Note – Meles Zenawi’s obsession with the Rwanda Genocide dates back to the 2005 election when he introduced the word “Interahamwe,” the militia that committed the 1994 genocide in Rwanda.…
The U.S. State Department’s annual human rights reports says Ethiopia is holding several hundred political prisoners, including the leader of one of the country’s largest opposition parties.…
New York - The Ethiopian government should urgently initiate an independent investigation into the murder of an opposition candidate for parliament and bring those responsible to justice, Human Rights Watch said today.…
For the Congressional Record Tuesday, March 2, 2010 / /feingold.senate.gov President, I’d like to note the many challenges to democracy we are seeing across Africa today. I have long said that promoting and supporting democratic institutions should be a key tenet of our engagement with Africa, as good governance is…
(AFP) – ADDIS ABABA — The United States on Friday urged Ethiopia to ensure its parliamentary elections set for May are free and fair Opposition groups have accused Prime Minister Meles Zenawi’s ruling party of repeated harassment in the run-up to the May 23 polls.…