” Suspend the application of the Charities and Societies law and amend the restrictive provisions of this law in a manner that guarantees the rights of human rights defenders to promote human rights and democratic values. – These severe restrictions on
” The indigenous people in Gambella Region are the Anuak, the Nuer, the Komo, the Medjenger and the Oppo.People that moved from the different parts of the country and who live in the region are referred to as “highlanders” or people from the center. Th
“The life of a human being is a natural virtue. Before anything else, the life of a person is the expression of identity for that particular, specific person only. Nobody can resemble or replace that person. Next, life would not only create for that pe
“On April 26, 2003 (on Saturday, the eve of Ethiopian Easter), at about 12:00 noon, two men in civilian cloth and two uniformed policemen from Wereda 19 came to Ato Abera Hey’s residence. Upon their arrival, Ato Yohannes Abay, who lived in the same com
“Ethiopia is among the poorest countries of the world that receive alms in the form of support from developed nations. Political instability in the country, an economy that is going down the drain with each passing day, drought that has widely devastat
-Respect the Rights and Fundamental Freedoms of Prof. Mesfin Woldemariamand Dr. Berhanu Nega! “Professor Mesfin Woldemariam and Dr. Berhanu Nega were arrested and detained by the Federal Police on 8 May 2001. Both human rights defenders were alleged to
