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Though the Ethiopian government has increased its efforts to prosecute and punish transnational trafficking offenders, prosecution of internal trafficking cases remains nonexistent. Article 635 of Ethiopia's Criminal Code (Trafficking in Women and Minors) criminalizes sex trafficking and prescribes punishments not exceeding five years ...
In 2016, federal and regional justice officials investigated 1,392 potential trafficking cases and convicted 640 traffickers under the 2015 anti-trafficking law, a significant increase from 69 convictions in 2015. [10] The United States Department of State Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons ranks Ethiopia as a 'Tier 2' country ...
On June 4, 2024, the United States-based New Lines Institute released a comprehensive 120-page report concluding that there is strong evidence of genocidal acts committed by Ethiopian forces and their allies during the Tigray war. [10] The report calls for Ethiopia to be prosecuted at the International Court of Justice (ICJ).
In Ethiopia, claims of human rights abuses associated with mass evictions in Gambella prompted neighboring South Sudan — a nation ravaged by a civil war — to grant group refugee status to Anuak who have fled Ethiopia. Otiri and Omot escaped the violence in Gambella in the summer of 2011 by trekking across the Ethiopian border into South Sudan.
Pages in category "Human rights abuses in Ethiopia" The following 7 pages are in this category, out of 7 total. ... Human trafficking in Ethiopia; M. Mingi; P.
According to the U.S. Department of State's human rights report for 2022, there exists "significant human rights issues" in Ethiopia. In addition to extrajudicial killings and instances of "enforced disappearance", other human right issues in Ethiopia include arbitrary arrest, the censorship and unjustified arrests of journalists, the use of child soldiers, and more.
During 2017 and 2018, Addisu Gebre Egziabher was the head (Chief Commissioner) of the EHRC. [8] [9]In February 2019, Daniel Bekele, a former Amnesty International prisoner of conscience, [10] director at Human Rights Watch and a frequent critic of the EHRC, was appointed as the new chief commissioner and charged with its reform.
In 2021, the Ethiopian Human Rights Commission (EHRC) concluded that there was crime against humanity in violence erupted following the killing of musician Hachalu Hundessa in June 2020. During the Tigray War , the EHRC together with the United Nations Joint Investigation Team (JIT) found in March 2022 that all parties during the conflict ...