An international rights group is accusing the Ethiopian government of literally blackmailing United States as Congress moves to heighten human rights and political reform calls on Addis Ababa. Experience shows that Ethiopia would never follow through on the threat to halt security cooperation. “Experience shows that Ethiopia would never follow through on the threat to halt security cooperation. 128 is a human rights centered move with strong bipartisan support in the U.S. Congress, it has as many as 71 cosponsors. It is a current member of the UN’s Security and Human Rights Councils.

Source: Ethiopian News October 17, 2017 22:41 UTC