As of Sunday, April 9, 2023, the Oromo Ethiopian National Defense Force (ENDF) were largely present in Merawi town of North Mecha Woreda (West Gojjam Zone, Amhara Region, Ethiopia).

AAA has verified that as of May 22nd, 2023, large-scale human rights violations continue as a result of the Abiy regime’s war on Amhara Region including indiscriminate shelling of civilian populations by the Oromo Ethiopian National Defense Force (ENDF), mass arrests and a renewed attack on the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church (EOTC).

AAA has verified that as of May 14th, 2023, the Abiy regime and the Oromo-led Ethiopian National Defense Force (ENDF) has continued its attack on various towns in Amhara Region. On May 14th, 2023, anti-government protests were held in Alamata and Lalibela towns.

The Amhara Association of America (AAA) has been conducting human rights investigation on the ongoing ethnic-based demolitions of homes and forced evictions in the newly established Sheger City Administration since January 1st, 2023. The investigation revealed the existence of widespread and ethnically motivated forced eviction, which is considered by the Committee on Economic Social and Cultural Rights (CESR) in its General Comment No. 4 as prima facie incompatible with the requirements of the International Covenant on Economic Social and Cultural Rights (ICESCR), and other human rights violations

As of Sunday, April 9, 2023, the Oromo Ethiopian National Defense Force (ENDF) were largely present in Merawi town of North Mecha Woreda (West Gojjam Zone, Amhara Region, Ethiopia). A number of ENDF infantry convoys also arrived in Merawi on April 10, 2023, reportedly to pursue members of the Amhara Special Forces (ASF) in nearby areas as youth were preparing to continue protest that had started the day before, according to witnesses.