Law & Justice
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Tales from “Chambers of torture”: Remembering the past
Abera Tolla It was January 1978, the height of Derg’s Red Terror campaign. At 21, I was a last year…
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News: Ethiopia Federal Court adjourned Bekele Gerba et.al for verdict
Mahlet Fasil Judges at the Federal High Court 19th Criminal Bench here in the capital have today adjourned the hearing…
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News: Rights Commission declares measures against protesters in Oromia “proportional”, admits excessive force used against Qimant people
Kalkidan Yibeltal The Ethiopian Human Rights Commission, (EHRC), a government body which was investigating killings, maiming, arrests and forced disappearances…
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Prison police brings Bekele Gerba et.al to court barefoot, wearing only shorts and t-shirts
The police failed to bring Tesema Regasa and 15 others in the same file to the court Mahlet Fasil The…
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Exclusive: “I told [your Prime Minister] that a real leadership doesn’t depend on repression” Gianni Pittella
On March 30 – April 1, a group of three EU parliamentarians from the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats…
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Four missing Oromo Federalist Congress members, co-defendants appear in court this morning
Mahlet fasil Twenty two defendants, including four missing senior members of the opposition Oromo Federalist Congress (OFC) have appeared…
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Breaking – Ethiopia charges prominent opposition member Bekele Gerba, others with terrorism
Mahlet Fasil Prosecutors have today charged 22 individuals, including prominent opposition member Bekele Gerba (pictured), first secretary general of the…
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Ethiopia’s experiment with federalism: Why it’s not South Africa’s Apartheid? (Part I)
Tsegaye R. Ararssa, Special to Addis Standard What is the story of Ethiopia’s experiment with federalism? What stories does it…
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Ethiopia formally charges bloggers, journalists with terrorism as confusion surrounds the process
Ethiopian Prosecutors have today formally charged six members of the blog Zone9 and three independent journalists detained nearly three months…
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