Human Rights
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Feature: Weekend of contrasting realities in Eritrea as Martyrs’ Day coincides with World Refugee Day
Eritrean refugees in Ethiopia. Photo Credit: IOM By Zecharias Zelalem @ZekuZelalem Addis Abeba, June 26/2020 – Twenty-three year old Simon…
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A Rejoinder: Democracy is the minimum core for Ethiopians
“It is the general distaste, protest, and struggle against authoritarianism and dictatorship by the people at home and the triumph…
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Op-ed: Ethiopia must end culture of impunity to heal from decades of human rights violations
In what could betaken as a promising start, Federal Attorney General Adanech Abiebie said yesterday that her office has started…
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News: OLF,OFC urge gov’t to take report by Amnesty seriously; heed recommendations to reverse troubling human rights abuse record
In a report released today, Amnesty International said “Ethiopian security forces committed horrendous human rights violations including burning homes to…
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Op-Ed: To heal, Ethiopia needs to confront its violent past
“Abiy continues to focus on reconciliation as his preferred approach for dealing with the country’s past.” By Laetitia Bader @LaetitiaBader…
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News: Despite denial by Ethiopia’s consul, number of coronavirus cases among Ethiopians in Lebanon reaches eight
Lebanese frontline healthcare providers disinfecting surfaces against COVID-19. Image: Anwar Amro/AFP Bileh Jelan @BilehJelan & Zecharias Zelalem @ZekuZelalem Addis Abeba,…
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Analysis: Stranded uni students in Yirgalem sustain severe abuse by security forces as campus reneges on promises
Women students weren’t spared the wrath of the men in uniform when they converged on the Awada campus on March…
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News: IOM assisting Ethiopia as country grapples with more than 9,400 returnee migrants in quarantine facilities
Dr. Ergogie Tesfaye, Minister of Labor and Social Affairs, UN Resident Coordinator, Dr. Catherine Sozi, joined IOM Chief of Mission…
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News: Wife sheds light on husband’s ordeal in security crack down
The handcuffed picture of Abdo Abajobir caused a social media uproar yesterday Addis Abeba, April 24/2020 – The wife of…
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News update: Prosecutors charge journalist Yayesew with newly enacted hate speech law
Mahlet Fasil @MahletFasil Addis Abeba, April 21/2020 – Federal prosecutors have today charged journalist Yayesew Shimelis with Ethiopia’s newly enacted…
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