Human Rights

Ethiopia: Weeks-long Protests slid into a Security Crisis

The weeks-long protests in Ethiopia's largest region Oromia slid into a security crisis costing the lives of civilians and officers.…

Woliso, A day at a hotspot of Oromo Protests

Just 120 Km drive from Addis Ababa, there is Woliso town, South West Shewa zone of Oromia region - one…

Ethiopia: Atleast three dead as protests continue in Oromia

Three people reported dead as protests in Ethiopia's Oromia region marks fifteenth day. Sporadic protests raising regional and local issues…

Ethiopia: University students injured as protests rock Oromia region

Haramaya University students clashed with police as a series of protests takes place across Ethiopia's Oromia region. The first of…

Can Ethiopia Survive Its Own War On Terror?

(Christina Goldbaumnov - Ozy.com) On April 2, as I waited in a doctor’s office near Nairobi, the anchor of Kenya’s…

Swiss investigating Eritrean consulate for forced tax

(Brenna Hughes Neghaiwi - Reuters) Swiss prosecutors are investigating whether the Eritrean consulate has broken the law in allegedly forcing…

Ethiopia, Kenya re-elected to UN Human Rights Council

(UN News Center) The General Assembly today elected 18 States to serve on the United Nations Human Rights Council for…

22 million people in the Horn will need food aid by year-end

The number of food insecure people in the Horn of Africa is projected to increase to 22.1 million people by…

AU Report on S. Sudan: On rights violations, abuses during the conflict

The African Union Commission of Inquiry on South Sudan released its 315-pages final report on Tuesday. The Commission of Inquiry,…

Oromia-Addis Master Plan: An agenda not like EPRDF

(Milkessa Midega) (PhD Candidate - Center for Federal Studies, Addis Ababa University) In this very brief reflection, I present the…

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