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Addis Standard, 30 October 2023
The Ethiopian Human Rights Commission (EHRC) released a deeply troubling report today, highlighting the widespread occurrence of sexual violence linked to the conflict in the… Read more »
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Ethiopia: UN Rights Experts Call for Continued Monitoring of Human Rights Violations in Ethiopia
Addis Standard, 27 October 2023
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 »
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Ethiopia: Future in Question - Ruling Party Fissures, Rising Militancy Pose State Fragility
Reporter, 7 October 2023
Violence and unrest have been worsening across many parts of Ethiopia, becoming a common theme. Even while the ruling Prosperity Party held a high-level meeting in Adama over 10… Read more »
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Ethiopia: Will the Rebellion in Amhara Unravel the Ethiopian State?
African Arguments, 31 October 2023
Ethiopian PM Abiy Ahmed is grappling with a new rebellion in Amhara, simmering conflicts in several regions and a major economic crisis. His response? To take careful aim at his… Read more »
Sexual Violence Cases Grow In Ethiopia's Amhara Region - Report
The Ethiopian Human Rights Commission has released a deeply troubling report, highlighting the widespread occurrence of sexual violence linked to the conflict in the Amhara region. The report reveals that since July 2021, over 200 cases of rape have been registered at different health facilities, with victims including displaced women and health workers, Addis Standard reports.
Amhara region has been plagued by rising conflict between the military and Fano militia. A meeting of Ethiopia's Council of Ministers in August agreed on a State of Emergency in Amhara region but this has brought little change in the region.
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Independent UN human rights experts are warning that there is an overwhelming risk that atrocity crimes will continue in Ethiopia, in a new Read more »
