“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 ...

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

Today marks the publication of Human Rights Watch’s 35th annual World Report ... Not so many other atrocity-ridden conflicts elsewhere, like in Ethiopia, Myanmar, and Sudan.

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, ...

Human Rights Watch (HRW) condemned Ethiopian authorities for shutting down two prominent human rights organizations in recent weeks, deepening an ongoing crackdown against civil society, in a ...

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 is waging an "escalating crackdown" on civil society, Human Rights Watch said Wednesday, denouncing the suspension of two independent human rights groups in recent weeks.

Human Rights Watch (HRW) characterized Ethiopia's human rights situation in 2024 as "dire," citing widespread conflict, restrictions on civil society, and impunity for abuses. The organization's ...

While North Korea is widely acknowledged as one of the world's most constraining dictatorships, there is a country that has been dubbed "Africa's North Korea".