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Over 100 people kidnapped for ransom in Ethiopia last week, US envoy says

“…At least 100 people, including students, were kidnapped for ransom last week in Ethiopia’s restive regions that have seen sporadic fighting since the end of the civil war in Tigray, the U.S. ambassador to Addis Ababa said on Monday.”  (Read … Continue reading

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Ethiopia: Army Attacks Health Care in Amhara Conflict

“The Ethiopian government should immediately end attacks on medical professionals, patients, health facilities, and transports in the Amhara region. Ethiopian authorities should also work to strengthen the country’s legal framework to protect health care by passing specific legislation that protects … Continue reading

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Ethiopia: UN Human Rights Chief calls for sustained efforts to halt violations and abuses

GENEVA (14 June 2024) – UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk today called for concrete measures to halt the human rights violations and abuses that continue to endanger reconciliation and peace in Ethiopia.(Read More)

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Rights Commission calls for investigation into violations committed under state of emergency

The Ethiopian Human Rights Commission (EHRC) has requested the government to lift restrictions following the expiration of a state of emergency this week, 10 months after it was first introduced. (Read More)

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A REUTERS INVESTIGATION In Ethiopia, a secret committee orders killings and arrests to crush rebels Warning: This story contains disturbing visual content. A secretive committee of senior officials in Ethiopia’s largest and most populous region, Oromiya, has ordered extra-judicial killings … Continue reading

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Ethiopia’s Secret “Security Committee” Accused of Murder & Abductions

A new investigative report has shed light on a secret “security committee” in Ethiopia. The “Koree Nageenyaa” is accused of widespread human rights violations in Ethiopia’s Oromia region. The committee was formed after Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed took office, allegedly … Continue reading

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Ethiopia: Authorities must stop using state of emergency law to silence peaceful dissent

“The International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights provides that some rights may be restricted under a state of emergency but must be tailored to the “exigencies of the situation,” while other rights may not be derogated—suspended—under any circumstances. The … Continue reading

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በኦሮሚያ ክልል የመንግሥትና የታጣቁ ቡድኖች በሲቪል ሰዎች ላይ “እጅግ ከፍተኛ የሰብአዊ መብቶች ጥሰት” መፈጸማቸውን ኢሰመኮ አስታወቀ – Addis Standard

አዲስ አበባ፣ የካቲት 16/2016 ዓ/ም፦ በኦሮሚያ ክልል ባላፉት ሁለት አመታት የመንግሥት እና የታጣቁ ቡድኖች በሲቪል ሰዎች ላይ ባደረሱት እጅግ በርካታ ከሕግ ውጪ ጥቃቶች “እጅግ ከፍተኛ የሰብአዊ መብቶች ጥሰት” (grave violation of human rights) ፈጽመዋል ሲል የኢትዮጵያ ሰብአዊ መብቶች ኮሚሽን ( … Continue reading

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Ethiopia: End extrajudicial Executions in Amhara region, bring perpetrators to justice

“The government of Ethiopia should urgently open effective independent investigations into human rights abuses in the context of the ongoing armed conflict in Bahir Dar and throughout the Amhara region.” (Read More)

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Patriarchal сondolences over the killing of believers of the Ethiopian Church in the Oromia Region

His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Rus’ expressed his condolences over the killing of believers of the Ethiopian Church in the East Wollega Zone, Oromia Region. On March 5, 2021, as a result of an attack by militants, … Continue reading

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