Posts Tagged ‘election’

Amnesty International 2011 Country report: The state of the world’s human rights: Ethiopia

May 18 | Posted by Ethiopiaforums | Election 2010, Ethiopia, News, Politics, Uncategorized, World Tags: , , , , , , ,

The ruling Ethiopian People’s Revolutionary Democratic Front (EPRDF) won the parliamentary elections in May, which took place in a context of intimidation, harassment and restrictions on freedom of association and assembly. Legislation that severely limits human rights activities came into force. The independent press was severely restricted. State resources, assistance and opportunities were broadly used to... Read more

Ethiopia Declines to Respond to US Human Rights Charges

April 25 | Posted by Ethiopiaforums | Election 2010, Ethiopia, News, Politics, Uncategorized, United States Tags: , , , , , , ,

VOA: Ethiopia has ended its practice of formally responding to the annual U.S. human rights report, as it has done the past two years. A statement said the government views the Congressionally-mandated report with contempt, and has no plans to answer the charges. The most recent State Department report paints a troubling picture of human rights conditions... Read more

Ethiopia:Human Rights Watch World Report 2011

January 25 | Posted by Ethiopiaforums | Election 2010, Ethiopia, News, Politics, Uncategorized Tags: , , , , , ,

Human Rights Watch released World Report 2011 Ethiopia: Events of 2010 The ruling Ethiopian People’s Revolutionary Democratic Front (EPRDF) consolidated political control with a striking 99.6 percent victory in the May 2010 parliamentary elections. The polls were peaceful, but were preceded by months of intimidation of opposition party supporters and an extensive government campaign aimed at increasing support... Read more

Ethiopia’s Ruling Party “Heavely Favored” in Election 2010 : European Union

November 8 | Posted by ocean | Election 2010, Ethiopia, News Tags: , , , ,

Ethiopia’s electoral playing field was “heavily” balanced in favor of the ruling party in a May vote in which Prime Minister Meles Zenawi and allied parties won all but two of the 547 seats in parliament, the European Union said. Local administrations that are almost entirely controlled by the Ethiopian Peoples’ Revolutionary Democratic Front should... Read more

Africa’s Failing Democracies

July 3 | Posted by ocean | Blog, Election 2010, Ethiopia, Uncategorized Tags: , , , , ,

By Jason McLure When human rights Watch criticized the results of Ethiopia’s May elections, in which the ruling coalition “won” an improbable 545 out of 547 seats, leaders in Addis Ababa didn’t ignore the influential NGO. Instead, they paid tens of thousands of demonstrators to gather in the capital and denounce the report.
Ethiopia’s... Read more

Ethiopian Opposition Figure Appeals for Unity in Future Elections

June 22 | Posted by ocean | Election 2010, Ethiopia, News, Uncategorized Tags: , , , ,

Seye Abreha calls on other opposition parties to bury their differences, form coalition to challenge PM Zenawi’s ruling party The Vice Chairman of Ethiopia’s opposition Unity for Democracy and Justice has called on other opposition parties to bury their differences and form a coalition to challenge Prime Minister Meles Zenawi’s ruling party in future elections. Seye Abreha... Read more

Ethiopia supreme court rejects election appeal

June 18 | Posted by ocean | Election 2010, Ethiopia, News, Uncategorized Tags: , , ,

ADDIS ABABA — Ethiopia’s supreme court on Friday rejected an appeal by the country’s main opposition coalition over alleged fraud in the May 23 polls that saw the ruling regime coast to re-election. “The supreme court has rejected all the appeals of Medrek which were 85 pages-long based on the fact that they lacked evidence and did... Read more

Turning a blind eye to Ethiopia’s crimes against its own people

June 9 | Posted by ocean | Election 2010, Ethiopia, Uncategorized Tags: , , , ,

JODY CLARKE LETTER FROM ADDIS ABABA: Ethiopian stability is key to maintaining regional stability in the volatile horn of Africa ETHIOPIA CONFOUNDS the senses. You land in the capital expecting grinding poverty and a harsh, arid climate. Instead, you stumble on a cityscape tucked between soft green hills, gleaming confidently with new glass buildings that rise and expand... Read more

Ethiopia’s Embarrassing Elections

June 1 | Posted by ocean | Election 2010, Ethiopia, Uncategorized Tags: , , ,

Stage-managed elections in the east African country deliver a fourth term for Meles Zenawi. By ABEBE GELLAW Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi, one of America’s key allies in Africa, is gloating over his “landslide victory” in the country’s national elections earlier this month. The ruling party has claimed to have swept all but two of the 546 declared... Read more

Al Jazeera Inside Story – Zenawi: A source of stability? ( VIDEO )

May 27 | Posted by ocean | Election 2010, Ethiopia, News, Uncategorized, Video Tags: , , , , , ,

Al jazeera inside story on Ethiopian election
The Ethiopian prime minister has been re-elected but opposition parties alleged fraud and some have called for a re-run. What do these election results and the calls for a fresh vote mean for the country? Has Zenawi been a source of stability in a volatile... Read more

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