Mother of three tortured before handed life in prison: rights group EWHRA | December 23, 2010 Emawayesh Alemu, 44 NEW YORK (Dec 22) – The Ethiopian Women’s Human Rights Alliance…
Egypt and Libya’s vow to respect south Sudan vote By Khaled Abdel Aziz, Reuters | December 22, 2010 From left, Mauritanian president Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz, Libyan leader Muammar Gadhafi,…
Maekelawi: The prison in Hell Ethiopians found “Global Alliance Against Torture in Ethiopia (GAATE) Ethiomedia | December 22, 2010 In April 2009, Ethiopian police said 35 defendants were rounded up…
UN: End ‘Disappearances’ Worldwide International Convention against Enforced Disappearance Taking Effect HRW | December 22, 2010 NEW YORK (Dec 22) – The Convention against Enforced Disappearance, which takes effect on…
Human Rights Watch (HRW) open letter to World Bank chief in Ethiopia Press Release | December 21, 2010 Dear Mr. Ohashi, I am writing to respond to the October 21,…
Water: Egypt to woo neighbors on the Nile By Issandr El Amrani | December 21, 2010 After years of neglecting their southern neighbours, Egyptian officials have appeared in recent months…
UN-Sudan doc: 2.8M at risk if violence breaks out By Maggie Fick, Associated Press | December 21, 2010 JUBA, Sudan – The U.N. is planning for the possibility that 2.8…
Reuters top global political risk trends for 2011 Reuters | December 21, 2010 LONDON (Reuters) – China-U.S. rivalry, ageing leaders, the chance of an Israeli attack on Iran and the…
Europe freeze haunts airlines, shops Reuters | December 21, 2010 LONDON – Northern Europe’s big freeze wreaked more havoc with flights as airports struggled to cope and retailers fretted they…
Desta, – Award-winning young adult fiction Book Review | December 20, 2010 A moving and riveting epic novel–a family saga, spanning three generations and dealing with their dark and mysterious…
