October 30, 2023
Ethiopia: Why Over One Million IDPs in Tigray Still Linger in Camps a Year After Peace Deal
According to the UN, more than one million people are estimated to remain internally displaced from the Tigray war, and continue to shelter in IDP camps across the region, with… Read more »
October 27, 2023
Ethiopia: UN Rights Experts Call for Continued Monitoring of Human Rights Violations in Ethiopia
The International Commission of Human Rights Experts on Ethiopia (ICHREE) has called for the continuation of international monitoring of the human rights situation in the country.… Read more »
Ethiopia: Rights Commission Engages Tigray Interim Govt Over Misleading Report On IDPs Status
The Ethiopian Human Rights Commission (EHRC) has responded to concerns raised by the Tigray Regional Interim Administration regarding the scope and findings of its recent report on… Read more »
October 28, 2023
Ethiopia: Ethiopia's Press Freedom Crisis - Arrests, Exile of Journalists Intensify Amid Political Turmoil
For decades, Ethiopia has been closely scrutinized by international organizations advocating for journalists' rights. The country's long-standing struggle with freedom of the press… Read more »
October 13, 2023
Ethiopia: Human Right Panel Releases Final Report, Calls for International Vigilance On Ethiopia's Conflict
The International Commission of Human Rights Experts on Ethiopia (ICHIREE) released its final report today detailing human rights violations committed during the two-year conflict… Read more »
October 12, 2023
Ethiopia: Ethiopian Govt Strongly Criticises UN Adviser's Remarks On Current Situation
The Ethiopian government has strongly criticized a recent statement made by Alice Wairimu Nderitu, the Under-Secretary-General and Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide,… Read more »
October 11, 2023
Ethiopia: UN Special Adviser Warns of Increased Genocide Risk in Ethiopia Amidst Violent Conflicts
The United Nations Under-Secretary-General and Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide, Alice Wairimu Nderitu, has issued a warning about an increased risk of genocide and… Read more »
October 04, 2023
Ethiopia: Draft Deadline to Extend UN Rights Experts' Ethiopia Mandate Expires
Despite repeated please from rights organizations worldwide, the deadline to submit a draft motion to extend the mandate of the International Commission of Human Rights Experts on… Read more »
September 20, 2023
Ethiopia: Rights Body Reports Death of Three People From Infectious Disease At Detention Facility
Ethiopian Human Rights Commission (EHRC) confirmed yesterday the death of three detainees by a pest-borne outbreak at a temporary detention center located in Gelan Kifle… Read more »
September 15, 2023
Ethiopia: Rights Body Reveals Extrajudicial Killings By Govt Forces in Amhara Region
Ethiopian Human Rights Commission's (EHRC) latest report on rights abuses againist civilians, especially in the Amhara region, in the context of the ongoing militarized conflict… Read more »
September 13, 2023
Ethiopia: Human Rights Organisations Urge Govt to End Amhara Region Internet Shutdown
A global network of over 300 human rights organizations from 105 countries is urgently calling on the government of Ethiopia to end the current internet shutdown in the Amhara… Read more »
September 07, 2023
Ethiopia: Rights Groups Urge UN to Extend Mandate of Experts Probing Rights Violations in Ethiopia
A coalition of prominent rights groups has called on member states of the UN Human Rights Council to renew the mandate of the International Commission of Human Rights Experts on… Read more »
Ethiopia: News - CPJ Expresses Deep Concern Over Arrest of Three More Journalists in Ethiopia
The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has expressed its deep concern about the arrest of three more journalists under the state of emergency that was declared in the conflict… Read more »
September 02, 2023
Ethiopia: Human Rights Groups Express Concern Over AU's Premature Termination of Tigray Commission's Mandate
More than 30 civil society and human rights organizations have expressed their concern over the African Union's decision to prematurely terminate the mandate of the Commission of… Read more »
September 01, 2023
Ethiopia: Saudi Arabia's Killing and Inhumane Mistreatment of Ethiopian Migrants With Impunity Must End
The recent report by Human Rights Watch (HRW) uncovering the killing of hundreds of Ethiopian migrants by the Saudi Arabia border guards at the Yemen-Saudi border, which was also… Read more »
August 29, 2023
Ethiopia: At Least 183 Killed in Clashes in Amhara Since July - 250 Tigrayans Detained in New Wave in Western Tigray: UN
UN Human Rights Office of the High Commissioner said "at least 183 people have been killed in clashes in Amhara region since July, and expressed its concerns at "the deteriorating… Read more »
August 18, 2023
Ethiopia: Students' Resilience, the Struggle to Rebuild Education in War-Ravaged Tigray
Two years ago, Abrha Weldetsadik, a 20-year-old boy attending Gebreayiga Primary School in the remote village of Samre Woreda, located 40 kilometers away from the regional capital,… Read more »
August 19, 2023
Ethiopia: Amnesty International Urges Immediate Access for Independent Investigators, Media to Amhara Region
Rights group Amnesty International has urged the Ethiopian government to "immediately grant independent investigators and media access to the Amhara region as reports of gross… Read more »
August 14, 2023
Ethiopia: Human Rights Commission Reports Violations in Amhara
The Ethiopian Human Rights Commission (EHRC) issued a statement on 14 August, 2023, revealing that it has received multiple complaints related to human rights violations in… Read more »
August 11, 2023
Ethiopia: Five Countries Express Concern About Violence in Amhara, Oromia Regions
In a joint statement issued this morning, the governments of Australia, Japan, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, and the United States of America said they are concerned about the… Read more »
August 02, 2023
Ethiopia: Amhara Regional President Highlights Devastating Impact of Road Blockades, Urges Peaceful Resolution in Conflict-Ridden Region
Yilekal Kefale (PhD), President of Amhara Regional State, has emphasized the detrimental effects of road blockades and restrictions on people's movements, citing significant… Read more »
July 30, 2023
Ethiopia: Residents Call for Urgent Intervention After Seven Killed in Latest Armed Attack
Local residents of East Meskan Woreda, in Gurage Zone of the Southern Nations, Nationalities and people's (SNNP) regional state, are calling for a government intervention and… Read more »
July 25, 2023
Ethiopia: U.S. Congress Calls For Sanctions On Perpetrators of Human Rights Abuses in Western Tigray
Three members of the US Congress have written a letter urging Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Secretary of Treasury Janet Yellen to impose sanctions on individuals… Read more »
July 14, 2023
Ethiopia: UN Condemns Ethiopia's Expulsion of Eritreans, Urges Immediate Halt to Deportations
A panel of United Nations experts has strongly condemned Ethiopia's recent expulsion of hundreds of Eritrean individuals, stating that it is a clear violation of international law.… Read more »
July 11, 2023
Africa: AU Rights Commission Terminates Tigray Probe, No Report After 2 Years
The African Union's Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights (ACHPR), had quietly liquidated the mandate of the Commission of Inquiry on the Situation in the Tigray Region, the… Read more »