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Will the EU and its Members Stand for Justice in Ethiopia?

Laetitia Bader Director, HRW Horn of Africa Since armed conflict broke out in Tigray in late 2020, the European Union has said that accountability would be central to any renewed engagement with the Ethiopian government. So have its member states. During a January 2023 trip to Ethiopia, Annalena Baerbock, Germany’s foreign minister, said it was …

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New IOM Report: More than 4.38 Million People Displaced in Ethiopia, More than Half Due to Conflict

Addis Ababa – Over 4.38 million people were internally displaced in more than 3,300 assessed and accessible sites across 11 regions in Ethiopia, with Tigray included for the first time since September 2021, according to data collected by the International Organization for Migration (IOM), through its Displacement Tracking Matrix (DTM) methodology, between November 2022 and June …

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Welkait and Abiy’s Secret Agreement: A Threat to Ethiopian Unity

By LJDemissie August 23, 2023 Dear Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed and Ambassador Mike Hammer, I am reaching out to you as a deeply concerned citizen of Ethiopia, a country I hold dear. The recently ended conflict in Tigray and the ensuing humanitarian crisis, triggered by the TPLF’s Special Forces’ attack on the ENDF Northern Command, …

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Saudi forces killed hundreds of Ethiopians at Yemen border, report says

By Sarah Dadouch Updated August 23, 2023  Washington Post Saudi security forces have killed hundreds of Ethiopian migrants and asylum seekers attempting to cross the country’s border with Yemen, Human Rights Watch said, shooting people at close range and firing explosive weapons at groups in the mountains in what could amount to crimes against humanity. In a report released …

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Open Letter to Mike Hammer: Wolkait Spells Doom Unless Handled with Care

Yonas Biru, PhD   Whenever I think of PM Abiy, I think of a man suffering from what author Antony Robert calls the Niagara Syndrome. Think of a man swimming in a raging Niagara River closer to the falls. Imagine him passing every rock that stands in his way and focusing on the next rock, …

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Ethiopia: Authorities must grant independent investigators, media unfettered access to Amhara region to probe violations under state of emergency.

August 18, 2023 Amnesty International The Ethiopian government must immediately grant independent investigators and media access to the Amhara region as reports of gross human rights violations emerge following ongoing armed confrontations between the Ethiopian National Defense Force (ENDF) and the local armed Fano militia, Amnesty International said today. Several media outlets reported that an …

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Fascist Abiy Ahmed’s Air Force massacred more than 270 innocent Amhara People, including a 3-year-old child

NAIROBI (Reuters) – A suspected air strike at the weekend in Ethiopia’s Amhara region killed at least 26 people, a hospital official said on Monday, as a state-appointed rights group detailed widespread killings of civilians since fighting broke out this month. Federal forces managed late last week to push Fano militiamen out of most major …

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Ethiopian Authorities Ignoring Legal Requirements

Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ)  Amhara Fano militia fighters walk in the ransacked terminal at the Lalibela airport in Lalibela, Ethiopia, 7 December 2021; journalist Bekalu Alamrew extensively covered the ongoing violent confrontation in Amhara state between government forces and Fano. SOLAN KOLLI/AFP via Getty Images   Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) Ethiopian authorities arbitrarily …

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Open Letter to President Joe Biden Regarding the Ongoing Ethnic Cleansing and Genocide of Amharas

For immediate release: August 9, 2023 To: President Joseph E. Biden 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue Washington, DC 20500 United States Subject: A call for the U.S. government to stop ethnic cleansing and genocide of Amhara people by the Ethiopian government. “Our goal is not the victory of might but the vindication of right…not peace at the expense of …

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Open Letter to God: Please Free Ethiopia from Its Diaspora Assessment

Yonas Biru (Ph.D) As I have written in the past, Ethiopia has experts with international repute in almost all imaginable fields from agriculture to finance and from medicine to digital technology. We have Ethiopian professors in all US Ivy Leagues. We are well represented as professors at America’s Ivory Towers of higher education. Yet, our people still …

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