Senate Resolution Archives

European Parliament Demands Investigation Into Ethiopia Killings

May 18, 2017May 18, 2017TesfaNews18 Comments

Resolution Calls for Urgent UN Inquiry Into Protester Deaths and Detention BY FELIX HORNE Today, the European Parliament passed a resolution calling for a United Nations-led independent investigation into the killing of protesters in Ethiopia. Between November 2015 and October 2016, Ethiopian security forces killed hundreds of protesters, and detained tens of thousands.

New US Senate Resolution on Ethiopia Introduced

May 18, 2017May 18, 2017TesfaNews6 Comments

BY SENATORS MARC RUBIO & BEN CARDIN U.S. Senators Marco Rubio (R-FL) and Ben Cardin (D-MD) today introduced a Senate resolution condemning excessive use of force by Ethiopian security forces that led to hundreds of deaths last year, and calling on the Ethiopian government to release all political opposition, dissidents, activists, and journalists and to […]