Showing posts with label Human right | Humanitarian. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Human right | Humanitarian. Show all posts

Saturday, July 21, 2018

As Ethiopia & Eritrea Sign Deal to End 20 Years of War, Will Political Prisoners Be Released Next?

(July 21, (Democracy Now))--DemoA historic peace deal between Ethiopia and Eritrea ends 20 years of a “state of war” that saw 70,000 killed and thousands of families separated.

We get response from Ethiopian writer Awol Allo, a lecturer at the Keele University School of Law in the U.K., and Vanessa Berhe, an Eritrean human rights activist. She founded the group One Day Seyoum, which campaigns for the release of her uncle, Eritrean photojournalist Seyoum Tsehaye, who was imprisoned in 2001 amid a crackdown on free expression.

Monday, May 28, 2018

UN: Ethiopia needs $280 million in humanitarian assistance

(May 28, (Addis Ababa))--The United Nations says Ethiopia urgently needs new funding, of over 280 million dollars, to offer humanitarian assistance to millions of people across the country. While some have been victims of floods, others have been affected by prolonged drought. The UN and Ethiopia are now making an international .

ETHIOPIA: Rescue operations ongoing following landslides

(May 28, (Addis Ababa))--Rescue operations are continuing in Ethiopia's Oromia region where heavy rains have led to flooding, killing over 20 people. Ethiopia is bracing for other flood situations that are expected in other parts of the country.

Tuesday, June 13, 2017

Ethiopia Trash Landslide Victims Receive Compensation

(May 13, (voa))--The city of Addis Ababa is distributing more than $4 million to victims of a huge garbage landslide that killed more than 100 people on March 13. Hundreds more were injured or otherwise affected by the disaster at the Koshe landfill on the outskirts of Ethiopia's capital.

Friday, March 17, 2017

Ethiopia Lifts Some State of Emergency Restrictions

(Mar 17, 2017, (HRW))--Ethiopia announced this week that some of the restrictions around its five-month-old state of emergency have been lifted.

Monday, February 27, 2017

Ethiopian journalist's wife urges UK and US to call for his release

(Feb 27, 2017, (The Guardian))--The wife of a blogger and journalist detained in Ethiopia has called on the international community to pressure local authorities to release her husband, who is among tens of thousands held since a state of emergency was declared in the emerging east African power last year.

Wednesday, January 18, 2017

Mother Of Angelina Jolie’s Adopted Daughter Says She Wants To Speak To Her Child

(Jan 18, 2017, (Daily Mail))--The natural mother of Angelina Jolie's adopted Ethiopian daughter Zahara has made a heartfelt plea to the superstar actress telling her: 'Please just let me talk to my daughter'.

Thursday, March 17, 2016

Ethiopia Leader Calls for More Foreign Food Aid Amid Drought

(March 16, 2016, (ADDIS ABABA))--Ethiopia's leader on Thursday urged the international community to donate more toward emergency food aid for millions of people amid a drought.

Friday, October 16, 2015

ፍርድ ቤቱ በአምስት የዞን 9 ጦማሪያን ላይ ዛሬ ብይን ሰጠ

(ጥቅምት 5/2008, (አዲስ አበባ))--የፌዴራል ከፍተኛ ፍርድ ቤት 19ኛ የወንጀል ችሎት አምስት የዞን 9 ጦማሪያን ላይ ዛሬ ብይን ሰጠ።

Monday, October 12, 2015

Victoria Beckham Shares Snaps From Her "Empowering" Trip to Ethiopia

(Oct 12, 2015, (Daily Mail))--Victoria Beckham took to Instagram this week to share new photos from her recent visit to Ethiopia.

Tuesday, August 04, 2015

From Addis Ababa to Calais, one woman's story

(Aug 04, 2015, (The Telegraph))--One female migrant in Calais describes how and why she is trying to get through the Eurostar Tunnel to Britain. In her homeland she was a human rights activist, advocating for the rights of women. It was this that landed her in trouble with the authorities spending a brief time, 21 days, incarcerated.

Monday, June 08, 2015

UN Inquiry reports gross human rights violations in Eritrea

(GENEVA (8 June 2015))--The Government of Eritrea is responsible for systematic, widespread and gross human rights violations that have created a climate of fear in which dissent is stifled, a large proportion of the population is subjected to forced labour and imprisonment, and hundreds of thousands of refugees have fled the country, according to a UN report released Monday.

Monday, February 09, 2015

Crown Princess set to visit Ethiopia

(Feb 09, 2015, (Copenhagen))--Next week, Crown Princess Mary will travel to Ethiopia to continue furthering Denmark's agenda to improve women's and girls' health and rights issues around the world. Accompanying her will be the trade and development minister, Mogens Jensen.

Tuesday, January 20, 2015

France: Migrants, Asylum Seekers Abused and Destitute

(Jan 20, 2015, (Paris))--Asylum seekers and migrants living in destitution in the port city of Calais experience harassment and abuse at the hands of French police, Human Rights Watch said today.  The abuses described to Human Rights Watch include beatings and attacks with pepper spray as the migrants and asylum seekers walked in the street or hid in trucks in the hope of traveling to the United Kingdom.