Ethiopia: Human rights defenders held for documenting forced evictions must be released immediately

By Amnesty International

The Ethiopian authorities must immediately and unconditionally release four human rights defenders who were detained solely for their work documenting forced evictions in Addis Ababa and drop all charges against them, Amnesty International said today. Daniel Tesfaye, Bizuayehu Wendimu, Bereket Daniel and Nahom Hussien, who work for the Ethiopian Human Rights Council (EHRCO), were arrested […] The post Ethiopia: Human rights defenders held for documenting forced evictions must be released immediately appeared first on Amnesty International. ]]>

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