The “Big Man” of Jigjiga: President Abdi Mohamoud Omer ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) — The former president of Ethiopia’s Somali region was…
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Claims of ‘non-stop cycle of torture’ involving top officials in Ethiopian jail | Global development
Ethiopia’s new prime minister has been urged to investigate a raft of gruesome torture and abuse allegations involving senior officials in the…
Responding to reports that Ethiopia’s notorious Liyu police unit committed another round of unlawful killings, that may amount to extrajudicial executions, claiming…
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Amnesty International asks Ethiopia to disband controversial Liyu police unit
Amnesty International has asked the government of Ethiopia to disband a police unit which is accused of carrying out human rights abuses…
The Ethiopian government must immediately withdraw and disband the Liyu police unit of the Somali regional state, whose members are unlawfully killing…
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Murder of women’s rights advocate Tayasir Omar-Food provokes anger and protests in Ethiopia’s Somali region
(OPride)—The alleged murder of a young activist in the city of Kabri Dahar, 800km southeast of Ethiopia’s capital, Addis Ababa, has provoked…
Ethiopia’s Ministry of Education has made changes to placement of freshmen into universities located in the Oromia and Somali states. The latest…
Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn at a ress conference in Addis Ababa, October 2016. Michael Kappeler/Press Association. All rights reserved.In their intensity, scale…
The Ethiopian government has disclosed that the army has effectively been banned from playing any role in the search for peace in…
Federal security forces in Ethiopia on Thursday opened fire on residents in a town located in Oromia region and in the process…