Ethiopia’s national human rights body has sounded the alarm over a pattern of serious violations taking place inside police detention facilities across the Amhara Region, pointing to unlawful arrests, prolonged custody without court hearings, and physical mistreatment of suspects. The Ethiopian Human Rights Commission (EHRC) presented its findings at a […]
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Amnesty International Raises Alarm Over Forced Evictions, Crackdowns, and Stalled Justice in Ethiopia
Amnesty International has sounded a fresh alarm over a series of deepening human rights concerns in Ethiopia, pointing to mass displacements tied to urban development, growing restrictions on civil society, and a transitional justice process that remains largely frozen years after it was first announced. The findings appear in the […]
Amnesty International Documents Systematic Sexual Violence Against Women and Girls in Ethiopia’s Oromia Region
A newly released report by Amnesty International has brought global attention to a deeply disturbing pattern of sexual violence, forced displacement, and human rights abuses targeting women and girls in Ethiopia’s Oromia region, abuses that have largely gone unnoticed by the international community due to deliberate restrictions on access and […]
Ethiopia Revokes License of Independent News Outlet Addis Standard Ahead of Elections
Ethiopian authorities have shut down Addis Standard, one of the country’s last remaining independent news outlets, just three months before scheduled national elections, a move that press freedom advocates and human rights organizations are condemning as a deliberate attempt to suppress critical journalism. On February 24, Ethiopia’s Media Authority announced […]