There have also been attempts to cover-up human rights abuses by Ethiopian universities. Yet, Ethiopian universities and their staff have spread hate speech targeting Tigrayans prior to and during the Tigray war. As this evidence shows, human rights abuses have been widespread at Ethiopian universities and academic freedom has been significantly restricted during the war. They must explain to taxpayers why the Development Cooperation sector financially supports Ethiopian universities while these universities transfer money to the army. International academic cooperation should not look past the dire human rights situation at Ethiopian universities.

Source: Ethiopian News December 24, 2022 16:13 UTC