Association for Human Rights in Ethiopia

The world must not forget the jailed journalists of Ethiopia ı Amnesty International

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Eskinder Nega

https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2015/12/op-ed-the-world-must-not-forget-the-jailed-journalists-of-ethiopia/

By Michelle Kagari and Nani Jansen,

Today, on International Human Rights Day, the Ethiopian journalist Eskinder Nega, who was convicted on trumped up terrorism charges, will have spent more than four years in jail. Eskinder is just one of many Ethiopian journalists currently languishing behind bars, merely for doing their job. But unlike other journalists incarcerated on spurious terrorism charges such as the Al-Jazeera journalists freed from Egyptian prison earlier this year, the plight of jailed journalists in Ethiopia attracts little attention from the international community and the media. [Read more…]

Stop Killing Civilians in Ethiopia!

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AHRE Condemns killings of Students and peaceful Protestors in Oromia region, and Killing at Gondor Prison, Ethiopia.

Oromo's students protest

In the last two weeks, a number of students and civilians in Oromia region were attacked by Ethiopian authorities while they were peacefully protesting against the controversial Addis Ababa’s master plan. The protest is widely spreading throughout Oromia region and continues in the last two days. AHRE’s sources confirmed that a number of students have been shot dead and many others were injured.

AHRE confirmed that at least six students and another one person were shot dead and three others were gunshot and sustained serious injuries. It is also reported that hundreds of protesters were arrested and detained in different detention centers. AHRE received a report that most of the detainees were subjected to ill-treatments and torture.  [Read more…]