Year: 2023
- Politics
News: Ethiopian Human Rights Council raises concern over alarming surge in abductions, attacks in Oromia region
Established in 1991, the Ethiopian Human Rights Council is the oldest independent human rights organization in Ethiopia (EHRCO/Facebook) Addis Abeba – The Ethiopian Human Rights Council (EHRCO) has expressed serious concern over the escalating number of abductions and attacks carried out by armed groups, predominantly in the Oromia region. Despite repeated appeals to federal and regional authorities to intervene and halt these…
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#ASDailyScoop: 10 countries commend progresses, urge full implementation of Pretoria peace deal
The signing of Pretoria Peace Agreement on 02 November 2022 (Photo: South African Government International Relations and Cooperation) Addis Abeba – Embassies and Missions of Australia, Canada, Denmark, Finland, Japan, The Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Sweden and the United Kingdom to Ethiopia said in a joint statement that they commend the progress made following the Pretoria peace agreement which “silenced…
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News: HRW says fighting, atrocities persist in Tigray, Amhara regions a year after peace deal
A woman displaced due to the Tigray war at an IDP camp in Abi Adi, Tigray, June 24, 2023 (Photo:Tiksa Negeri/Reuters) Addis Abeba – Rights group Human Rights Watch (HRW) said, despite the signing of cessation of hostilities agreement a year ago, fighting and serious rights abuses persist in Ethiopia’s northern Amhara and Tigray regions. In a statement released on Wednesday,…
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News: Addis Abeba Trade Bureau cracks down on Sunday market traders selling overpriced products
Addis Abeba now has more than 172 Sunday market locations (Photo: Addis Abebea Trade Bureau/Facebook) Addis Abeba – The Addis Abeba Trade Bureau began to take action against Sunday market traders who have been selling goods at prices higher than the ceiling. So far, administrative measures have been implemented against traders in three sub-cities. Mesfen Asefa, the head of business marketing at…
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Feature: A year after Pretoria peace agreement, challenges persist in rehabilitation of Tigray’s ex-fighters
Disabled ex- fighters from Tigray protest on the streets of Mekelle (Photo: Social Media) By Mihret G/kristos @MercyG_kirstos Addis Abeba – One year ago, the Pretoria Peace Agreement was signed, marking a significant milestone in the history of Ethiopia. This groundbreaking accord brought an end to the harrowing Tigray War, a two-year-long fighting that ravaged not only Tigray but also parts of the…
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News: Amnesty International exposes Facebook’s role in human rights abuses in Ethiopia
Meareg Amare (on the right) was tragically killed after being targeted by a hate speech campaign on social media (Photo: Abrham Meareg) Addis Abeba – A new report by Amnesty International has implicated Meta Platforms Inc., the parent company of Facebook, in exacerbating human rights abuses during the armed conflict in northern Ethiopia from November 2020 to November 2022. The report, titled…
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News: Rights commission reveals disturbing sexual violence in Amhara conflict, more than 200 cases of rape exposed
According to the EHRC, government forces have been involved in the killings of numerous civilians within major cities of the Amhara region, including the regional capital, Bahir Dar (Photo: Bahir Dar City Culture & Tourism Bureau/Facebook) Addis Abeba – The Ethiopian Human Rights Commission (EHRC) released a deeply troubling report today, highlighting the widespread occurrence of sexual violence linked to the conflict…
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