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CPJ urges Kerry to speak out for a free press at At AU summit

New York, May 16, 2013– The Committee to Protect Journalists writes to US Secretary of State John Kerry to ask him to include in his discussions at the AU Summit…

Kerry’s Ethiopia Opportunity – Wall Street Journal

Kerry’s Ethiopia Opportunity: The U.S. Secretary of State’s visit to Addis Ababa is a chance to pressure the government on its dreadful record on human rights. By Martin Schibbye and…

Corruption and the Ethiopian Regime By Semahagn Gashu Abebe (PhD)

The legal measures undertaken by the Ethiopian regime last week has once again brought about the issue of corruption to the spot light. According to the statement released by the…

How Big is Corruption in Ethiopia? $16.5 Billion Lost to Illegal Smuggling of Cash

Published by Tadias May 13th, 2013  Global Financial Integrity says Ethiopia lost US$16.5 Billion to illicit financial outflows in the last decade.Tadias Magazine By Tadias Staff Published: Monday, May 13th, 2013 New…

Ethiopia lesbian couple tell of attack, as fear of anti-gay action rises

ADDIS ABABA: They call themselves Lucy and Tina. They are Ethiopian. They are lesbians. They are a couple who have been together for five years. But last week, while dancing…

Eritrea “celebrates” 20 years of terror By Rainer Chr. Hennig

Eritrea “celebrates” 20 years of terror By Rainer Chr. Hennig

Patriotic murals like this one, celebrating the independence war, are found on many locations all over Eritrea © David Stanley/GNU/afrol News afrol News - In May 2013, 20 years have passed since Eritreans…

“Today in Ethiopia freedom is still a pie in the sky” Statement delivered at African Commission

Statement delivered at the 53rd ordinary session of the African Commission on Human and Peoples Rights in Banjul, Gambia Madame chair, ladies and gentlemen Today, Ethiopia lives through the sword…

Group: 10,000 dissidents detained in Eritrea

May 9, 2013 By KIRUBEL TADESSE — Associated Press ADDIS ABABA, ETHIOPIA — Eritrea’s government has jailed about 10,000 dissidents without charge or trial over the years, a rights group…

A Call for Action: The OAU & Emperor Haile Selassie’s Rightful Place in History By Nebyat Aklilu

A Call for Action: The OAU & Emperor Haile Selassie’s Rightful Place in History By Nebyat Aklilu… Read story in PDF…

Egypt Threatens To Think About Invading, strategy page

strategy page : May 7, 2013: This week Ethiopia freed 74 members of the Benshangul Peoples Liberation Movement (BPLM). The release of prisoners was part of a peace deal with the…

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