Interview
Felix Horne
Felix is the Senior Ethiopia and Eritrea researcher for Human Rights Watch. Based in Ottawa he has documented the human rights dimensions of Ethiopia’s development programs, telecom surveillance, media freedoms, misuse of the counterterrorism law and other topical issues in the Horn of Africa including most recently the year-long crackdown against peaceful protesters in Ethiopia. Prior to working for HRW, Felix has worked on a variety of indigenous rights and land issues in northern Canada and internationally including several years of research into the impacts of agricultural investment in several African countries. He holds a Masters in Resource and Environmental Management from Dalhousie University and an undergraduate degree in urban planning from the University of Saskatchewan.
Articles Authored
Reports Authored
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“Fuel on the Fire”
Security Force Response to the 2016 Irreecha Cultural Festival
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“Such a Brutal Crackdown”
Killings and Arrests in Response to Ethiopia’s Oromo Protests
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“There is No Time Left”
Climate Change, Environmental Threats, and Human Rights in Turkana County, Kenya
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“Journalism Is Not a Crime”
Violations of Media Freedoms in Ethiopia
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“They Know Everything We Do”
Telecom and Internet Surveillance in Ethiopia
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“What Will Happen if Hunger Comes?”
Abuses against the Indigenous Peoples of Ethiopia’s Lower Omo Valley
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“Waiting Here for Death”
Forced Displacement and “Villagization” in Ethiopia’s Gambella Region