U.N. rights chief deplores abuse reports in Ethiopia's Tigray

FILE PHOTO: U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet attends a news conference at the European headquarters of the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, December 9, 2020. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse

GENEVA (Reuters) - The U.N. rights chief said on Monday she was "deeply disturbed" by reports of continued violations including executions in Ethiopia's Tigray region, and added that a long-awaited joint investigation should be ready by August.

Michelle Bachelet said abuses had been committed by all sides in the conflict in the northern region and that there were "credible reports" Eritrean soldiers were still there, despite a promise to leave.