"የኢትዮጵያ መንግስት ሁሉንም የሰብአዊ መብት ክሶች በቁም ነገር ይመለከታቸዋል፡ እየተመለከትን እና ምርመራ እያደረግን ነው ተጠያቂነትንም ለማረጋገጥ ቁርጠኞች ነን።
"The Ethiopian government takes all human rights allegations seriously: we are looking at them and conducting investigations and we are committed to ensuring accountability," the ministry of trade responded in a statement.