US. Department of State
Ethiopia: EXECUTIVE SUMMARYShare Ethiopia is a federal republic. On August 20, Prime Minister Meles Zenawi died. The ruling Ethiopian People’s Revolutionary Democratic Front (EPRDF) elected then deputy prime minister Hailemariam Desalegn to take Meles’s place as chairman of the party. The EPRDF subsequently nominated him for the post of prime…
UN rights chief hails new treaty protecting economic, social, cultural rights
High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay. UN Photo/Jean-Marc Ferré 6 May 2013 – The United Nations human rights chief today welcomed the birth of a new mechanism which will empower individuals to seek out justice when their rights to food, adequate housing, education or health are violated. The new…
Ethiopia: Loss of Lives and Displacement Due to “Border Dispute” in Eastern Ethiopia
HRLHA Urgent Action May 7, 2013 The Human Rights League of the Horn of Africa (HRLHA) would like to express its deep concern over the negligence of both the federal and regional governments in Ethiopia regarding the violence that has been going on for about six months against the…