ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) -The death toll from a Wednesday attack in the western Benishangul-Gumuz region of Ethiopia has risen to 222 people,…
Human Rights
Shadowy Ethiopian massacre could be ‘tip of the iceberg’
UMM RAKOUBA, Sudan (AP) — The only thing the survivors can agree on is that hundreds of people were slaughtered in a…
Ethiopia: Bill Threatens Free Expression
(Nairobi, December 20, 2019) – Ethiopian lawmakers should significantly revise the draft law on hate speech and disinformation currently before parliament, Human Rights Watch…
Ethiopia’s surveillance network crumbles, meaning less fear and less control
Reuters -DEBARK, Ethiopia – Rahmat Hussein once inspired fear and respect for the watchful eye she cast over her Ethiopian neighborhood, keeping…
Ethiopians Abused on Gulf Migration Route
Human Rights Watch (Addis Ababa) – Ethiopians undertaking the perilous journey by boat across the Red Sea or Gulf of Aden face exploitation and…
28 years later, Ethiopia’s ruling party must end impunity for human rights abuses
By Fisseha Tekle A loud explosion shook the ground in the early afternoon of 28 May 1991. It was followed by a…
Despite surging forward, Ethiopia “Not FREE” – Freedom House
Ethiopia has made huge strides in the democratic front since Abiy Ahmed was appointed Prime Minister in April 2018, but much more…
Ethiopia – Abdi Iley charged
AFP- Ethiopian prosecutors on Wednesday charged the former president of the restive Somali region with inciting violence, state media reported. Thecharges against…
TPLF accuses Ethiopian government of ethnic crackdown
ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) – A powerful party in Ethiopia’s government accused authorities of arresting members of its ethnic group in a politically-driven…
Ethiopia’s HaileMariam Threatens to Take Action Against Eritrea
By Tesfa-Alem Tekle July 7, 2015 (ADDIS ABABA) – Ethiopia warned on Tuesday it would take necessary action against arch-rival Eritrea unless…