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Ethiopia: 2010 Annual Report on Human Rights by Amnesty International
published 708 days, 11 hours, 15 minutes ago posted by adminadmin 708 days, 11 hours, 20 minutes ago
Tuesday, June 15, 2010 6:54:04 AM GMT Tuesday, June 15, 2010 6:49:21 AM GMT
Freedom of association and expression, and the work of human rights groups, were limited by new laws introduced in the first half of the year. Human rights defenders were harassed, with some fleeing the country to avoid arrest and detention. Opposition party leader Birtukan Mideksa, who was re-arrested in December 2008, continued to serve a life sentence in prison. Some 26 people were convicted (more)
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Human-rights abuser on the G20 guest list
published 713 days, 10 hours, 58 minutes ago posted by adminadmin 713 days, 11 hours, 2 minutes ago
Thursday, June 10, 2010 7:11:11 AM GMT Thursday, June 10, 2010 7:07:02 AM GMT
Later this month, leaders from Ethiopia and Malawi will be in Toronto as invited guests of the G20. While it is to be expected that the Malawian President would be invited in his capacity as the Chair of the African Union, it is more surprising to see an invitation [...] (more)
Digg It category: Politics | comment | | source: ethioforum.org tags: Human Right Ethiopia, Human Rights Ethiopia, Meles Zenawi, news about ethiopia

Spotlight on the Struggle of Birtukan Mideksa: Ethiopian Human Rights Activist in the Global Women's Movement
published 721 days, 15 hours, 31 minutes ago posted by adminadmin 721 days, 15 hours, 31 minutes ago
Wednesday, June 02, 2010 2:38:44 AM GMT Wednesday, June 02, 2010 2:38:24 AM GMT
Today I would like to tell you the story of Birtukan Mideksa, an Ethiopian prisoner of conscience who is facing life imprisonment for speaking out against an oppressive government. Birtukan is an opposition leader of the Unity for Democracy and Justice (formerly Coalition for Unity and Democracy) party and is advocating for democracy and rule of law in Ethiopia. After years of civil unrest and war with Eritrea, Ethiopia is still struggling to overcome oppression and establish political freedom. The parli... (more)
Digg It category: Politics | comment | | source: www.huffingtonpost.com tags: Birtukan Mideksa, Burtukan Mideksa, Human Right Ethiopia, Human Rights Ethiopia, news about ethiopia

Ethiopia is an authoritarian state in which the government's commitment to democracy exists only on paper
published 729 days, 16 hours, 14 minutes ago posted by adminadmin 729 days, 16 hours, 17 minutes ago
Tuesday, May 25, 2010 1:55:01 AM GMT Tuesday, May 25, 2010 1:52:45 AM GMT
Human Rights Watch Ethiopia: Government Repression Undermines PollInternational Election Observers Should Condemn Voter IntimidationMay 24, 2010(Nairobi) - Ethiopian government and ruling party officials intimidated voters and unlawfully restricted the media ahead of the May 23, 2010 parliamentary elections, Human Rights Watch said today.In assessing the polls, international election observers (more)
Digg It category: Politics | comment | | source: negaritethiopia.blogspot.com tags: election 2002, ethiopia, Human Rights Ethiopia, news about ethiopia

Ethiopia Is Accused of Political Repression
published 733 days, 10 hours, 28 minutes ago posted by adminadmin 733 days, 10 hours, 29 minutes ago
Friday, May 21, 2010 7:41:12 AM GMT Friday, May 21, 2010 7:40:45 AM GMT
Diplomats, human rights groups and witnesses say the Ethiopian government is methodically stifling dissent in the prelude to this weekend’s national elections, denying food aid to opposition supporters, jailing political opponents and possibly killing a few activists, part of a broader pattern of repression in several of America’s closest allies in Africa, especially during election time. (more)
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Ethiopia: London 31st of March Demo. Against Meles Zenawi
published 786 days, 13 hours, 31 minutes ago posted by adminadmin 786 days, 13 hours, 39 minutes ago
Monday, March 29, 2010 4:38:07 AM GMT Monday, March 29, 2010 4:30:11 AM GMT
Ethiopia: London 31st of March Demo. Against Meles Zenawi (more)
Digg It category: Politics | comment | | source: ecadforum.com tags: Activists, Human Rights Ethiopia, news about ethiopia

Political repression is spreading in Ethiopia
published 786 days, 13 hours, 31 minutes ago posted by adminadmin 786 days, 13 hours, 41 minutes ago
Monday, March 29, 2010 4:38:07 AM GMT Monday, March 29, 2010 4:27:59 AM GMT
The Ethiopian government continues to intimidate opposition politicians, journalists and human rights activists ahead of the presidential elections in May. This according to Human Rights Watch in a new report describing how free speech has been curtailed and that people generally do not dare challenge the political [...] Margaret Smith reports (more)
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US State Department: Ethiopia represses opposition
published 799 days, 13 hours, 46 minutes ago posted by adminadmin 799 days, 13 hours, 50 minutes ago
Tuesday, March 16, 2010 4:23:19 AM GMT Tuesday, March 16, 2010 4:18:59 AM GMT
The US State Department's annual human rights report, released this week, charges that Ethiopia is holding several hundred political prisoners, including the leader of one of the country's largest opposition parties. The 2009 report says Birtukan Mideksa, president of Ethiopia's opposition Unity for Democracy and Justice party, was held in solitary confinement for the first six months of the year despite a court ruling that it violated her constitutional rights. (more)
Digg It category: Politics | comment | | source: www.ww4report.com tags: election 2002, Human Right Ethiopia, Human Rights Ethiopia, news about ethiopia

US Rights Report Lists Birtukan as Political Prisoner
published 801 days, 13 hours, 43 minutes ago posted by adminadmin 801 days, 13 hours, 55 minutes ago
Sunday, March 14, 2010 4:26:46 AM GMT Sunday, March 14, 2010 4:13:55 AM GMT
The U.S. State Department’s annual human rights reports says Ethiopia is holding several hundred political prisoners, including the leader of one of the country’s largest opposition parties. Ethiopia has reacted strongly to past U.S. criticisms of its rights record. (more)
Digg It category: Politics | comment | | source: ethioforum.org tags: Birtukan Mideksa, Burtukan Mideksa, Ethiopia news, Ethiopian news, Human Right Ethiopia, Human Rights Ethiopia, news about ethiopia

San Diego and Los Angeles Rally for Birtukan Mideksa
published 847 days, 14 hours, 32 minutes ago posted by adminadmin 847 days, 15 hours, 4 minutes ago
Wednesday, January 27, 2010 3:37:26 AM GMT Wednesday, January 27, 2010 3:05:02 AM GMT
Students from San Diego State, UCSD, UCLA and UCR rallied on Saturday January 23, 2010 against human right violations and the unjust imprisonment of Judge Birtukan Mideksa, Ethiopia’s prominent opposition party leader.The students, activists, members of the San Diego [...] (more)
Digg It category: Politics | comment | | source: ecadforum.com tags: Activists, Birtukan Mideksa, Ethiopia news, Ethiopian news, Human Rights Ethiopia, news about ethiopia

The Ethiopian journalist - an endangered species
published 892 days, 21 hours, 3 minutes ago posted by adminadmin 892 days, 21 hours, 45 minutes ago
Saturday, December 12, 2009 9:06:47 PM GMT Saturday, December 12, 2009 8:24:06 PM GMT
By Yilma Bekele –An endangered species is a population of organisms that is at risk of becoming extinct because it is either few in numbers, or threatened by changing environmental or predation parameters. (more)
Digg It category: Politics | comment | | source: ethioforum.org tags: Ethiopia Media, Ethiopia news, Ethiopia Press, Ethiopian news, Human Rights Ethiopia, news about ethiopia

U.S. Urges Ethiopia to Improve Human-Rights Record
published 892 days, 21 hours, 3 minutes ago posted by adminadmin 892 days, 21 hours, 46 minutes ago
Saturday, December 12, 2009 9:06:47 PM GMT Saturday, December 12, 2009 8:23:24 PM GMT
By Jason McLure, Dec. 11 (Bloomberg) – The U.S. called on Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi’s government to re-examine a law that limits foreign funding of human rights and pro-democracy groups, and expressed concern over the closure of the country’s biggest privately owned newspaper. (more)
Digg It category: Politics | comment | | source: ethioforum.org tags: Ethiopia news, Ethiopian news, Human Rights Ethiopia, Meles Zenawi, news about ethiopia

Geneva events highlight human rights violations in Ethiopia
published 892 days, 21 hours, 3 minutes ago posted by adminadmin 892 days, 21 hours, 47 minutes ago
Saturday, December 12, 2009 9:06:47 PM GMT Saturday, December 12, 2009 8:22:49 PM GMT
Press Release, 11 December 2009 — The Ethiopian Association in Switzerland (AES) and Association for Justice and Accountability in Ethiopia (AJAE) have staged a demonstration and held a candle light vigil in Geneva. (more)
Digg It category: Politics | comment | | source: ethioforum.org tags: Activists, Ethiopia news, Ethiopian news, Human Rights Ethiopia, news about ethiopia