Human Rights
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Breaking the Silence: the Day Ahmedin Jebel, Ahmed Mustefa and myself were kidnapped
Abdulrezak Hussen (PhD), For Addis Standard Addis Abeba, July 04/2018 – It is a real story of innocents being…
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News: Ethiopian parliament passes amnesty bill into law
Mahlet Fasil Addis Abeba, June 28/2018 – In its 32nd regular session today, Ethiopian parliament has passed a proposed…
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OpEd: Torture and Ethiopia’s Culture of Impunity
Felix Horne Addis Abeba, June 26/2018 – Late one evening in 2015, local police arrested 28-year-old Abdi [not his…
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News: Government rights commission breaks silence on displaced ethnic Amharas, says it dispatches team to investigate
Displaced members of ethnic Amharas currently sheltered in Bahir Dar city Etenesh Abera Addis Abeba, May 15/2018 – Addisu G.…
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News: Netizens demand Ethiopia to release Andargachew Tsige from its prison
Etenesh Abera Addis Abeba, May 08/2018 – Netizens have once again taken to online campaign with the hashtag #FreeAndargachewTsige…
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Commentary: The fears and concerns of the Afar people in Ethiopia
Commentary by Afar People’s Party Addis Abeba, April 26/2018 – The ongoing political subtleties in Ethiopia has ignited a new…
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“I was struck by the frank and robust expression of grievances by the Aba Gadas; impressed with the articulate expression of human rights demands by AAU students” Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein
Full statement by UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein at the end of his official…
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News: Ethiopian authorities cut short a meeting between international lawyer Georgette Gagnon and Ethiopian lawyers defending those charged with terrorism
The sideline meeting was part of UN’s human rights chief Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein ongoing visit to Ethiopia Etenesh Abera…
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News: UN High Commissioner for Human Rights visiting Ethiopia at the invitation of the government
Addis Abeba, April 23/2018 – UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein began his second official…
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