Ethiopia

Somalia/Ethiopia: Deliberate killing of civilians is a war crime - 25 April 2008

Amnesty International refutes statements made by the Ethiopian government on its report about a raid on the Al Hidya Mosque in Mogadishu on 19 April 2008. In the att

Ethiopia must release mosque attack children - 24 April 2008

Ethiopian forces and forces of the Transitional Federal Government of Somalia (TFG) have been accused of targeting civilians in an attack on a Mogadishu mosque that

Somalia/Ethiopia: Release children held in raid on Al Hidya mosque - 23 April 2008

Amnesty International today called on the Ethiopian military to release some 41 children held after a raid on Mogadishu’s Al Hidya mosque on 19 April 2008, whi

Activists released from prison in Ethiopia - 31 March 2008

Two human rights activists have been released from prison in Ethiopia having been detained since November 2005.

Ethiopia: Two prisoners of conscience freed - 28 March 2008

Amnesty International today welcomed the release of human rights activists Daniel Bekele and Netsanet Demissie, who had been detained in Ethiopia since November 2005,

Ethiopia: Convicted human rights defenders jailed but quick early release expected - 26 December 2007

Amnesty International welcomes the expected imminent release of prisoners of conscience Daniel Bekele and Netsanet Demissie, who were unfairly convicted two days ago o

Ethiopia: Prisoners of conscience unfairly convicted; face possible 10-year prison terms - 24 December 2007

Amnesty International today condemned the convictions of two human rights defenders in Ethiopia on charges of provoking and preparing "outrages against the C

Freed journalist donates prize to Amnesty International - 26 October 2007

A former prisoner of conscience has thanked Amnesty International for helping secure her release from jail by donating a journalism award to the organization.

Rendition in the Horn of Africa - 15 June 2007

At least 140 men, women and children fleeing conflict in Somalia were arrested by Kenyan authorities between 30 December 2006 and February 2007 as they tried to enter

The secretive and illegal US programme of 'rendition' - 5 April 2006

Salah 'Ali Qaru finally emerged free from detention around midnight on 27 March. In nearly three years, the 27-year-old Yemeni was tortured in Jordan, flown from count