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November 9, 2016 Dispatches

Will Ethiopia’s Year-Long Crackdown End?

Need for Meaningful Reforms, Accountability

Demonstrators chant slogans while flashing the Oromo protest gesture during Irreecha, the thanksgiving festival of the Oromo people, in Bishoftu town, Oromia region, Ethiopia, October 2, 2016.
November 4, 2016 Letter

Open Letter to the Government of Ethiopia

Armed security officials watch as protesters stage a protest against government during the Irreechaa cultural festival in Bishoftu, Ethiopia on October 02, 2016.
October 31, 2016 News Release

Ethiopia: State of Emergency Risks New Abuses

Directive Codifies Vague, Overbroad Restrictions

A woman cries as she attends a prayer session at Biftu Bole Lutheran Church during a prayer and candle ceremony for those who died in the town of Bishoftu during Ireecha, the thanksgiving festival for the Oromo people, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, October 9, 20
October 30, 2016 Statement

Legal Analysis of Ethiopia’s State of Emergency

A woman cries as she attends a prayer session at Biftu Bole Lutheran Church during a prayer and candle ceremony for those who died in the town of Bishoftu during Ireecha, the thanksgiving festival for the Oromo people, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, October 9, 20
October 13, 2016 Statement

Human Rights Watch Statement to the European Parliament

Human Rights Situation in Ethiopia: Need for Stronger EU Action October 12, 2016

A man at a funeral holds up the portrait of Tesfu Tadese Biru, 32, a construction engineer who died during a stampede after police fired warning shots at an anti-government protest in Bishoftu during Irreecha, the thanksgiving festival of the Oromo people
October 11, 2016 Dispatches

Anger Boiling Over in Ethiopia

Declaration of State of Emergency Risks Further Abuses

Protestors run from tear gas launched by security personnel during the Irecha, the thanks giving festival of the Oromo people in Bishoftu town of Oromia region, Ethiopia, October 2, 2016.
October 8, 2016 Q & A

Q&A: Recent Events and Deaths at the Irreecha Festival in Ethiopia

Security officials watch as demonstrators chant slogans while flashing the protest gesture during Irreecha, the thanksgiving festival of the Oromo people, in Bishoftu town, Oromia region, Ethiopia, on October 2, 2016.
October 8, 2016 News Release

Ethiopia: Independent Inquiry Needed on Irreecha

Scores of People Killed at Festival

Demonstrators chant slogans while flashing the protest gesture during Irreecha, the thanksgiving festival of the Oromo people, in Bishoftu town, Oromia region, Ethiopia, on October 2, 2016.
October 6, 2016 Commentary

EU Needs a New Approach to Ethiopia

Security officials watch as demonstrators chant slogans while flashing the protest gesture during Irreecha, the thanksgiving festival of the Oromo people, in Bishoftu town, Oromia region, Ethiopia, on October 2, 2016.
September 19, 2016 Commentary

Ottawa Must Speak Out on Ethiopian Crackdown

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.
September 19, 2016 Statement

Coalition of NGO, Diaspora Groups Support Ethiopia Human Rights Resolution

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.
September 8, 2016 Letter

Joint letter to UN Human Rights Council on Ethiopia

Protesters chant slogans during a demonstration over what they say is unfair distribution of wealth in the country at Meskel Square in Ethiopia's capital Addis Ababa, August 6, 2016.
August 18, 2016 Commentary

Ethiopia’s Bloody Crackdown: The Case for International Justice

Protesters chant slogans during a demonstration over what they say is unfair distribution of wealth in the country at Meskel Square in Ethiopia's capital Addis Ababa, August 6, 2016.
August 13, 2016 Dispatches

Ethiopian Forces Kill ‘Up to 100’ Protesters

Governments Should Press Ethiopia to Allow an International Investigation

Protesters chant slogans during a demonstration over what they say is unfair distribution of wealth in the country at Meskel Square in Ethiopia's capital Addis Ababa, August 6, 2016.
July 28, 2016 Dispatches

Dispatches: Ethiopia’s Opposition Leaders on Hunger Strike

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Bekele Gerba in Washington DC, August 2015.

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