The problem with Ethiopia’s justice system does not merely lie in the interpretation, application, and enforcement of laws, but also has to do with shortcomings in the legislation – the laws ...

ADDIS ABABA, Feb 20 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Labour brokers in Ethiopia who illegally send workers into the clutches of abusive employers and traffickers abroad could face life imprisonment ...

Ethiopia is drafting transitional justice laws to address past and ongoing abuses through criminal accountability, truth-seeking, reparations and institutional reform. One of the draft laws ...

In Ethiopia, the national army claims to have taken “complete control” of Mekelle, the capital of the dissident region of Tigray. But since the fighting started in November, there have been concerns ...

On February 24, three months ahead of scheduled national elections, Ethiopia’s Media Authority announced the revocation of ...

(Nairobi) – The Ethiopian government should mark World Press Freedom Day, on May 3, 2013, by immediately releasing all journalists jailed under the country’s deeply flawed anti-terrorism law. On May 2 ...

Proposed new amendments to Ethiopia's media law are set to dilute the power of the Ethiopia Media Authority and pose a significant threat to independent journalism. This statement was originally ...

UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, welcomes Ethiopia’s historic new refugee law which will now allow refugees to obtain work permits, access primary education, obtain drivers’ licenses, legally register ...

ADDIS ABABA (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Labour brokers in Ethiopia who illegally send workers into the clutches of abusive employers and traffickers abroad could face life imprisonment under a new ...

In Ethiopia, the national army claims to have taken “complete control” of Mekelle, the capital of the dissident region of Tigray. But since the fighting started in November, there have been concerns ...