The violence against civilians in the Metekel zone of Benishangul Gumuz regional state that was ignited in the month of September is not still controlled. We have witnessed at least two deadly violence in the past month. One of them was the gun attack on a bus which claimed at least 30 lives on the […]
Call for Internship
Category: Legal Location: Addis Ababa Career Level: Entry level (fresh graduate) Employment Type: Full-time internship Number required: one (1) Job Description Center for Advancement of Rights and Democracy (CARD) is a board-led, for-not-profit organization registered in Ethiopia under the revised Civil Societies Law 1113/2019 with registry number 4307. CARD envisions to see a democratic Ethiopia […]
Call for Activists
An 8-Weeks of Training on Human Rights, Civic Association, Project Management, and social media campaigning for Human Rights Activists. Background Center for Advancement of Rights and Democracy (CARD) is a board-led, for-not-profit organization registered in Ethiopia under the revised Civil Societies Law 1113/2019 with registry number 4307. CARD envisions to see a democratic Ethiopia […]
Pre-trial Proceedings of Post-Hachalu Detentions: Legal Analysis of Selected Cases
By Mikiyas Bekele[1] Click Here to download PDF Version. I. Background 1. Following the assassination of a prominent Ethiopian Singer, Hachalu Hundessa, on June 29, 2020, there was unrest and, communal and religious violence in parts of the Oromia Region and the capital Addis Ababa. Following this tragic incident, arrests including prominent politicians and journalists […]
Explaining Metekel Syndrome: Revisiting the Prolonged Ethnic Violence
Dagnachew Ayenew Yeshiwas* (for CARD**) In the last few days, almost the whole mainstream and social media discourses have been predominantly overwhelmed by reports and analysis on violence in Metekel, following the recent attack on September 4 and 5 against members of Agew and Amhara ethnic groups. Reports revealed that the attack was carried out […]