This document describes the massive human rights violations which took place in Ethiopia during the rule of ex-President Mengistu Haile Mariam. Opponents of the Mengistu regime, often members of ethnic groups e.g. Tigrayans, Eritreans or Oromos were subjected to arbitrary arrest and detention, torture, “disappearance” and killing. Conditions in detention centres such as the Maikelawi Mirmera (Central Investigation centre) and the Karchele (Central Prison) in Addis Ababa or the Mariam Gimbi in Asmara are described. Information is given about the legal context in which these abuses occured, and about the war and political violence which characterized this period. Appendices list the names of some 46 people who “disappeared” during the period 1979-1986.
Ethiopia: End of an era of brutal repression – a new chance for human rights (includes 11-page summary) (includes correction)
Topics
- Africa
- Armed Conflict
- Armed Groups
- Censorship and Freedom of Expression
- Death Penalty
- Detention
- Disappearances
- Discrimination
- Ethiopia
- Human Rights Defenders and Activists
- Impunity
- Justice Systems
- Killings and Disappearances
- Penal Institutions
- Press Freedom
- Prisoners of Conscience
- Racial Discrimination
- Refugees
- Religious Groups
- Research
- Sexual Violence
- Torture and other ill-treatment
- Unlawful Detention
- Unlawful Killings
- Women and Girls
- Women's Rights