Huffington Post   NAIROBI, Kenya – A cursory glance at the headlines shows that Ethiopia has one of Africa’s fastest growing economies. But the noise generated by the hyperbolic international media is drowning out the critical voices. Political...

“Dear Hyena no need for excuses, just eat me” – Ethiopian Proverb By BefeQadu Hailu “So what do you think is your crime?” I was asked by one of my interrogators while I was telling him about what I did as a blogger,...

August 11, 2014 A CALL FOR ACTION BY THE GLOBAL ALLIANCE FOR RIGHTS OF ETHIOPIANS On Monday August 11 it will be 50 days since Andargatchew Tsege was illegally kidnapped in Yemen and handed to the repressive regime in Ethiopia. We therefore...

US-Africa: Make Human Rights Central to Summit Obama Should Press African Leaders to End Repression (Washington, DC) – US President Barack Obama should ensure that human rights concerns are a major focus of the US-Africa Leaders Summit, Human...

By Sarah Margon, Special to CNN Editor’s note: Sarah Margon is the Washington director of Human Rights Watch. The views expressed are her own. As he stood before Ghana’s parliament in July 2009, President Barack Obama set out some guiding...

Jul 28, 2014  Press Release WASHINGTON – Rep. Dana Rohrabacher on Monday urged Ethiopia’s prime minister to release Andargachew Tsige, a native-born opposition leader with British citizenship who last month was extradicted to the...

By Bryan Denson Four Ethiopian runners who vanished Saturday from the 2014 IAAF World Junior Championships in Eugene, perhaps seeking asylum in the U.S., would have much to put behind them by leaving their home country. Poverty, regional instability,...