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June 29, 2016 Dispatches

Dispatches: Ethiopia Ascends to UN Security Council Despite Dismal Rights Record

Credible Investigation Needed Into Deaths of Protesters

The UN Security Council votes on a resolution at the United Nations Headquarters in New York on March 2, 2016.
June 16, 2016 Commentary

There is A Violent Repression in Ethiopia - so Why is the UK Government Silent About it?

Ethnic Oromo march on a road in Ethiopia after security forces fatally shot protesters in Wolenkomi, some 60 kilometers west of Addis Ababa, December 15, 2015.
June 15, 2016 News Release

Ethiopia: Protest Crackdown Killed Hundreds

Free Wrongfully Held Detainees, Independent Inquiry Needed

Mersen Chala holds a photo of his brother Dinka, who was killed by Ethiopian security forces a day earlier, in Yubdo village, Oromia region, about 100 kilometers from Addis Ababa, December 2015.
June 15, 2016 Interview

Interview: Ethiopia’s Bloody Crackdown on Peaceful Dissent

Ethnic Oromo march on a road in Ethiopia after security forces fatally shot protesters in Wolenkomi, some 60 kilometers west of Addis Ababa, December 15, 2015.
May 9, 2016 Dispatches

Dispatches: Using Courts to Crush Dissent in Ethiopia

Protesters in Oromia region, Ethiopia.
April 12, 2016 Commentary

Deafening Silence from Ethiopia

Security forces harassing students in Oromia, January 2016.
March 15, 2016 Statement

UN Human Rights Council: General Debate under Item 4

Human Rights Crisis in Ethiopia

Protesters in Oromia region, Ethiopia.
February 21, 2016 News Release

Ethiopia: No Let Up in Crackdown on Protests

Killings, Detention of Protesters Enter Fourth Month

A man mourns during the funeral ceremony of a primary school teacher who family members said was shot dead by military forces during protests in Oromia, Ethiopia in December 2015. December 17, 2015.
January 27, 2016 News Release

East Africa: Little Progress, Worsening Repression

Serious Free Speech, Assembly Violations Linked to Elections

On October 13, 2015, police shot dead Christophe Nkezabahizi, his wife, nephew, and his two teenage children in Bujumbura. No one has been held accountable for their deaths.
January 22, 2016 Commentary

Ethiopia’s Invisible Crisis

Women mourn during the funeral ceremony of Dinka Chala, a primary school teacher whom family members said was shot dead by military forces during a demonstration in Holonkomi town, Ethiopia on December 17, 2015.
January 15, 2016 Dispatches

Dispatches: Government Backs Down, But Will Protests End in Ethiopia?

Protesters in Oromia region, Ethiopia.
January 7, 2016 Dispatches

Dispatches: Arrest of Respected Politician Escalating Crisis in Ethiopia

Bekele Gerba in Washington DC, December 2015.
December 18, 2015 News Release

Ethiopia: Lethal Force Against Protesters

Military Deployment, Terrorism Rhetoric Risk Escalating Violence

Protesters in Oromia region, Ethiopia.
December 5, 2015 Dispatches

Dispatches: Yet Again, a Bloody Crackdown on Protesters in Ethiopia

Protesters in Oromia region, Ethiopia.

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