Travel Guide | July 17, 2006 Amnesty Int’l expresses concern over worsening health conditions of Berhanu Nega AI Press Release July 17, 2006 Amnesty International is concerned about the ill-health and inadequate medical care of Dr Berhanu Negga, a prisoner of conscience who is on trial for treason. He was arrested on 1 November 2005 in Addis Ababa and is held in harsh conditions in Kaliti prison on the outskirts of Addis Ababa. Dr Berhanu Negga suffers from high blood pressure as well as cardiomyopathy, a heart disease which causes the heart muscles to become weaker, making it unable to pump as well as it should. He was hospitalized on 9 June after experiencing severe shortness of breath. He was however sent back to prison after 20 days, reportedly against the advice of doctors and without having been examined by a cardiologist. Doctors’ recommendations that he should be transferred to a less crowded and cleaner cell with better ventilation were also reportedly disregarded by the authorities. Reports suggest that his health has further deteriorated. Ethiopia: National politics and the future The paradox of CUD in a foreign country