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April 2022

Ethiopian Statement by Former U.S. Ambassadors

Ethiopian Statement by Former U.S. Ambassadors

We, former U.S. ambassadors and charges d’affaires to Ethiopia, were heartened by the humanitarian truce announced by the Ethiopian Federal Government and subsequently accepted by the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF). We also recognize the incredible human pain and suffering this conflict has caused, including documented gross human rights violations committed by all armed parties […]

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​Parliament approves resolution flouting own rules

​Parliament approves resolution flouting own rules

By Sisay Sahlu The appointment of government officials as board members of the Ethiopian Media Authority (EMA) has led to opposition from the media industry. Media practitioners have considered it a threat to media institutions and freedom of speech. During a session on Thursday, April 7, 2022, the House of Peoples’ Representatives (HPR) approved nine board

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Reports of Mass Atrocities in Western Tigray

Reports of Mass Atrocities in Western Tigray

PRESS STATEMENT NED PRICE, DEPARTMENT SPOKESPERSON APRIL 8, 2022 The United States reiterates its grave concern over continuing reports of ethnically-motivated atrocities committed by Amhara authorities in western Tigray, Ethiopia, including those described in the recent joint report by Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International.  In particular, we are deeply troubled by the report’s finding

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Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson is Confirmed as Next SCOTUS Justice

Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson is Confirmed as Next SCOTUS Justice

By Cindy-Ann Thomas and Jim Paretti on April 7, 2022PRINT On April 7, 2022, the Senate confirmed the nomination of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to fill the next term’s vacancy on the bench with Justice Stephen Breyer’s upcoming retirement. In an often-contentious confirmation process that included questions lobbed from Republican senators on Judge Jackson’s position

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Ethiopia to Examine Rights Groups’ Report on West Tigray

Ethiopia to Examine Rights Groups’ Report on West Tigray

Ethiopia’s government has said it will carefully examine a scathing report by international rights groups that accuses its military and allied forces of gross rights abuses in Tigray region. But it also poured doubt on the report, which alleges ethnic cleansing, war crimes, and crimes against humanity, as having “ethnic undertones” and being one-sided. Through

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PRESS RELEASE: Kentucky’s General Assembly House RESOLUTION 133

PRESS RELEASE: Kentucky’s General Assembly House RESOLUTION 133

Kentucky’s General Assembly on Tuesday March 29, 2022 passed House Concurrent Resolution 133 concerning Ethiopia’s crisis.  The Resolution calls on the Tigray People’s Liberation Front, the Oromo Liberation Front, and other belligerents to cease all hostilities protect human rights, to allow unfettered access for humanitarian relief, and to cooperate with independent investigation of credible atrocity allegations

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