It has also largely silenced the extensive international aid community operating in the country from speaking about what effect the current political dynamic is having on their work. Yet if not aid agencies, human rights activists wonder who is going to speak up about the situation in Ethiopia. With the violence looking to continue, aid agencies will remain in the precarious position of calibrating how — or whether — to respond. Location seems to be the most critical determinant of whether aid projects are directly affected. “The government restricts them from moving in these conflict areas.”Yared said he understands international agencies are in a difficult position.

Source: Ethiopian News October 31, 2016 14:08 UTC