The basic rights of older persons need to be protected today, more than ever before, said the UN human rights chief on Monday, but existing legal safeguards render them, in effect, “invisible”.Michelle Bachelet was addressing the Working Group on Agein…
The Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International Report is methodologically flawed and has no forensic investigation, Director of the Balsillie School of International Affairs Ann Fitz-Gerald told ENA.In an exclusive interview with ENA, Fitz-Gerald sai…
The joint report of Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch about alleged crimes in Welkait has unacceptable political contents that went beyond the mandates of the organizations, Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Demeke Mekonen said.The …
Ethiopia: Crimes Against Humanity in Western Tigray Zone Immediate humanitarian access, protection of communities key Tigrayans in the disputed Western Tigray Zone of Ethiopia have experienced a relentless campaign of ethnic cleansing by security forces from the neighbouring Amhara region and their allies. The campaign of killings, rape, mass detentions, and forcible transfers amounts to […]
The Government of Ethiopia will carefully examine the content of Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch’s report on allegedly committed crimes in Welkait, according to Ministry of Foreign Affairs. In its statement today, the government questioned the validity of numerous political matters the two organizations felt necessary. According to the statement, a cursory look at […]
CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA — An Ethiopian court has ordered Ethiopian journalist Amir Aman Kiyaro to be released on bail after being imprisoned for four months without charges.A judge in the capital, Addis Ababa, on Tuesday granted bail to Kiyaro while pr…
The United Nations has to investigate the recent statements made by the Director General of the World Health Organization, Dr. Tedros Adhanom, on Tigray for being one-sided and intervening in the affairs of sovereign country, the veteran political anal…
Human Rights Activist Obang Metho and the celebrated Athlete Derartu Tulu have urged all parties and citizens to actively contribute their share to the success of the national dialogue.The prominent personalities told ENA that all need to contribute to…