They were simply carrying out the important work of documenting forced evictions of poorer residents of Addis Ababa. Nobody should be criminalized for carrying out crucial human rights work,” said Tigere Chagutah, Amnesty International’s Director for East and Southern Africa. “The Ethiopian authorities must immediately and unconditionally release these four human rights defenders and ensure that they do not face any reprisals for their human rights work. BackgroundThe Ethiopian Human Rights Council (EHRCO) has been defending human rights in Ethiopia for the past three decades and continues to do so. Amnesty International Germany awarded the organization their Human Rights Award in 2022 in recognition of the organization’s selfless human rights advocacy.

Source: Ethiopian News January 11, 2023 02:36 UTC