Felix Horne
Felix Horne is a Senior Researcher in the Environment and Human Rights Division for Human Rights Watch. Previously, he was HRW’s researcher on Ethiopia and Eritrea for seven years and documented the human rights dimensions of Ethiopia’s development programs, telecom surveillance, torture, media freedoms, migration, protest-related abuses and other topical issues in the Horn of Africa. Prior to working for HRW, Felix worked on a variety of indigenous rights and environmental issues in northern Canada and internationally, including several years of research into the impacts of agricultural investment in several African countries. He spent several years working in Canada’s northern Yukon overseeing the development of environmental and social impact assessments for mining exploration, oil and gas projects, and infrastructure development. He also worked for several years for the Inuvialuit of Canada’s Western Arctic on contaminated site remediation, environmental assessments, land use planning, and minimizing the impact of planned oil and gas development in the region. 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
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November 22, 2018
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November 14, 2018
UN Security Council Lifts Arms Embargo on Eritrea
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October 20, 2018
Mass Arrests, ‘Brainwashing’ Threaten Ethiopia’s Reform Agenda
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July 13, 2018
Ethiopia Torture Victims Deserve Justice
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July 4, 2018
Interview: Years of Untold Suffering at Jail Ogaden
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June 26, 2018
Torture and Ethiopia’s Culture of Impunity
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April 10, 2018
US House Resolution on Ethiopia Passes
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March 24, 2018
Why is Kenya’s Government Silent on Ethiopia Crackdown?
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February 21, 2018
Does Ethiopia’s New State of Emergency Dash Hopes for Reform?
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February 9, 2018
Ethiopia Pardons More Journalists, Politicians
Reports Authored
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Ethiopia: Companies Long Ignored Gold Mine Pollution
Provide Effective Remedy to Oromia Residents who Suffered Harm
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Bosnia and Herzegovina: Deadly Air Pollution Killing Thousands
Needs Government Action, Less Reliance on Coal
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“We are Like the Dead”
Torture and other Human Rights Abuses in Jail Ogaden, Somali Regional State, Ethiopia
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“There is No Time Left”
Climate Change, Environmental Threats, and Human Rights in Turkana County, Kenya
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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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