Category: Humanitarian
BBC Apologizes for Alleging ‘Aid Spent on Weapons’ [full text]
BBC apologized today for its unfounded report that alleged millions of pounds raised for famine relief in Ethiopia had been used to buy arms. It took BBC 8 months to investigate and find out that its ‘investigative’ report is baseless.
It is to be recalled that in March 2010, and the subsequent days, BBC World Service broadcasted a report concerning the use of western aid for 1985 famine in Ethiopia.
Ethiopia’s Development without Freedom – HRW Report[full text]
Human Right Watch released a 105-page report, titled ‘Development without Freedom: How Aid Underwrites Repression.