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News: Amnesty reports gang rape, looting, physical assaults committed by TPLF fighters in the Amhara region
By Addis Standard Staff Addis Abeba, November 10,2021- Amnesty International has released a report on Movement 09 featuring troubling testimonies of women raped at gunpoint, robbed, physically and verbally assaulted at the hands of fighters from the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) when the group launched an attack on parts …
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News: Arrests in connection with SoE appear to be “identity-based” rights commission says
By Getahun Tsegaye @GetahunTsegay12 Addis Abeba, November 7/ 2021- The Ethiopian Human Rights Commission (EHRC) expressed concerns over the situation of people being arrested in connection with the state of emergency. In a statement released yesterday, the commission said that it is worried about the handling of the people detained …
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News: Parliament approves State of Emergency Proclamation, Board of inquiry Commission
Addis Abeba, November 04/2021 – The first year, 6th round, 1st regular session of the House of Peoples’ Representatives (HoPR), has today approved the State of Emergency proclamation forwarded by the Council of Ministers on November 02. (Please see the full provision of the proclamation here). According to a statement …