On november 9, international ngo amnesty international reported more than 800 persons were killed since november 2015. Ethiopia global coalition to protect education from. According to benensons own account, he was travelling on the london underground on 19 november 1960 when he read that two portuguese students from coimbra had been sentenced to seven years of imprisonment in portugal for allegedly having drunk. In august, the authorities announced the death of prime minister zenawi, who had ruled ethiopia for 21 years. Unions 50th anniversary, marked by a major au summit in ethiopia this. Torture and illtreatment in maekelawis police station new york. Reports of torture and other illtreatment, unfair trials. Refworld amnesty international annual report 2012 ethiopia. Ethiopia ruthlessly targeting and torturing oromo people. Amnesty international representatives returning from investigations in ethiopia and eritrea warned today that forced mass deportation. Razan ghazzawi, a syrian blogger, detained for 15 days in syria in december 2011 the amnesty international report 2012 documents the state of human rights during 2011.
Amnesty international report 2012 the state of the worlds human. Sweeping repression in the oromia region of ethiopia october 2014 the government of ethiopia anticipates a high level of opposition in oromia, and signs of dissent are actively sought out and suppressed. Amnesty international india violence against women in india. Ethiopia 2014 human rights report executive summary ethiopia is a federal republic. Refworld contains a vast collection of reports relating to situations in countries of origin, policy documents and positions, and documents relating to international and national legal frameworks. Afr 250062014 between 2011 and 2014, at least 5000 oromos have been arrested based on their actual or suspected peaceful opposition to the government. A preliminary survey of legislation around the world 2012 update amnesty international september 2012 index. Refworld is the leading source of information necessary for taking quality decisions on refugee status. Ethiopias antiterrorism proclamation was introduced in 2009. Federal democratic republic of ethiopia head of state girma woldegiorgis head of government hailemariam desalegn replaced meles zenawi the state stifled freedom of expression, severely restricting the activities of the independent media, political opposition parties and human rights organizations. Amnesty international acknowledges the limitations of such figures, and takes no position on questions such as disputed territory or the inclusion or exclusion of certain population groups. This entry was posted on august 10, 2016, in amnesty international 20 report. The amnesty international report 201516 documents the state of the worlds human rights during 2015. The stated mission of the organization is to campaign for a world in which every person enjoys all of the human rights enshrined in the universal.
Journalist held in maekelawi in mid2011, nairobi, april 2012. Human rights work crippled by restrictive law 12 mar 2012, 12. Ethiopia confirms 3 new covid19 cases april 21, 2020 april 21, 2020. The information has been carefully selected and compiled from unhcrs global network of field. Usdos, country report on human rights practices 2012, ethiopia, 19.
Crisis group phone interviews, local journalists and analysts, september 2018. Amnesty international representatives visited ethiopia in october 1998 and eritrea in january 1999 to examine allegations from both sides of human rights abuses arising from the may 1998 conflict. Amnesty international was founded in london in july 1961 by english labour lawyer peter benenson along with professor of law and friend philip james. G20 partially responds to pm abiys covid19 africa rescue proposal. A group of 90 long term observers from 22 eu member states, canada, norway and switzerland have been deployed to all regions of ethiopia on 27 april. United states commission on international religious freedom 2017 pdf, 2016 pdf, 2014 pdf findings on the worst forms of child labor 2018 pdf central intelligence agency the world factbook ethiopia. In five regional overviews and a countrybycountry survey of 155 individual countries and territories, the report shows how the demand for human rights continued to resound in every corner of the globe.
Mass arrests of oromos in addis ababafinfinne press release no. To observe and to report on national legislative and state council elections on may 23, 2010. Hailemariam desalegn was appointed as his successor, and three deputy prime ministers were appointed to include representation of all ethnicbased parties in the ruling coalition. Despite this, amnesty has continued to monitor, report and advocate to the ethiopian authorities on human rights concerns in the country. Links to non icj webpages do not imply endorsement or approval by the icj 3. Amnesty international report 201415, uncategorized. You helped free people jailed solely for peacefully expressing their. Ethiopia offline open observatory of network interference. In 2012 the global community witnessed a range of human rights. The situation of human rights defenders in ethiopia. May 23, 20 in 20 ethiopia stifled freedom of expression, severely restricting the activities of the independent media, political opposition parties and human rights organizations. Amnesty international and antislavery international assess some of the articles in the draft of the european convention on action against trafficking in human beings in relation to existing international standards and. Ethiopia background freedom of expression human rights defenders torture and other illtreatment arbitrary arrests and detentions excessive use of force conflict in the somali region forced evictions the state stifled freedom of expression, severely restricting. Ethiopiaeritrea amnesty international witnesses cruelty of mass deportations i was picked up at night, thrown into prison, not allowed time to pack.
The amnesty international report 2012 documents the state of human rights during 2011. Dezember 2015 country of origin research and information, cori research analysis, country. Cite as, amnesty international, amnesty international annual report 2012 ethiopia, 24 may 2012, available at. In august protests resumed in oromia against income tax increases and calling for the release of beqele gerba, merera gudina and other political prisoners. Widespread violations feared in clampdown on muslim protests, july 25.
Leave a comment allow ethiopian opposition politician to obtain treatment abroad for torturesustained injuries. Ethiopias compliance with the convention on the rights of. Sweeping repression in the oromia region of ethiopia 28 october 2014, index number. The human rights agenda, afr 2500991, november 1991, p. Ethiopia, amnesty says ethiopia detains 5, ethiopia. Journalists in prison press freedom under attack, afr 251098, april 1998, p. Responding to a statement by addis ababas police commissioner major general degefe bede that nearly 3,000 youths were arrested in the capital addis ababa over the weekend, and that 174 would be charged and 1,200 others would be detained at the tolay military camp for a rehabilitation education, amnesty international s director for east africa, the horn and the great lakes joan. Ethiopias compliance with the convention on the rights of the child report for the presessional working group of the committee on the rights of the child submitted by the advocates for human rights, a nongovernmental organization in special consultative status with ecosoc and the international oromo youth association. Authorities must prevent violence and protect rights during sidama referendum. Human trafficking reports antislavery international. Oda to ethiopia dipped during the 19982000 conflict between ethiopia and eritrea but has exceeded two billion usd per year since 2004. Amnesty internationals research since the protests began revealed that. As an amnesty international donor, you play a crucial role in amnestys accomplishments, and it is my great pleasure to report back to you on the work that you made possible in 2012. Amnesty international ai, amnesty international report 20, zur weltweiten.
Ethiopia human rights report 28 june18 laramie, wyoming. Ethiopia global coalition to protect education from attack. Amnesty international the crackdown on the political opposition saw mass arbitrary arrests, torture and other illtreatment, unfair trials and violations of. As noted below, however, not only have many states failed to define all of these. Amnesty international report 2012 preface if anything happens to me, know that the regime does not fear the prisoners but rather those of you who do not forget them. Amnesty international observed widespread hate speech on social media against nonoromo groups in the three days preceding the rally. Investigate police conduct after deaths of five people protesting ethnic clashes, amnesty international, 17 september.
Us citizenship and immigration services uscis eritrea. The absence of an entry in this report on a particular country or territory does not imply that no human rights violations of concern to amnesty international have taken place there during the year. This report surveys human rights issues in ethiopia affecting actual or. They met government officials and interviewed returnees from both countries. According to freedom houses freedom on the net 20 report, ethiopia ranked 56th out of 60 countries on internet freedom and 47th out of 53 in 2012. Executive summary ethiopia is officially a federal republic. Amnesty international annual report 20162017 prolonged protests over political, economic, social and cultural grievances were met with excessive and lethal force by police. Amnesty international is urging the government of ethiopia to amend the law to remove the restrictions on human rights activities, and to recognise, respect and protect the vital work of human rights defenders. On the night of 25 march, eskinder nega was rearrested, along with 10 other people. In 2016, ethiopia was the top recipient of oda in africamore than four billion usd.
Facts and figures, audiovisual materials, details of media events and other information are. Amnesty international reported that in 2012 the chsa began enforcing a provision in the law requiring ngo. Amnesty international annual report 2012 ethiopia refworld. Advocacy for oromia empowering and enabling people. Human rights watch and amnesty international expressed concern at the allegations of torture, illtreatment and use of excessive force against the icj ebulletin on counterterrorism and human rights august 2012.
Universal jurisdiction amnesty international canada. The government lifted the state of emergency in june. In 2012 the ministry of health stated nearly 62 percent of inmates in jails. The impact of civil society legislation in ethiopia pdf.
In 20 ethiopia stifled freedom of expression, severely restricting the activities of the independent media, political opposition parties and human rights organizations. The amnesty international report 2012 documents the state of human rights. Download the full report stifling human rights work. Amnesty international india has launched a campaign to address online violence faced by women on social media platforms like twitter. State of the worlds human rights covers januarydecember 2012. May 23, 20 in august, the authorities announced the death of prime minister zenawi, who had ruled ethiopia for 21 years. The 2009 charities and societies proclamation as a serious obstacle to the promotion and protection of human rights in ethiopia. Apr 29, 2020 refworld is the leading source of information necessary for taking quality decisions on refugee status.
The ruling ethiopian peoples revolutionary democratic front eprdf, a coalition of four ethnically based parties, controls the government. Throughout 2012, you sent amnesty missions to expose abuses. The ruling ethiopian peoples revolutionary democratic front eprdf elected then deputy prime minister hailemariam desalegn to take meles s place as chairman of the party. In 2012, following the death of former p rime minister meles. Ten wins for human rights in east africa, the horn and great lakes region. The authorities imprisoned actual and perceived opponents of the government. Ethiopia reports 3 new covid19 cases april 19, 2020. This is a clear abuse of power by the ethiopian authorities and serves as yet more evidence that the state of emergency is being cynically exploited for political ends. Case studies to accompany amnesty international report because i am oromo.
Information on whether eritrean nationality has changed in light of deportations from ethiopia. Ethiopian authorities continued to severely restrict basic rights of freedom of expression, association, and assembly. Hundreds of ethiopians in 2011 were arbitrarily arrested and detained and remain at risk of torture and illtreatment. Ethiopian women lawyers association ewla substantial.
Posts about amnesty international written by advocacy4oromia. Online violence against women, that is, violence directed at women because of their gender, is a barrier to their enjoyment of their rights to equality and freedom of expression. Managing ethiopias unsettled transition crisis group. The foreword, five regional overviews and a survey of 160 countries and territories highlight the suffering endured by many, be it through conflict, displacement, discrimination or repression. Uk border agency country of origin information coi report citizenship and nationality sept 20 pdf, aug 2012 pdf. Some country entries in this report have no reference to some or all of the above categories.
Ethiopia has ruthlessly targeted and tortured its largest ethnic group owing to a perceived opposition to the government, amnesty international has said. The organization claims it has more than seven million members and supporters around the world. Amnesty international believes that at least 108 journalists and opposition members were arrested in 2011 primarily because of their legitimate and. Ior 530192012 2 under international law war crimes, crimes against humanity, genocide and torture as crimes in their national law. The sbt has contacted us to say the jack mapanje event raised. Attempts to visit continued were but in 2011, our current ethiopia researcher was expelled from the country and ai currently has no access. In february, 10,000 people who had been arbitrarily detained were released.
In preparation for a discussion of changes in aiuk at the december meeting members are asked to read the document aiuk new structure delivering the role emailed to members on 271012 by penny freedman. Ethiopias coronavirus cases rise to 111 as 3 test positive april 20, 2020 april 20, 2020. Ashinie astin titoyk and jemal oumar hojele at addis ababa bole international airport on 15 march, on their way to a workshop in nairobi, kenya. Amnesty international commonly known as amnesty or ai is a british nongovernmental organization focused on human rights. The information has been carefully selected and compiled from unhcrs. Muslim leaders criticise new antiterrorism draft legislation kenya. The broad provisions of the antiterrorism proclamation allow the authorities to criminalize the exercise of freedom of expression. Ethiopia background freedom of expression human rights defenders torture and other illtreatment arbitrary arrests and detentions excessive use of force conflict in the somali region forced evictions the state stifled freedom of expression, severely restricting the activities of the independent. Amnesty international is a global movement of more than 7 million people who campaign for a.
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