Sudan Will Decide the Outcome of the Ethiopian Civil War

Source: https://foreignpolicy.com/2020/11/14/sudan-will-decide-outcome-ethiopian-civil-war-abiy-tigray/ DISPATCH Sudan Will Decide the Outcome of the Ethiopian Civil War As Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed goes to war against Ethiopia’s former rulers—the Tigray People’s Liberation Front—Khartoum’s moves will determine whether the conflict remains a local affair or a regional conflagration. BY NIZAR MANEK, MOHAMED KHEIR OMER NOVEMBER Read more…

ETHIOPIA: “BEYOND LAW ENFORCEMENT”: HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS BY ETHIOPIAN SECURITY FORCES IN AMHARA AND OROMIA

RESEARCH ETHIOPIA: TORTURE AND OTHER ILL-TREATMENT 29 May 2020, Index number: AFR 25/2358/2020 The political reforms introduced in Ethiopia by the incumbent government in 2018 presented the country with an opportunity to break with its abysmal human rights record marred by extrajudicial killings, torture and other ill-treatment and enforced disappearance Read more…

Ethiopia: Security forces ‘must face justice for horrific human rights violations’ – New Report

Amnesty International UK Press releases 29 May 2020 10:8am At least 10,000 people were arbitrarily arrested and detained last year as part of the government’s crackdown on armed attacks and violence in Oromia Region Forces have burned homes to the ground, committed rape and extrajudicial execution in response to inter-communal Read more…

Ethiopia’s security forces accused of torture, evictions and killings – report

https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2020/may/29/ethiopias-security-forces-accused-of-torture-evictions-and-killings-report Prime minister Abiy Ahmed has been lauded for his democratic reforms. But Amnesty International are now urging him to investigate allegations of serious human rights abuses Tom Gardner in Addis Ababa Fri 29 May 2020 15.15 AEST A man waves an Oromo flag as people from the community gather Read more…

ANALYSIS: THE ROLE OF THE QEERROO IN FUTURE OROMO POLITICS

addisstandard / May 26, 2020 / https://addisstandard.com/analysis-the-role-of-the-qeerroo-in-future-oromo-politics/ “The Oromo protests had significant impact on local administrative structures, temporarily limiting the state’s presence in every corner of the Oromia region.” BY TERJE ØSTEBØ @TOSTEBO Addis Abeba, May 26/2020 – The Qeerroo movement emerged as a significant political actor in the course Read more…