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Commission cautions against silencing rights organizations under dubious claims
Addis Abeba – The Ethiopian Human Rights Commission (EHRC) has expressed concern about recent restrictions on Civil Society Organizations (CSOs)…
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CARD faces renewed suspension by civil society authority after recent lifting of ban
(Photo: CARD) Addis Abeba– The Centre for Advancement of Rights and Democracy (CARD) has been suspended once again by the…
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Taye Dendea released after year-long detention, reunited with family
Taye Dendea, former state minister of peace Addis Abeba– Taye Dendea, the former State Minister of Peace, has been released…
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Taye Dendea taken to Federal Investigation Bureau following apprehension by security forces at prison gate
Taye Dendea, former State Minister of Peace Addis Abeba– Taye Dendea, former State Minister of Peace, was forcibly taken by…
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HRW urges Ethiopian authorities to reverse suspension of three rights groups, condemns crackdown on civil society
Men in downtown Addis Abeba, Ethiopia, November 3, 2021. © 2021 Eduardo Soteras/AFP via Getty Images Addis Abeba– Human Rights Watch…
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Taye Dendea granted bail by Federal Supreme Court Cassation Bench
(Taye Dendea, former state minister has been imprisoned since December 2023 (Photo: Taye Dendea/Facebook) Addis Abeba -The Federal Supreme Court…
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Civil society coalition calls suspension of rights groups ‘politically motivated’; authority says ‘final decision’ pending
Fasikaw Mola, Deputy Director of the Civil Society Organizations Authority (ACSO). ( Photo: BBC) Addis Abeba– The World Organisation Against…
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Rights group warns against ‘conflict-Inciting rhetoric,’ calls for accountability after teen’s ‘gruesome beheading’ in Darra
(Photo: Social Media/ Daniel Gemeda) Addis Abeba– The Ethiopian Human Rights Council (EHRCO) has raised concerns over what it describes…
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Local rights group reports civil society leaders fleeing ‘threats’; Amnesty warns of Ethiopia’s civic space ‘crackdown’
(Photo: Free Pic) Addis Abeba– The Ethiopian Human Rights Defenders Center (EHRDC) has reported that several leaders of civil society…
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Civil Society Authority suspends CARD, citing ‘lack of political neutrality’; rights group ‘categorically contests’ allegations
(Photo: CARD) Addis Abeba– The Authority for Civil Society Organizations (ACSO) has suspended the Center for Advancement of Rights and…
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