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Your rights in jeopardy, global assault on freedoms, warns Amnesty International
International protection of human rights is in danger of unravelling as short-term national self-interest and draconian security crackdowns have led…
February 18, 2016
Report
Amnesty International State of the World 2015-2016
International protection of human rights is in danger of unravelling as short-term national self-interest and draconian security crackdowns have led…
February 18, 2016
Press Release
Ethiopia: Civil society groups urge the international community to address killing of Oromo protesters
Amnesty International, CIVICUS: World Alliance for Citizen Participation, and the East and Horn of Africa Human Rights Defenders Project (DefendDefenders)…
January 14, 2016
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Ethiopia: Anti-terror rhetoric will escalate brutal crackdown against Oromo protesters
Protesters have been labelled ‘terrorists’ by Ethiopian authorities in an attempt to violently suppress protests against potential land seizures, which…
December 16, 2015
Press Release
Ethiopia: Free All Jailed Bloggers And Journalists Before Obama Visit
The Ethiopian government’s decision to release four journalists and two Zone 9 bloggers, jailed simply for expressing their views, is…
July 9, 2015
Press Release
Amnesty International Asks Ethiopia to Investigate Suspicious Murders and Human Rights Violations
The suspicious murder of opposition leaders and wide-spread human rights violations against opposition party members over the past few weeks…
June 23, 2015
Press Release
Ethiopia: Onslaught on human rights ahead of elections
The run-up to Ethiopia’s elections on Sunday has been marred by gross, systematic and wide-spread violations of ordinary Ethiopians’ human…
May 22, 2015
Report
State of the World 2014/2015
This has been a devastating year for those seeking to stand up for human rights and for those caught up…
February 25, 2015
Report
Annual Report: Ethiopia 2013
Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia Head of state Girma Wolde-Giorgis Head of government Hailemariam Desalegn (replaced Meles Zenawi) The state…
May 20, 2013
Press Release
Detention of Editor in Ethiopia Signals Continuation of Meles-Era Crackdown
The detention yesterday of the editor of one of Ethiopia's last independent publications is a worrying signal that the government…
August 24, 2012
Press Release
Conviction of Ethiopian Government Opponents is a 'Dark Day' for Freedom of Expression
24 government opponents, among them top journalist Eskinder Nega, were convicted on trumped-up terrorism charges, a further chilling example of…
June 27, 2012
Press Release
Amnesty International Urges President Obama to Speak Up About Repression, Human Rights Abuses in Ethiopia When He Meets Prime Minister Zenawi
Amnesty International today urged President Barack Obama and fellow G8 leaders to speak up about Ethiopia's appalling human rights record…
May 16, 2012