Press Releases and Urgent ActionsHRLHA Press Release No 17 June 2009HRLHA Press Release No 17 June 2009 The Fate of Oromo Refugees in Yemen About four hundred (400) Oromo refugees, who recently arrived in Yemen from east African countries of Djibouti, Somalia, Somaliland and Punt land by sea, are facing very harsh... HRLHA Press Release No16 HRLHA Press Release No16, May 2009 Human Rights Abuses in Ethiopia Death from Brutal Torture Two civilians have become the most recent victims of torture in Ethiopia. Mr. Abdurashiid Ibrahim Adam and Mr. Hassan Ibrahim Tule, both from Eastern... HRLHA Press Release No 15, January 2009HRLHA Press Release No 15, January 2009 Harassments and Intimidations against Oromos Continued EPRDF Introduces New Form of TortureFinfine/Addis Ababa;-In a continued campaign of harassments and intimidations in various parts of the state of Oromia... Press release No 14December 2008 Another Batch of Oromos Face Another Bundle of Charges HRLHA Considers Them Prisoners of Conscience Among the numerous civilian Oromos who have been detained during the most recent wave of arrest and imprisonment, sixteen of them have... HRLHA Press Release No 13 HRLHA Press Release No 13 December 2008 EPRDF/TPLF Government Continued Human Rights Abuses against Oromo Civilians Introduction The year 2008 has been one of the years in which widespread extrajudicial house searches, arrests and imprisonments of... Press Releases HRLHA Press Release No 17 June 2009 The Fate of Oromo Refugees in Yemen About four hundred (400) Oromo refugees, who recently arrived in Yemen from east African countries of Djibouti, Somalia, Somaliland and Punt land by sea, are facing very... Press Releases and urgent ActionsRLHA Press Release No 17 June 2009 The Fate of Oromo Refugees in Yemen About four hundred (400) Oromo refugees, who recently arrived in Yemen from east African countries of Djibouti, Somalia, Somaliland and Punt land by sea, are facing very harsh... |
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Human Rights and Humanitarian NewsVoice against Torture – the Case of EthiopiaVictims of Torture are still suffering No Impunity for Torturers Presented on :- Survivors Week – Washington DC, 23 – 29 June 2009 Presented By:- Garoma B. Wakessa HRLHA Executive Director Human... AFRICA: Children speak up for right to surviveDAKAR, 16 June 2009 (IRIN) - Thousands of children are participating in activities across Africa advocating for governments to boost child survival in commemoration of the Day of the African Child. Celebrated on 16 June, this is the same day... Over 19 million people in Horn of Africa need humanitarian aid, say UN officials WFP plans to help more than 9 million of some 12.5 million people in Ethiopia affected by drought UN News, 12 May 2009 – Senior United Nations officials today highlighted the need for significant resources to help over 19... UNICEF warns Horn of Africa’s children at risk from triple threat12 May 2009 - The lives of millions of children in the Horn of Africa are being threatened by chronic food insecurity, conflict and political instability, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) warned today. The agency has said that nearly 20 million... UNICEF warns Horn of Africa’s children at risk from triple threat12 May 2009 - The lives of millions of children in the Horn of Africa are being threatened by chronic food insecurity, conflict and political instability, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) warned today. The agency has said that nearly 20 million... AFRICA: Disaster preparedness “woefully inadequate” NAIROBI, 6 May 2009 (IRIN) - Ineffective disaster management systems, poor funding and lack of relevant data for planning risk-reduction activities have taken their toll on sub-Saharan African countries, specialists said. "Despite high economic... An Open Letter ... An Open Letter to Dr. Greg Stanton, the President of Genocide Watch April 22, 2009 Dr. Greg Stanton, the President of Genocide Watch, P.O. Box 809, Washington, D.C. 20044 USA. Dear Dr. Stanton: Dr. Gregory Stanton and Obang Metho As the new... At least 7 African migrants die off Yemen - UNHCRSun Apr 12, 2009 UNHCR says 7 still missing presumed dead Smugglers forced migrants off boat while still at seaSANAA, April 12 (Reuters) - Seven African migrants drowned and a further seven are missing and presumed dead after smugglers forced... Press Freedom Violations in Ethiopia By Human Rights League of the Horn of Africa/HRLHA March 2009 Ethiopia is said to be one of the emerging democracies in Africa. When the incumbent government came to power in 1991, it promised, among other things, to establish a multiparty political... Dozens of families were displacedTOG-WAJALE, 3 April 2009 (IRIN) - Dozens of families were displaced and thousands of livestock killed in three days after torrential rain induced flash floods in the west of the self-declared republic of Somaliland, officials said. Most of the... At least 7 African migrants drown off Yemeni coastADEN, Yemen, March 21 (Reuters) - At least seven African migrants drowned and more than 20 were injured when their boat capsized off the Yemeni port of Aden on Saturday, official sources said.
The boat was carrying around 100 people, most of them Somalis, a source at the Aden coastguard told Reuters. The vessel had overturned because it was overcrowded and rescue operations are continuing, the source said. A local official from Aden told Reuters eight people died when the boat capsized and around 22 people had been taken to hospital. Another 70 were safe, he added. The boat overturned after its passengers attempted to disembark and reach the shore, the official said. Earlier on Saturday the French Navy said it had towed a boat carrying around 70 people to the Yemeni coast because it had a broken engine. There have been a number of fatal incidents this year involving migrants trying to leave the Horn of Africa by sea. Last year 50,000 people, mostly from Somalia and Ethiopia, took rickety smugglers' ships across the Gulf of Aden, which is on the sea route from Europe to the Middle East and Asia via the Suez Canal. Most are thought to be seeking jobs in the Middle East, or fleeing political turmoil in Somalia or drought and food shortages in Ethiopia. (Reporting by Mohammed Mokhashaf in Aden, Mohammed Sudam in Sanaa and Yves Clarisse in Paris; Writing by Raissa Kasolowsky, Editing by Jonathan Wright)
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