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January 29, 2025 News Release

Ethiopia: Key Rights Groups Suspended

End Repeated, Arbitrary Harassment of Civil Society Organizations

Men in downtown Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, November 3, 2021.
January 16, 2025 News Release

East Africa, Horn: Civilian Suffering in Armed Conflict

Crackdowns on Dissent, Civic Space; Impunity for Abuse

Refugees are taken in trucks
December 2, 2024 News Release

Ethiopia: Authorities Suspend Three Rights Groups

End Shutdowns, Harassment of Organizations Defending Human Rights

Men in downtown Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, November 3, 2021.
October 17, 2024 Report

Ethiopia: Fighting, Abuses Putting Sudanese Refugees at Risk

Thousands in Amhara Camps Need Security, Relocation to Safer Areas

Refugee in Kumer Camp
October 3, 2024 News Release

UN: Reject Saudi Bid for Human Rights Council Seat

Non-Competitive Elections Ensure Abusive Governments Become Members

UN HRC
September 25, 2024 Statement

Ethiopia: Gross Human Rights Violations Require the UN Rights Council's Urgent Attention

HRW Oral Statement - Item 4 General Debate - HRC57

UN HRC
September 9, 2024 Dispatches

Ethiopia Frees Seven Long-Held Opposition Politicians

Provide Redress for Unjust Detention; Ensure Safety

Activists in prison jumpsuits and handcuffs protest human rights abuses against the Oromo people in Ethiopia at a demonstration in London, October 10, 2020. © 2020 David Cliff/NurPhoto via AP
August 6, 2024 News Release

Ethiopia: Free Brother of Slain Opposition Politician

International Role Needed for Credible Investigation of Batte Urgessa’s Murder

Activists in prison jumpsuits and handcuffs protest human rights abuses against the Oromo people in Ethiopia at a demonstration in London, October 10, 2020. © 2020 David Cliff/NurPhoto via AP
July 10, 2024 Dispatches

Refugees in Eastern Sudan at Risk

International Organizations Should Act to Provide Safe Evacuation Options

Umm Rakouba refugee camp, hosting people who fled the conflict in the Tigray region of Ethiopia, in Qadarif, eastern Sudan, December 14, 2020.
July 3, 2024 News Release

Ethiopia: Army Attacks Health Care in Amhara Conflict

Protect Medical Workers, Patients; Hold Forces Responsible Accountable

A sign that reads "Emergency Room" in a hospital
June 18, 2024 Statement

Ethiopia: Halt Crackdown Against Human Rights Groups

May 9, 2024 UPR

Ethiopia: Joint Submission to the Universal Periodic Review

Submitted with Physicians for Human Rights in April 2024 for Ethiopia's 4th Periodic Review

April 4, 2024 Dispatches

Child Rights Abuses Go Unchallenged due to UN Funding Crisis

UN Committee on the Rights of the Child Cancels Upcoming Session

Children look at books in an elementary school in the village of Bisober, Tigray on December 9, 2020. The school was occupied by Tigray Special Forces and also damaged after fighting broke out between Ethiopian and Tigray forces in November 2020.
April 4, 2024 Report

Ethiopia: Military Executes Dozens in Amhara Region

UN Inquiry Urgently Needed; End Impunity for Abusive Commanders

Ethiopian Orthodox pilgrims rest at a campsite in Lalibela in the Amhara region
March 29, 2024 Statement

Submission by Human Rights Watch to the UN Special Rapporteur on Toxics, Marcos Orellana regarding toxics and gender

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