human rights

Justice will not be served by a joint Ethiopian-UN inquiry into Tigray atrocities

UN human rights investigators should not work with the Ethiopian Human Rights Commission, a state-funded institution that lacks political independence.

5 years

There is no African solution for Ethiopia’s Tigray problem

A UN—not AU—commission is needed to investigate the reported war crimes.

5 years

Catastrophe stalks Tigray, again

Analysis and eye-witnesses indicate Tigray is lurching back to the dark days of manmade famine.

5 years

The impending famine in Tigray

Compelling reasons for swift, impartial, and unhampered aid delivery. s the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA)…

5 years

Reducing impunity in Ethiopia via the United Nations

A Commission of Inquiry is urgently needed to investigate atrocities in Tigray. he conflict between the Ethiopian federal government and…

5 years

Accountability for atrocities—why Ethiopia should join the ICC

Regardless of the International Criminal Court’s failure, there are numerous reasons why Ethiopia should become a state party to the…

5 years

15 years ago today Anuak were massacred. Now there’s hope in the air

Amid a newly reformed Ethiopia, today will be the first time that the Anuak are able to openly commemorate the…

8 years

Progressive new CSO law needs tweaks to fully dispel climate of fear

I believe I can now return to Ethiopia and help promote human rights, but to improve the environment further, tweaks…

8 years