Amnesty International, the global human rights advocating group, accused the government of Ethiopia for severe violations of human rights from rape to torture under the regime of the reformist Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed who came to power two years ago.
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Amnesty International, the global rights defender, accused the Addis Ababa municipality led by Mayor Takele Uma, for “demolishing dozens of homes belonging to day labourers over the past three weeks”,making at least 1,000 people homeless amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Protesters across sub-Saharan Africa have braved bullets and beatings to defend their rights in the face of continuing conflict and state repression, Amnesty International said today as it published its annual review of human rights in the region.
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Amnesty International today calls on the Government of Ethiopia to immediately release recently detained journalists and political opponents.
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As universities across Ethiopia close to avert spread of the COVID-19 virus, Amnesty International is calling on the Ethiopian authorities to disclose measures it has taken to rescue 17 Amhara students from Dembi Dolo University in Western Oromia, who were abducted by unidentified people in November 2019 and have been missing since.
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Amnesty International said it has confirmed that at least 75 supporters of the Oromo Liberation Front (OLF) were arrested over the weekend from various places in different parts of Oromia Region of Ethiopia.
Continue ReadingThe Prime Minister of Ethiopia, Abiy Ahmed, today wins the 2019 Noble Peace Laureate Prize for his contribution in restoring peace with the neighboring Eritrea.
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Amnesty International urges the Government of Ethiopia today to immediately release five journalists arrested on ‘unsubstantiated terrorism charges’ a month ago.
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Ethiopian Parliament today approves the appointment of former advisor of Amnesty International Daniel Bekele, to serve as Commissioner of Ethiopian Human Rights Commission.
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Amnesty International today urged the Government of Ethiopia to stop the police from harassing the outspoken and award-winning journalist Eskinder Nega.
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The Sudanese authorities must end measures taken under the state of emergency to violently crush dissent amid ongoing nationwide protests in the country, Amnesty International said.
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Amnesty International applauds a court ruling against mining company in South Africa, saying it is ‘a victory for marginalized communities across the country’.
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Election campaigning will take place in a hostile political environment that leaves little room for people to freely and safely exercise their human rights, Amnesty International said.
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Amnesty International urges the Ethiopian authorities to immediately and unconditionally release a human rights defender and his friend who were arrested.
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The new Secretary General of Amnesty International, the world’s biggest human rights organization, Kumi Naidoo, met with human rights activists from across Southern Africa in Johannesburg today, to hear first-hand about their struggles.
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