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News: Ethiopia Rights Commission says inability to compile information on SoE detainees gravely concerning
By Getahun Tsegaye @GetahunTsegay12 Addis Abeba, November 17/2021 – The Ethiopia Rights Commission (EHRC) in a press release today expressed concerns over its inability to gather information and compile a report on detainees detained under the state of emergency decree. The Commission recalled the statement it issued on November 8, …
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News: ‘Certain rights are non-derogable even in a state of emergency’: UN Human Rights Office
Addis Abeba, November 17, 2021- At yesterday’s Geneva briefing, the spokesperson for the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Liz Throssell stated that contrary to arrests and detentions currently occurring in Ethiopia under the powers of the state of emergency, detention must be ended as soon as the individual …
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News: Amnesty says Tigrayans targeted in fresh wave of arrests amid SoE; gov’t denies
By Addis Standard Staff Addis Abeba, November 13, 2021- Amnesty International said that ethnic Tigrayans in Addis Abeba including children and the elderly were targeted arbitrary arrests and mass detentions after a state of emergency was enacted earlier in November. Most detainees are being held without charge or access to …