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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Ethiopia Imprisoned and Tortured a Canadian Over a Speech He Made in Toronto
A Toronto airport employee has been held in an Ethiopian prison for more than five months after being removed from a homebound flight, with the country’s own human rights body concluding that police subjected him to severe physical abuse during his detention. Esubalew Birhanie, 39, works as a ground technician […]