We write in advance of the 98th pre-session of the Committee on the Rights of the Child and its review of Ethiopia. This submission focuses on children’s rights violations in the context of armed ...

(Nairobi) – Ethiopian security forces have committed widespread attacks amounting to war crimes against medical professionals, patients, and health facilities in the country’s northwestern Amhara ...

Several international human rights organizations opposed the election of Ethiopia to the UN Human Rights Council through an open letter released on Tuesday. These organizations include CIVICUS, the ...

An investigation published by Reuters on Friday revealed that a secretive committee of high-ranking officials in Ethiopia has been committing human rights violations in order to eliminate the Oromo ...

A panel of human rights specialists emphasized progress made on human rights and shared their career experiences at Hoyas for Human Rights (HfHR) and Georgetown University Law Center’s Human Rights ...

The US Department of State has released a report on the human rights situation in Ethiopia in 2024. The picture painted by the document is bleak. Extrajudicial Killings, torture, and mass detentions.

Addis Ababa, February 25, 2025 (ENA)—Ethiopia’s Minister of Justice Hanna Arayaselassie, addressed the High-Level Segment of the 58th Session of the United Nations Human Rights Council, reaffirming ...

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Amidst international pressure and reports of human rights violations in Ethiopia a court in Addis Ababa ordered a release on bail of Prof. Mesfin Wolde-Mariam and Dr. Berhanu Nega on Tuesday (June 5, ...