by Alemayehu G. Mariam The great American poet Walt Whitman said, “Either define the moment or the moment will define you.” Will the election of Uhuru Kenyatta as president of Kenya define President Barack Obama in Africa or will President Barack

(Washington, DC) – The World Bank’s board should support an internal investigation into allegations of abuse linked to a World Bank project in Ethiopia, Human Rights Watch said today. The Inspection Panel, the World Bank’s independent accountability mechanism, has recommended

By Betre Yacob. The human rights situation in Ethiopia, the most important strategic and security ally of the Western powers, has worsened drastically, according to the 2013 Human Rights Watch’s World Report, which summarizes the human rights situation of more

Why Are We Funding Abuse in Ethiopia? Helen Epstein AFP/Getty Images Workers at a Saudi-owned rice farm in Gambella, Ethiopia, March 22, 2012 In 2010, the Ethiopian government began moving thousands of people out of the rural villages where they

— Ethiopia has unveiled its first Human Rights Action Plan, with the goal of ensuring human rights in the East African country. Activists have long complained about the Ethiopian government’s record of quashing political dissent and freedom of expression.  

The Ethiopia Government unveiled a draft Human Rights Action Plan on Thursday last week (February 28th) for discussions with stakeholders including the United Nations, civil societies and development partners. The overall aim of the plan is to ensure the goal

In her recent commentary in the New York Review of Books, “Obama: Failing the African Spring?”, Dr. Helen Epstein questioned the Obama Administration for turning a blind eye to human rights violations in Africa, and particularly the persecution of Muslims

WASHINGTON, Feb. 18, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — The Ethiopian-American Muslim community in the Washington metropolitan area is dismayed and disgusted with the gross violation of basic human rights