Mekelle፡Telaviv, Nairobi, Pretoria, London, (Tigray Herald)
Tsilal Civil Society of Western Tigray Urges Full Implementation of Pretoria Agreement in Letters to U.S., U.K., and UAE Embassies
The Tsilal Civil Society of Western Tigray (TCSWT) has formally addressed urgent letters to the embassies of the United States of America, the United Kingdom, and the United Arab Emirates in Addis Ababa, calling on them to ensure the full and immediate implementation of the Pretoria Peace Agreement.
In the letter sent to those embassies , the civil society group warns of an unfolding humanitarian and political disaster as hundreds of thousands of displaced Tigrayans, uprooted from Western Tigray, continue to suffer in overcrowded, undignified camps with no access to justice or safe return. The group emphasizes that the situation is growing more volatile by the hour, particularly after IDPs stormed the TIRA president’s office in Mekelle on June 11–12, 2025, out of desperation and frustration. The group warns that these civilians, now preparing to march back to their homeland unprotected, are facing the imminent risk of bloodshed.
The letter identifies the root of this crisis as the failure of the international community to enforce the Pretoria Agreement, which was brokered to end the war and ensure the return of displaced civilians. The letter highlights three key ongoing violations:
1.Ongoing Illegal Occupation
The Ethiopian Federal Government continues its illegal control of Western Tigray, violating the Cessation of Hostilities Agreement (CoHA).
2.Control by Amhara Forces
Amhara regional forces are obstructing the safe and dignified return of Tigrayan IDPs by maintaining military control over the area.
3.Normalization of Impunity Silence from international actors has encouraged further ethnic cleansing and entrenched a culture of impunity.
The Tsilal Civil Society warns that this crisis is not caused by lack of capacity, but rather by political willful neglect. The displaced Tigrayans are now caught in a dire dilemma:
•Remain in refugee camps, exposed to disease, hunger, and despair; or
•Return home unprotected, risking massacres and further atrocities.
The letter is a passionate plea for the international guarantors of the Pretoria Agreement to uphold their moral and legal responsibility to enforce peace, protect civilians, and prevent renewed conflict. The group also calls for the creation of an international protection mechanism to facilitate the safe return of Tigrayan IDPs to their homes in Western Tigray.
“This tragic state of affairs was entirely preventable,” the letter states. “It stems from one unmistakable failure: the international community’s inability or unwillingness to enforce the Pretoria Peace Agreement that you brokered.”
The Tsilal Civil Society of Western Tigray is urging embassies and international powers to act swiftly to avert a new wave of violence, ethnic cleansing, and regional destabilization.
