Ethiopia in transition
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News: Tigray region interim admin official admits death of 13 due to lack of food; says crisis scale “unprecedented” in region’s history
A young Ethiopian refugee sleeps on a mattress at a transit site in Hamdayet, Sudan. © UNHCR/Olivier Jobard Translated by…
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News: Rights Commission raises concern on urgent need to improve prison/detention conditions in Gambella; calls for immediate release of all children
Treatment of prisoners needs to be improved, Right of opposition parties to operate freely must be guaranteed: EHRC Addis Abeba,…
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News: OLF says electoral board’s failure to address its repeated complaints on gov’t crackdown restricting its ability to participate in elections
The letter was signed by OLF Chairman Dawud Ibssa By Medihane Ekubamichael @Medihane Addis Ababa, January 23, 2021 — In a…
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News Analysis: Ethiopia Rights Commission latest report on Tigray details killings of civilians, widespread looting and systemic displacement in areas visited
Supplies are brought into Um Raquba settlement in Sudan for refugees who fled from Tigray. Pictures: ©UNFPA Sudan/Sufian Abdul-Mout, November…
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News: EU firm on withholding Ethiopia budget support; demands humanitarian access. Situation in Tigray “beyond a purely internal ‘law and order’ operation”, “possible war crimes”
Women and Children displaced by the ongoing armed conflict in Tigray. Credit: UNHCR-Hazim-Elhag Addis Abeba, January 15/2021 – Joseph Borrell,…
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News Analysis: Rights Commission recommends several changes to improve draft Criminal Procedure Code
Dr. daniel Bekele, EHRC Chief Commissioner. Picture: EPA By Siyanne Mekonnen @siyaanne Addis Abeba, January 14/2021 – The Ethiopian Human Rights Commission (EHRC)…
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News: At least nine civilians killed, several villages burned in renewed attacks in Konso
Pictures sent to Addis Standard by activists show villages burning in renewed attacks in Konso zone in which at least…
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News: OFC says, again,very difficult to participate in election under current conditions; cautions threat to multinational federalism “dangerous move”
Members of OFC: From left Bekele Gerba, vice chairman, Merera Gudina, Chairman, Jawar Mohammed, member, Hamza Borana, member, and Dejene…
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News Analysis: 123 people killed in June-July unrest, 76 by security forces; attacks constitute elements of crime against humanity: Ethiopia Rights Commission
EHRC Press briefing on its latest report detailing the violence that swept Oromia in the wake of the assassination of…
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News: Ethiopia denies reports that Cairo summons its envoy; says no official stance yet on Egypt’s alleged support to Sudan
MoFA spokesperson Ambassador Dina Mufti gave his last press briefing on Tuesday December 30 but the official statement from the…
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