Law & Justice
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Judges’ association in Amhara welcomes legislation granting legal immunity, says five judges still in custody
Amhara National Regional State Supreme Court (Photo: Amhara Communications) Addis Abeba – The Amhara Region Judges’ Association welcomed the regional council’s recent…
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Bahir Dar University renames surgical ward in memory of slain surgeon, calls for justice
(Photo: Ministry of Health) Addis Abeba– Bahir Dar University’s senate has renamed the surgical ward at Tibebe Ghion Specialized Hospital…
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Federal Court sentences senior clergyman to 5 years in prison, 10,000 Birr fine for attempting to withdraw over $6M from AU account
Clergyman Belay Mekonnen, the main suspect. Photo: Screenshot Addis Abeba– The Federal High Court Lideta Branch has sentenced kesis Belay…
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Fed. Court passes guilty verdict against senior clergyman, others in fraudulent attempt to withdraw over US$6M from AU account
Clergyman Belay Mekonnen, the main suspect. Photo: Screenshot Addis Abeba – A federal court in Addis Abeba passed guilty verdict…
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Ethiopia Federal Court sentences 81 Al-Shabaab members to up to 20 years in prison
Addis Abeba – The Federal High Court, Dire Dawa branch, Jigjiga Criminal Court Rotating Bench sentenced 81 people accused of…
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US Ambassador urges Ethiopia to remove officials implicated in rights abuses, raises concerns over shrinking civic space
Beth Van Schaack, the U.S. Ambassador-at-Large for Global Criminal Justice (left), and Hanna Arayaselassie, Ethiopia’s Minister of Justice (right) (Photo:…
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Justice Ministry to approve transitional justice implementation directives within three months
Hanna Arayaselassie, Minister of Justice (Photo: EBC) Addis Abeba – The Ministry of Justice has announced that the implementation directives…
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EHRC expresses concern over ‘mass arbitrary detentions’ in Amhara Region, calls for legal due process amid ongoing crackdown
(Photo: Addis Standard) Addis Abeba –The Ethiopian Human Rights Commission (EHRC) has expressed concern over a series of arrests in various…
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Deadly attack at Mosque leaves six dead in Somali region
(Photo: VOA) Addis Abeba – Six individuals were killed on 18 September, 2024, in an attack on a mosque in…
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Deadly attack in Oromia’s East Wollega Zone claims lives of local administrator, party official
(Photo: Kiremu District Communication Office) Addis Abeba – A deadly attack in the Kiramu district of East Wollega Zone, Oromia region, on…
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