Ethiopia: Conviction of government opponents a ‘dark day’ for freedom of expression
Capture_20120619AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL PRESS RELEASE 27 June 2012 More Ethiopian government opponents have been convicted on trumped up terrorism and treason charges in what Amnesty International called “a dark day” for freedom of expression. Iconic dissident journalist Eskinder Nega and leading members of the political opposition, Andualem Arage and Nathnael Mekonnen,…
Ethiopia: Deadly, Religiously Outrageous, and Socially Destructive Consequences of Land Grab in Western Ethiopia
HRLHA – Press Release June 7, 2012 Apart from displacements and dispossessions without consents and compensations, more and more negative consequences of land grab in the name of development are surfacing from time to time in different parts of Ethiopia; all outcries, criticisms and demands for corrective measures falling…
U.S. Department of State: 2011 Human Rights Reports on Ethiopia
Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor 2011 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices Report May 24, 2012 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Section 1. Respect for the Integrity of the Person, Including Freedom from: a. Arbitrary or Unlawful Deprivation of Life b. Disappearance c. Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman, or Degrading Treatment…
VOA Correspondent in Ethiopia Released From Custody, Charges Dropped
A VOA correspondent and his translator are safe at home with their families Saturday after being detained overnight by Ethiopian police on a charge of “illegal reporting.” Veteran correspondent Peter Heinlein and translator Simegineh Yekoye were arrested Friday as they were leaving a mosque on the outskirts of Addis Ababa….
VOA Correspondent in Ethiopia Released From Custody, Charges Dropped
A VOA correspondent and his translator are safe at home with their families Saturday after being detained overnight by Ethiopian police on a charge of “illegal reporting.” Veteran correspondent Peter Heinlein and translator Simegineh Yekoye were arrested Friday as they were leaving a mosque on the outskirts of Addis Ababa….
VOA Reporter Peter Heinlein Detained in Ethiopia
Posted Friday, May 25th, 2012 at 3:40 pm A Voice of America reporter has been detained in the Ethiopian capital while trying to cover a demonstration Friday. Witnesses to the arrest told VOA that reporter Peter Heinlein and his translator Simegineh Yekoye were detained while seeking to interview protesters during…
Minister Oda Highlights Canada’s Support to African Development
ADDIS ABABA, ETHIOPIA, May 11, 2012 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) — The Honourable Beverley J. Oda, Minister of International Cooperation, travelled to Africa from May 7 to May 10, 2012, where she attended the Intergovernmental Forum on Mining and Minerals, ( http://www.globaldialogue.info/intro_e.htm ) the Grow Africa Investment Forum, ( http://www.au.int/en/content/grow-africa-investment-forum )…
Sudan -Asylum Seekers are entitled to Protection not Detention
Fear of Torture and Deportation HRLHA Appeal and Urgent Action Feb 18, 2012 His Excellency Lieutenant General Omar Hasan Al-Bashir president of the Republic Sudan, President’s Palace, PO Box 281, Khartoum, Sudan Fax: (00 249) 11 771651, (00 249) 11 787676, (00 249) 11 783223 SUDAN Dear Honorable President, First…
A Letter to the Prime Minister of Norway
His Excellency Mr. Jens Stoltenberg Prime minister of Norway Glacisgata 1 Postboks 8001 Dep, 0030 Oslo, Norway postmottak@smk.dep.no kesp@smk.dep.no sfb@sm Your Excellency Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg, The Human Rights League of the Horn of Africa (HRLHA) is writing this letter in an attempt to bring to your attention the case…
Human Rights League of the Horn of Africa (HRLHA) Oromo – A Nation at Risk
Human Rights Violation in Ethiopia PRESS RELEASE– September 5, 2011As part of the most recent violence against citizens in general and the Oromo people in particular, which has already resulted in the incarceration of hundreds of Oromo nationals, dozens of other Oromos have been extra-judicially arrested and sent to prison…
HRLHA held its 3rd annual Member’s General Meeting
The Human Rights League of the Horn of Africa (HRLHA) held its 3rd annual members meeting on August 28. 2010 in Toronto. The members discussed the annual report presented by the executive Director of the Organization as well as the action plan of the next fiscal year and unanimously agreed to work…
HRLHA Press Release No 6 July 2010
Powering Burning Fire with Fuel It is obvious that the Horn of Africa is one of the most unstable and volatile regions in the world. The statelessness of Somalia since 1991 is the main source of instability in the region. Somalia’s problems range from the war among War-lords to control…
Africa Failing Democracies
When human rights Watch criticized the results of Ethiopia’s May elections, in which the ruling coalition “won” an improbable 545 out of 547 seats, leaders in Addis Ababa didn’t ignore the influential NGO. Instead, they paid tens of thousands of demonstrators to gather in the capital and denounce the report….
EAST AFRICA: Freedom of movement to help pastoralist lifestyles
NAIROBI, 30 June 2010 (IRIN) – Pastoralists across East Africa are set to benefit as the region’s national borders are relaxed amid joint efforts to mitigate the risks associated with their migration. “With the coming into effect [on 1 July] of the common market protocol, pastoralists like the Maasai,…
A Call for the reversal of Politically motivated death sentence
The Government of Kenya Shares Accountability The Human Rights League of the Horn of Africa (HRLHA) stronglydenounces the death penalty and stiff prison terms handed down to fifteen Oromo nationals by an Ethiopian federal high court in Addis Ababa/Finfinne. According to information obtained through our correspondents, the 3rd bench of the Federal…
A Call for the reversal of Politically motivated death sentence
The Government of Kenya Shares Accountability The Human Rights League of the Horn of Africa (HRLHA) stronglydenounces the death penalty and stiff prison terms handed down to fifteen Oromo nationals by an Ethiopian federal high court in Addis Ababa/Finfinne. According to information obtained through our correspondents, the 3rd bench of the Federal…
Welcome to Human Rights League of The Horn!
HRLHA is aimed at defending fundamental human rights including freedoms of thought, expression and organization. It is also aimed at raising the awareness of individuals about thier own basic human rights and that of others. It has intended to work on the observances as well as due processes of law….
