I spent most of last Wednesday at parliament, at a public discussion on the proposed amendments to Ethiopia’s media law. Media: the mental gymnastics to justify regressionLast Wednesday, there was a public discussion for actors in the media space to debate the amendments to Ethiopia’s media law. Last month, I wrote about the news that the country’s media law was being fast-tracked with some fundamental amendments. The organizations are the Center for the Advancement of Rights and Democracy (CARD), the Association for Human Rights in Ethiopia, and Lawyers for Human Rights. The full statement by the Center for the Advancement of Rights and Democracy here, by the Association of Human Rights in Ethiopia here, and the Lawyers for Human Rights, here.

Source: Ethiopian News November 26, 2024 03:33 UTC