BY ALEMAYEHU MARIAM | THE HILL An old Ethiopian aphorism propounds, “If spiders could gather up their silk in a single twine, they could tie up a lion.” In other words, many weak and powerless people could band together and defeat a mighty adversary.
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BY TECLE ABRAHAM The incoming PM of Ethiopia has by his inaugural speech sounded like he is ushering a new era in Ethiopia’s body politics. Like a good preacher reprimanding his flocks for not behaving the way the holy book instructs them to, the PM also described a litany of misconduct and misbehavior by his […]
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BY ENGIDU WOLDIE | ESAT NEWS The U.S. House of Representative will hold a vote on Tuesday on House Resolution 128 (H.Res.128), a resolution supporting respect for human rights and encouraging inclusive governance in Ethiopia.
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The very least the U.S. government can do this time is taking a stand BY ALEMAYEHU G. MARIAM In the lore of the Wild West, cowboys would have quick-draw duels at noon when the sun is high in the sky. It is a do-or-die moment. The U.S. Congress has set high noon on February 28, […]
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The U.S. gov’t gave the Ethiopian regime a deadline of Feb 28 to unconditionally accept the appointment of a UN Rapporteurs and allow unfettered access into the country to investigate the state of human rights BY ENGIDU WOLDIE | ESAT NEWS The United States on Wednesday gave a 28-day ultimatum to the Ethiopian regime to […]
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U.S. Representative Mike Coffman (R-CO) urges his colleagues to vote on H.Res. 128 to address human rights abuses in Ethiopia on the House of Representatives floor. BY ENGIDU WOLDIE | ESAT NEWS Representative Mike Coffman of Colorado today urge the House of Representative to vote on H. Res. 128, a resolution supporting respect for human […]
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Ethiopia has halted a human rights resolution in the House by threatening to withdraw security cooperation with the United States. But counterterrorism partnership should not give the regime a pass to continue killing and jailing political opponents with absolute impunity. BY YOSEPH BADWAZA | FREEDOM HOUSE When Congressman Mike Coffman (R-CO) addressed a gathering of […]
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Support Respect for Human Rights in Ethiopia October 12, 2017 The Honorable Paul Ryan Speaker of the House H-232 The Capitol Washington, D.C. 20515 Dear Speaker Ryan, We are writing to underscore the importance of House Resolution (H.Res.) 128 and the need to bring it to a vote as soon as possible. The resolution, which […]
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