Ethiopia: Arrests and Detentions of Oromo Students in Southern Oromia
HRLHA Urgent Action ______________________________________________________________________________ March 25, 2014 Human Rights League of the Horn of Africa (HRLHA) would like to express its deep concern over the safety and fates of Shakiso High School Oromo Students who became victims of discriminate mass arrest and detention in Shakiso Town of Guji Zone in…
Message of Condolences on the Passing Away of Mr. Bekele Nedhi
Human Rights League of the Horn of Africa (HRLHA) February 17, 2014 It was with profound sadness and deep grief that the Human Rights League of the Horn of Africa (HRLHA) received the news of the passing away of Mr. Bekele Nedhi on February 11, 2014. Mr. Bekele Nedhi was…
Kenya: Arrest and Disappearance of Ethiopian Oromo Refugees
HRLHA: Urgent Action February 4, 2014 The Human Rights League of the Horn of Africa (HRLHA) expresses its deep concern regarding the safety of four Oromo refugees from Ethiopia who were arbitrarily arrested by Kenyan anti-terrorist squad from Isili area in Nairobi on different dates of operations and taken to…
Kenya: Arrest and Disappearance of Ethiopian Oromo Refugees
HRLHA: Urgent Action February 4, 2014 The Human Rights League of the Horn of Africa (HRLHA) expresses its deep concern regarding the safety of four Oromo refugees from Ethiopia who were arbitrarily arrested by Kenyan anti-terrorist squad from Isili area in Nairobi on different dates of operations and taken to…
Ethiopia: A Call for an End to the Endless Violence against Oromo Nationals
HRLHA Press Release January 12, 2014 In the past twenty two years, the peoples of Ethiopian and the outside world have witnessed the EPRDF Government’s incarceration of hundreds of thousands of Oromo Nationals from all walks of life in jails, unofficial detention centers and concentration camps simply for allegedly being…
Ethiopia: A Call for an End to the Endless Violence against Oromo Nationals
HRLHA Press Release January 12, 2014 In the past twenty two years, the peoples of Ethiopian and the outside world have witnessed the EPRDF Government’s incarceration of hundreds of thousands of Oromo Nationals from all walks of life in jails, unofficial detention centers and concentration camps simply for allegedly being…
South Sudan: Immediate Action Needed to Rescue the Youngest Country from Collapse
HRLHA Urgent Action and Appeal January 6, 2014 The Human Rights League of the Horn of Africa (HRLHA) expresses its deep concern about the safety of civilians in South Sudan who have been trapped in the conflict zone between the government…
HORN OF AFRICA: Humanitarian Situation Deteriorates as New Year comes and goes
December 28, 2013 HRLHA’s 2014 New Year Message Dear friends, Time does seem to pass ever more quickly. Has it really been a year since the HRLHA office last shared its thoughts on the occasion of the 2013 New Year? The fact is our attention is totally consumed by the…
Mourning the Departure of Freedom Icon and African Hero Nelson Mandela , While Celebrating His Achievements
HRLHA Press Release, December 9, 2013 We, the Board of Directors and Staff members of the Human Rights League of Horn of Africa (HRLHA), would like to express that we are deeply saddened by the passing away of our African hero and freedom icon Mr. Nelson Mandela, also known as…
Libya: Thousands of Refugees in Life-Threatening
HRLHA Urgent Action September 24, 2013 For Immediate Release The Human Rights League of the Horn of Africa (HRLHA) has learnt through its correspondents that hundreds of thousands of refugees in Libya, most of whom were from the Horn of African countries such as Ethiopian and Eritrea, are in…
Ethiopia: The Government is accountable for the death of a political prisoner at an Ethiopian Jail
HRLHA Statement August 26, 2013 The Human Rights League of the Horn of Africa strongly condemns the atrocious torture and inhuman treatment by the Ethiopian government against its citizens and hold it accountable for the death of a political prisoner and prisoner of conscience Engineer Tesfahun Chemeda on August 24,…
Ethiopia: The Justice System Becoming a Political Tool in Ethiopia
Calls for Reversal of Racially and Politically Motivated Sentences August 15, 2013 Press Release The Federal High Court of Ethiopia sentenced 21 Oromo Nationals (most of whom are university students) to as much as 2-8 years in prison on 7th August, 2013. The report HRLHA received indicates that all of…
HRLHA Participates in 23rd Regular Session of UN Human Rights Council
June 10, 2013 The Human Rights League of the Horn of Africa (HRLHA) has participated in the 23rd regular session of the UN Human Rights Council held at the UN Geneva Headquarters in Switzerland from May 27 to June 14, 2013. The event particularly hosted by the HRLHA on the…
Oral Statement of HRLHA at UN Human Rights Council 23rd Sessiom
United Nations Human Rights Council 23rd Session Geneva, Switzerland Oral Statement: by Mr. Garoma Wakessa Executive Director the Human Rights League of the Horn of Africa (HRLHA) Item 4: Human rights situations that require the Council’s attention – Ethiopia June 4, 2013 Thank You Mr. Chairman, Human rights violations in…
Oral Statement of HRLHA at UN Human Rights Council 23rd Sessiom
United Nations Human Rights Council 23rd Session Geneva, Switzerland Oral Statement: by Mr. Garoma Wakessa Executive Director the Human Rights League of the Horn of Africa (HRLHA) Item 4: Human rights situations that require the Council’s attention – Ethiopia June 4, 2013 Thank You Mr. Chairman, Human rights violations in…
Djibouti: Detention of Refugees and Fear of Deportation
HRLHA Urgent Action May 30, 2013 The Human Rights League of the Horn of Africa (HRLHA) would like to express its deep concern regarding the current situation of nine Ethiopian refugees arrested and detained in the neighboring country of Djibouti. According to HRLHA correspondent in Djibouti, the nine Ethiopian…
Djibouti: Detention of Refugees and Fear of Deportation
HRLHA Urgent Action May 30, 2013 The Human Rights League of the Horn of Africa (HRLHA) would like to express its deep concern regarding the current situation of nine Ethiopian refugees arrested and detained in the neighboring country of Djibouti. According to HRLHA correspondent in Djibouti, the nine Ethiopian…
Djibouti: Detention of Refugees and Fear of Deportation
HRLHA Urgent Action May 30, 2013 The Human Rights League of the Horn of Africa (HRLHA) would like to express its deep concern regarding the current situation of nine Ethiopian refugees arrested and detained in the neighboring country of Djibouti. According to HRLHA correspondent in Djibouti, the nine Ethiopian…
US. Department of State
Ethiopia: EXECUTIVE SUMMARYShare Ethiopia is a federal republic. On August 20, Prime Minister Meles Zenawi died. The ruling Ethiopian People’s Revolutionary Democratic Front (EPRDF) elected then deputy prime minister Hailemariam Desalegn to take Meles’s place as chairman of the party. The EPRDF subsequently nominated him for the post of prime…
UN rights chief hails new treaty protecting economic, social, cultural rights
High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay. UN Photo/Jean-Marc Ferré 6 May 2013 – The United Nations human rights chief today welcomed the birth of a new mechanism which will empower individuals to seek out justice when their rights to food, adequate housing, education or health are violated. The new…
Ethiopia: Loss of Lives and Displacement Due to “Border Dispute” in Eastern Ethiopia
HRLHA Urgent Action May 7, 2013 The Human Rights League of the Horn of Africa (HRLHA) would like to express its deep concern over the negligence of both the federal and regional governments in Ethiopia regarding the violence that has been going on for about six months against the…
Human Rights Due Diligence: Land grabbing as a human rights violation, Both government and TNC are accountable
April 2013 By Garoma B. Wakessa Introduction: Prior to the annexation of the Southern part of today’s Ethiopia (Oromo, Kambata, Sidama and others) into the Abyssinian heartland, the Abyssinians developed a communal system of landownership known as “rist.” The communal system “rist” applied to all Abyssinian lands. The “rist” system…
