Year: 2023
- Law & Justice
News: Gov’t obstruction hampers human rights investigations, says Rights Council
Addis Abeba – The Ethiopian Human Rights Council (EHRCO) revealed this week that its efforts to investigate alleged human rights violations in Ethiopia have been severely impeded by obstruction from governmental authorities. In a statement released yesterday, the Council outlined the systematic and growing barriers it has faced in trying to investigate reported rights violations through on-site monitoring and interviews. The Council…
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#ASDailyScoop: US pushes for DDR and transitional justice, negotiated resolution of Oromia and Amhara conflicts
US Special Envoy for the Horn of Africa, Ambassador Mike Hammer (Photo: Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ethiopia/X) Addis Abeba – The US Special Envoy for the Horn of Africa, Mike Hammer, is set to travel to Ethiopia to urge the Ethiopian government to continue the implementation of the Pretoria peace agreement with an emphasis on making progress on disarmament, demobilization,…
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News: Commission exposes disturbing human rights abuses across Ethiopia
Headquarter of EHRC (Photo: Addis Standard) Addis Abeba – The Ethiopian Human Rights Commission (EHRC) has issued a statement outlining severe human rights abuses affecting civilians in Ethiopia’s Amhara, Benishangul Gumuz, and Oromia regions. The Commission, after thorough investigations in the affected zones and districts, has documented incidents including attacks leading to loss of life, physical harm to non-combatants, property destruction, and…
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News: UNESCO inscribes Harari people’s Shuwal Eid festival as Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity
The festival unites community members of all ages and genders and serves as a platform for community elders to share their knowledge and experiences (Photo: Harari Communication/Facebook) Addis Abeba – The UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has inscribed the Harari people’s Shuwal Eid (Shuwalid) festival to the representative list of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. The festival…
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News: Rights Group urges Tigray admin to address joblessness crisis among former security personnel
Mebrhi Brhane, deputy director of Human Rights First Ethiopia Addis Abeba – Human Rights First Ethiopia, a local human rights group, has called on the Tigray regional government to take urgent measures to address the plight of hundreds of individuals of Tigray origin. These individuals, formerly employed in Tigray regional security institutions, find themselves unemployed a year after the Pretoria Peace Agreement.…
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News: Oromo community coalition urges renewed peace talks for resolution of Oromia conflict
Addis Abeba – A coalition comprising 23 Oromo community organizations in the United States has issued an open letter, urging the recommencement of halted peace talks between the federal government and the Oromo Liberation Army (OLA). The objective is to bring an end to the protracted conflict in the Oromia region, which has inflicted considerable suffering over the course of nearly five…
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News: CPJ urges authorities to release journalist detained without charge
Ethio News chief editor Belay Manaye (Photo: CPJ) Addis Abeba – The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) is urging Ethiopian authorities to release Belay Manaye, the chief editor of the private news outlet Ethio News, who has been detained without explanation for more than three weeks. According to Belay’s wife and Ethio News co-founder, the journalist was arrested on 13 November by…
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