January 15
Ethiopia: Lingering Scourge of War - Unexploded Ordnance, Landmines Continue Endangering Women and Girls in Tigray
Almost four years after the end of the war that devastated Ethiopia's Tigray region, civilians continue to pay a heavy price--not on the battlefield, but in their homes, fields,… Read more »
October 18, 2025
Ethiopia: New Report Uncovers 'Genocidal Sexual Violence' Affecting Over 280,000 Women and Girls in Tigray
A new report by the "Commission of Inquiry on Tigray Genocide (CITG)" has documented what it describes as "war-induced genocidal sexual and gender-based violence" committed against… Read more »
October 06, 2025
Ethiopia: Relative of Nine-Month Pregnant Woman Killed in Guji Zone Reportedly Detained
A relative of Suye Kutala, a nine-month pregnant woman allegedly killed by security forces last August in the Guji Zone of the Oromia region, has reportedly been detained, family… Read more »
October 02, 2025
Ethiopia: Six Arrested Over Harassment of Women Wearing Trousers in Wondo Genet Town, Sidama Region
Authorities in Wondo Genet town, Sidama region, said six individuals have been taken into custody after a widely circulated video showed women wearing trousers being harassed in… Read more »
October 01, 2025
Ethiopia: Drone Strike On Health Post in North Wollo Kills Four Civilians, Including Pregnant Woman, Over Ten Injured
A drone strike on Sanka health post in Gubalafto Woreda, North Wollo Zone of the Amhara Regional State, on 27 September 2025, killed four civilians, including a pregnant woman, and… Read more »
September 16, 2025
Ethiopia: EHRC Reports Female Students Subjected to Harassment, Intimidation and Sexual Abuse in Schools By Teachers and Peers
The Ethiopian Human Rights Commission (EHRC) has reported that female students in schools are subjected to threats, intimidation, and sexual harassment, with perpetrators… Read more »
September 02, 2025
Ethiopia: From Survivors to Leaders: Ethiopian Women Returnees Redefining Migration Narrative
In early August 2025, a boat carrying African migrants to Yemen capsized off the coast of Shuqrah in Yemen's Abyan Governorate, killing 68 of some 154 migrants on board, including… Read more »
August 26, 2025
Ethiopia: Oromo Community in Norway in Shock After Brutal Killing of 34-Year-Old Woman By Suspected Right-Wing Extremist
The family of Tamima Nebras Juhar, a 34-year-old Oromo woman and Norwegian citizen, are demanding justice after she was brutally killed on Sunday, August 24, inside a childcare… Read more »
July 14, 2025
Ethiopia: Tigray Court Hands Life Sentences in Public Killing of Zewdu Haftu, but Justice System Faces Continued Scrutiny
Nearly two years after the brutal public killing of 32-year-old Zewdu Haftu in Mekelle, a court in Tigray has sentenced two men to life imprisonment without the possibility of… Read more »
July 07, 2025
Ethiopia: Tigray Women's Groups Urge Action to Prevent Renewed Conflict, Seek Justice for Wartime Brutal Violence
A coalition of women-led civil society organizations in Tigray has issued a joint statement warning of renewed instability in the region and urging accountability for atrocities… Read more »
