Written By:- Belay Manaye Translated By:- Befekadu Hailu Yonas Gashaw is a 29 years man who lives in Bahir Dar, capital of Amhara regional state. He is father and a father of a son. In a political detention, Yonas suffered physical and psychological assault to the extent where his genitals will no more function. Here […]
Kefyalew Teferra – The Man who Lost His Legs in Prison
Written by:- Belay Manaye Translated by:- Befekadu Hailu Kefyalew Teferra Deresse is a 33 years old man who was born in Horro Guduru. He now lives in the outskirt of Addis, Sebeta, Oromia region. He was jailed for 12 years since 2006. In prison, he has lost both of his legs and suffered torture. […]
“The Personal Prisoner” – Gueled Mohammed
Written by: Belay Manaye Translated by: Befekadu Hailu Gueled Mohammed is a 41 years old man who used to work as the Ethiopia’s Somali regional government communication head before he was jailed years before. He is married and has two children. He suffered seven years of combined arbitrary detention in Jigjiga Zone Prison and Jail […]
Ethnic based attacks and conflicts should be resolved – HRC 143th Special Report
Human Rights Council (HRC) has released special report on 04 Nov 2017 that underlined the need to take bold policies and implementation measures to resolve ethnic based attacks and conflicts in different parts of Ethiopia. HRC in this 143th Special Report urged the government to immediately stop ethnic based attacks and conflicts, and human rights […]
Identity based extrajudicial killings and other human rights violations – Summary findings of human rights reports from Human Rights Council- Ethiopia
Human Rights Council (HRC), Civic organizations based in Ethiopia had released 139th and 141th Special Reports that revealed identity based extrajudicial killings and other human rights violations in Somali, Tigray, Amhara and Southern Nations, Nationalities and Peoples regions by government security forces. Somali Region HRC, in its 139th Special Report which was released on 01 […]