice President – Nov 2009 - April 2013 * 2013: Appointed as President of Mekelle University by Ethiopia's Ministry of Science and E ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
