Human Rights Watch (HRW) condemned Ethiopian authorities for shutting down two prominent human rights organizations in recent ...

Scores of journalists in Ethiopia in recent years have been wrongfully imprisoned in efforts to stifle their reporting.

Ethiopian authorities have shut down two more prominent human rights organizations in recent weeks as part of their escalating crackdown against civil society, Human Rights Watch said today. The ...

Addis Abeba — In mid-January 2025, Human Rights Watch (HRW) published its overview of the human rights situation in Ethiopia for 2024. The report stated that human rights continue to be violated, ...

Ethiopia is waging an "escalating crackdown" on civil society, Human Rights Watch said Wednesday, denouncing the suspension ...

Ethiopia's government has intensified its crackdown on civil society by suspending multiple human rights organisations, ...

Human Rights Watch found that the government's allegations ... As one of the few human rights entities operating in Ethiopia, the commission, as well as the Office of the United Nations High ...

Ethiopia escalates crackdown on civil society, suspending independent human rights groups, denouncing lack of independence and exceeding mandate.

“Armed forces and armed groups in Sudan and Ethiopia have deliberately targeted ... Africa director at Human Rights Watch. “Regional and international bodies should urgently take concrete ...