Human Rights

The death toll from the Wollega massacre in western Ethiopia has surpassed 1500 with as many as 12 members of the same family wiped out by militants of the Oromo Liberation Front (OLF), according to eyewitnesses. The OLF troops that the Ethiopian government call ‘Shane’ are seen in a video footage going house to house and

Obang Metho As I mourn the recent death of more than 400 ethnic Amharas people in Tole Kebele, Gimbi Woreda, West Welega Zone, Oromia Region of Ethiopia, and 47 people in the Gambella Region by the same terrorist groups, the Oromo Liberation Front/Army (/A) or Shene and Gambella Liberation Front (GLF), my heart is broken

Witnesses in Ethiopia said on Sunday that more than 200 ethnic Amhara have been killed in an attack in the country’s Oromia region and are blaming a rebel group, which denies it. It is one of the deadliest such attacks in recent memory as ethnic tensions continue in Africa’s second most populous country. “I have counted 230

June 8, 2022 / Israel Hayom Russia has invaded Ukraine and is committing war crimes there. China has locked down cities with tens of millions of people, and is menacing Hong Kong and oppressing the Uyghurs. In Ethiopia, hundreds of thousands have died in a war no one cares about. In Venezuela, mass protests have

June 5, 2022 On June 2, 2022 the Ethiopian Human Rights Commission (EHRC) organized a Follow up Meeting on the Role of Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) in Promoting and Monitoring Implementation of the United Nations Universal Periodic Review (UPR) Recommendations. The UPR is a State-driven, cooperative, and interactive process which provides an opportunity for all

June 3, 2022 The Norwegian Nobel Committee Henrik Ibsens gate 51 0255 Oslo E-mail: postmaster@nobel.no Dear Excellencies: Subject: Further Appeal to Strip Abiy Ahmed Ali of his Nobel Peace Prize As a concerned Ethiopian, I requested your Excellencies, about a year ago to strip Abiy Ahmed Ali of his Nobel Peace Prize under “acts or

A man holds a newspaper in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 3 November 2021, a day after a nationwide state of emergency was declared. EDUARDO SOTERAS/AFP via Getty Images 11 media workers have been arrested in separate police raids on independent media outlets in Addis Ababa and Amhara. This statement was originally published on cpj.org on 24 May 2022.

Ethiopia’s state-appointed human rights body has called for the release of 16 journalists and media personnel after new arrests in recent days in the capital Addis Ababa and the restive region of Amhara. Press watchdogs and rights groups have said Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed’s government is increasingly intimidating the media and harassing opponents as it

A few days ago, journalist Solomon was abducted by gunmen on his way home. Hearing of this embarrassment, the journalist went to the police station and ridiculed his sister, saying, “Until Solomon came”  I did not know that there was a law to punish a peaceful person. The Amhara prosprty kidnaper who had taken this