March 01, 2023
Ethiopia: More Than 60 Organisations Urge Rejection of Attempt to Terminate Mandate of UN Rights Experts
A group of 63 worldwide human rights organizations including Human Rights Watch (HRW) and Amnesty International (AI) have appealed to the permanent representatives of member and… Read more »
February 23, 2023
Ethiopia: Journalist Tewodros Asfaw Released On Bail After Nine Days
Journalist Tewodros Asfaw has been released from prison on Wednesday night after federal supreme court upheld federal high court's ruling of his release on 30,000 birr bail. Read more »
Ethiopia: Ethiopian Rights Commission Says Restrictions On Free Movement of People, Trade Impede Recovery Efforts of IDP Returnees in Afar Region
Ethiopian Human Rights Commission (EHRC) has said IDP returnees in war-affected zones in Afar regional state unable to get back to their normal lives due to hindrances and… Read more »
February 15, 2023
Ethiopia: At Least 50 Killed at IDP Shelter in East Wollega, Attack Blamed On Oromo Rebels
A new report by the Ethiopian Human Rights Commission (EHRC) said at least 50 people, including women and children, were killed in an attack between 02 and 04 February targeting an… Read more »
February 11, 2023
Ethiopia: Human Rights Commission Finds 'Excessive Use of Force' Against Church Followers
The Ethiopian Human Rights Commission (EHRC) said in a report that eight people were killed following "excessive use of force" by government security forces during clashes with… Read more »
January 23, 2023
Ethiopia: Open Letter to Members of the AU-High Level Panel
HE Uhuru Muigai Kenyatta CGH. Read more »
January 16, 2023
Ethiopia: Leading Oromo Advocacy Group Says 2022 'Difficult Year' of Extreme Rights Violations
In its annual report which reviewed the year 2022, Oromo Legacy Leadership & Advocacy Association (OLLAA), a leading diaspora-based Oromo advocacy group, called the year as… Read more »
January 13, 2023
Ethiopia: HRW Calls for Independent Investigations in the War-Ravaged Areas to Ensure Effective Transitional Justice
Human Rights Watch (HRW) has urged the international community to compel the warring parties in Ethiopia to allow an independent investigation into the war-affected areas in… Read more »
January 12, 2023
Ethiopia: German, France Foreign Ministers in Ethiopia - Peace Agreement, Human Rights Among Topics for High Level Meetings
The Foreign Ministers of Germany and France, Annalena Baerbock and Catherine Colonna, respectively, arrived in Addis Abeba today for two-days official visit during which they… Read more »
January 03, 2023
Ethiopia: Detainees Disappear In Custody, Police Ignore Court Orders
Disappearance in police custody and remaining behind bars despite acquittal by the court of law became a modus operandi in the Oromia regional state. Read more »
December 31, 2022
Ethiopia: Govt Loses Second Bid to Defund UN Rights Experts
Ethiopia's draft resolution requesting the Fifth Committee of the UN General Assembly to not approve any resources for the International Commission of Human Rights Experts on… Read more »
December 21, 2022
Ethiopia: CPJ Demands Unconditional Release of Meskerem Abera, Cease Harassment On Members of Press
Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) said Tuesday "Ethiopian police should unconditionally release online journalist Meskerem Abera and cease harassing members of the press." Read more »
December 20, 2022
Ethiopia: How Killing of Professor Unfolded, Led to U.S.$2 Billion Lawsuit Against Meta
Meareg Amare Abreha, 60, a father of four children, and a full-time Professor of Analytical Chemistry at Bahir Dar University, was shot dead in front of his residence around midday… Read more »
December 14, 2022
East Africa: Abiy, Blinken Discuss Urgent Need for Withdrawal of Eritrean Forces
In the first ever in-person meeting held between Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed and US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, the two "discussed the urgent need for all Eritrean forces to… Read more »
December 13, 2022
Ethiopia: Unrest, Violence in Addis Schools About Oromia Flag, Anthem Lead to Security Crackdown
On Monday 12 December, Lydia Girma, Head of the Addis Abeba City Peace and Security Administration Bureau, announced that security forces in the city detained 72 individuals on… Read more »
December 08, 2022
Ethiopia: Civilians Subjected to 'Grave Violation of Human Rights' in Oromia - EHRC
Civilians are caught in crossfire and subjected to alarming crimes amounting to "grave violation of human rights" in the escalating attacks and militarized clashes in different… Read more »
December 06, 2022
Ethiopia: Police Detain Many in Somali Region After Protests Against Corruption - Religious Leader, Activist Among Detainees
Addis Abeba -The Somali region police detained religious leader Sheikh Cade Abdiwali and activist Mohamod Habene (Huno) in connection to a protest that underwent against the ruling… Read more »
November 24, 2022
Ethiopia: Amnesty International Calls for Justice, Accountability for Survivors of Sexual Violence
On the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women and the beginning of 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence, Amnesty International reiterated its… Read more »
November 18, 2022
Ethiopia: UN Human Rights Office Condemns Execution of Seven People in Kuwait, Including an Ethiopian Woman
The United Nation Human Rights Office, in a statement it issued yesterday, has condemned the execution of seven people in Kuwait on Wednesday. Read more »
November 16, 2022
Ethiopia: Up-and-Coming Oromo Singer Goes Missing From Police Custody
Oromo singer Damiso Mosissa has gone missing after spending more than a year in police custody, a family member told Addis Standard, adding that his families were unofficially… Read more »
November 11, 2022
Ethiopia: Ethiopia Disputes Reports On Continued Blockade of Humanitarian Supply to Tigray
Following a statement by the U.S. State Department Bureau of African Affairs on the need for urgent "actions to respect and implement" provisions of unhindered humanitarian aid… Read more »
November 09, 2022
Ethiopia: Tigrayan Families Disconnected for Over a Year Cautiously Optimistic About Peace Agreement
The Tigray regional state in northern Ethiopia where war has been raging for two years has been under a communications blackout since the Tigrayan forces took control of regional… Read more »
October 26, 2022
Ethiopia: UN Human Rights Experts On Ethiopia Brief UNSC A3 Group On 'Alarming Abuses Against Civilians'
Representatives of the the UN Security Council A3 member states, namely Gabon, Ghana and Kenya, met on Tuesday with the Commissioners of the International Commission of Human… Read more »
October 20, 2022
Ethiopia: Parents Struggle With Rising Cost of Education As Wars, Natural Disasters Force 13M Out of Schools
On 07 October, the United Nation's Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UNOCHA) released a report revealing a staggering number of students missing out on schools… Read more »
October 13, 2022
Ethiopia: Eastern Oromia Residents Agonize From Fresh Mass Detention, Forced Conscription - Zonal Officials Deny Multiple Accounts
Residents of East Hararghe and West Hararghe in eastern Oromia who spoke with Addis Standard say communities are reeling from a fresh wave of conscription of the youth into the… Read more »