In 2006, the police suspected Kefyalew Teferaa of being part of an outlawed group. When arrested, he was shot in the legs, causing a lifelong disability. Jailed for 12 years and exposed to constant to...
The Government of Ethiopia has released several political prisoners including journalists, leaders and members of oppositions parties, and representatives of the Muslim community. The government has a...
Since Wednesday 3 January, news about the potential release of political prisoners in Ethiopia have captivated large international media outlets and observers. As part of the breaking news was also th...
Civil Rights Defenders together with 12 international civil society organisations in a letter addressed to the Permanent Representatives of Members and Observer States of the UN Human Rights Council b...
Civil Rights Defenders together with 14 other prominent civil society organisations have issued a joint statement to the Permanent Representatives of Members and Observer States of the UN Human Rights...
Today, Civil Rights Defenders and eight other civil society organisations issue a joint statement calling on the Ethiopian Government to end the use of counter-terrorism law to persecute dissenters an...
In a letter to the Permanent Representatives of Members and Observer States of the UN Human Rights Council, Civil Rights Defenders together with eight undersigned civil society organisations expressed...
Civil Rights Defenders welcomes the news that the Federal High Court in Ethiopia has acquitted five Zone 9 Bloggers, four of whom have been held in prison since April 2014, on terrorism charges. Abel ...
Civil Rights Defenders welcomes the release of two Zone 9 Bloggers who were arrested along with four other bloggers and three journalists in April 2014 on incitement and terrorism charges. In what is ...
In an open letter addressed to the Ethiopian Prime Minister, Hailemariam Desalegn, Civil Rights Defenders together with 40 other human rights organisations have called for the immediate release of all...
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