Human Rights

Wikileaks: Pastor Daniel: ‘Police tortures detainees’ [full text]

A leaked Cable of US Embassy Addis Ababa of April 2007, classified as ‘Secret’, presents a meeting with a respected…

Ethiopia: Recommendations of UN Human Rights Committee [Full text]

It is to be recalled that the United Nations Human Rights Committee held a questions and answer session last month…

With troops to Abyei, Ethiopia becomes the 4th biggest contributor to UN

The United Nations Security Council approved on July 27 the resolution that authorizes the deployment of 4,200 Ethiopian troops to…

Féteh Newspaper Columnist behind bars, CPJ alleges

A columnist of the weekly Amharic, Féteh, is behind bar as of Tuesday, CPJ claimed in its press release today.…

René Lefort blames the Oromos in his ‘Beka’ revolution prophecy

Hoping for a Tunisian-styled revolution on May 28 in Addis Ababa, René Lefort, the former reporter of Le Monde, wrote…

Freedom House: Worst of the Worst 2011: The World’s Most Repressive Societies

Freedom House released a report titled Worst of the Worst 2011: The World’s Most Repressive Societies. Here is a general…

‘Shut up and Consume’ – EPRDF’s dangerous gamble

Last January, a week or two after the announcement of the price ceilings on a dozen of food and other…

Ethiopia’s web filtering | Advanced technology, hypocritical criticisms, bleeding constitution

Thus far, Ethiopia’s internet filtering had been characterized by technical limitations and hesitance. That is reflected in the filtering methods…

18 criticisms Ethiopia should respond to [from UN Committee against Torture]

‘There is no torture. We conducted several visitations and interviewed prisoners and officers. Though there could be things that happen…

Isaias Afeworki: “Forget Democracy, Economics is Simple, I’ve a Solution for Mid-east Conflict”

The Eriterian President Isaias Afeworki is known for his comical statements. To be entertained, however, we have to wait for…

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