Friday, November 20, 2009

Ethiopian family struggles to escape a lethal legacy

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A Canadian siblings is in jail, and the rest say they are on the run from persecution for the sins of their forefather David Macdougall Gari...
Wednesday, November 18, 2009

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Geoffrey york Addis Ababa — From Wednesday's Globe and Mail Published on Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2009 8:51PM EST Last updated on Wednesday, No...
Tuesday, October 20, 2009

Ethiopia: A Renewed Open Plea for Bertukan’s Release

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October 19, 2009 By Rev. Tegga Lendado, What bothers me most is the apathetic silence of the religious leaders more than the adamant insensi...
Friday, October 16, 2009

Amnesty International launchs campaign for Birtukan

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The Dutch chapter of Amnesty International has launched a campaign for the release of Birtukan Mideksa. Members of Amnesty Netherlands are...
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Thursday, September 24, 2009

Ethiopians protest for jailed leader

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By Mark Roth About noon today, a group of protestors against the current Ethiopian government gathered at the corner of Liberty and Fifth av...
Friday, September 4, 2009

Ethiopia: Ethnic Federalism and Its Discontents

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Nairobi/Brussels, 4 September 2009: Ethiopia’s governing coalition must improve democratic practices or risk pre-election violence that coul...
Monday, August 31, 2009

Ethiopian Canadians living in Toronto held a successful dinner gala dedicated to Birtukan Midekssa and all prisoners of conscience

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Thursday, August 20, 2009

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Sunday, August 16, 2009

Canadian Government is Concerned by Reports of worsening human rights abuse in Ethiopia.

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The promotion and protection of Human Rights, and Democracy and the rule of law is an integral part of Canadian foreign policy guiding the c...
Thursday, August 6, 2009

Open Letter to Prime Minster Stephen Harper

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Dear Prime Minister Stephen Harper: I am contacting you to urge your government to take swift and urgent action regarding the recent sentenc...
Monday, August 3, 2009

Statement by Minister Cannon on Bashir Makhtal Sentencing in Ethiopia

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The Honourable Lawrence Cannon, Minister of Foreign Affairs, today made the following statement following the sentencing of Bashir Makhtal i...
Thursday, July 30, 2009

PRESS RELEASE

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July 29, 2009 "Injustice in Ethiopia is Injustice everywhere" It ...
Monday, July 27, 2009

Canadian found guilty on Ethiopia terror charges

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(AFP) – ADDIS ABABA — An Ethiopian-born Canadian citizen was found guilty in a court in Ethiopia Monday of terror-related charges that could...
Friday, July 17, 2009

Free Birtukan Mideksa

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Abebe Gellaw Posted July 16, 2009 World leaders, including President Barack Obama, have called for the immediate release of Burma’s pro-demo...
Tuesday, June 16, 2009

Three Generations of Prisoners in Ethiopia Today

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Part I Contextual Profile On Re-imprisoned Mrs. Birtukan Mideksa of Ethiopia Ethiopians who are in their 70’s plus today have survived throu...
Tuesday, May 26, 2009

Free Birtukan Midekssa and all Political Prisoners In Ethiopia. Ottawa, May 26,2009

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Unity for Human Rights and Democracy Toronto, in collaboration with other Human Rights and civic groups staged a protest rally in front of t...
Friday, May 15, 2009

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SOLIDARITY MESSAGE TO THE MAY 15 INTERNATIONAL MOVEMENT FOR HUMAN RIGHTS AND FREEDOM IN ETHIOPIA Unity for Human Rights and Democracy Toront...
Saturday, April 11, 2009

With a Friend Like This:Ethiopia was supposed to help America in the war on terror. But it's only made matters worse.

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Few people outside Ethiopia have ever heard of Birtukan Mideksa. And that's just how the government wants it. Since December, Birtukan h...
Saturday, April 4, 2009

Lawsuit challenges aid to Ethiopia

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Imprisoned Canadian's lawyer accuses Ottawa of giving relief to state that doesn't respect rights Apr 03, 2009 04:30 AM Michelle She...
Monday, March 30, 2009

Why no-one speaks out: Politics and human rights in Ethiopia

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Ethiopia has no independent judiciary, no free press, no civil society, and individual liberties have been severely curtailed, so why isn’t ...
Monday, March 23, 2009

Ethiopia: Birtukan sues the TPLF government for violation of rights (Capital)

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Jailed opposition party Unity for Democracy and Justice (UDJ) chair, Birtukan Midekssa, has sued the government for violating her rights as ...
Sunday, March 22, 2009

Why Does British Foreign Aid Prefer Poor Governments Over Poor People?

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By William Easterly and Laura Freschi European donors are moving towards increasing direct budget support to governments of aid-receiving co...
Saturday, March 21, 2009

Testimony of David H. Shinn Adjunct Professor, Elliott School of International Affairs George Washington University

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Horn of Africa: Priorities and Recommendations Hearing before the House Subcommittee on State and Foreign Operations Committee on Appropriat...

CANADIAN MPS REACTION REGARDING THE UNJUSTLIFE IMPRISONMENT OF BIRTUKAN MIDEKSSA

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Julian tackles human rights Christina Myers (staff reporter) A local MP is tackling a human rights issue on the other side of the planet. Pe...