Tag Archives: International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights

Outrage over Sudanese plan to train judges to amputate criminals’ limbs

March 17, 2013 by IndepthAfrica

Netsanet Belay, an Ethiopian national, is Amnesty International‘s program director for Africa. A trained human rights lawyer, he has worked for more than 10 years promoting and defending human rights at local, national, regional and global levels. He spent more … read more »

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Human Rights in the administration of justice in South Sudan – challenges and recommendations

November 30, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

By Beny Gideon Mador 1. Application Of International Law In South Sudan Domestic Courts. The Republic of South Sudan is a country amongst other family of nations that lastly joined the United Nations (UN) on 14 July 2011; African Union … read more »

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Disempowerment and suppression of freedoms in Ethiopia

April 20, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

By Graham Peebles Graham Peebles looks at how the increasingly paranoid regime of Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi is systematically tightening its monopoly over information, suppressing free speech and suffocating media freedom. “Disempowerment is the aim, and the means are … read more »

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Ethiopia: The Bridge on the Road(map) to Democracy

April 16, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

Last week I had an opportunity to address a town hall meeting in Seattle sponsored by the Ethiopian Public Forum in Seattle (EPFS), a civil society organization dedicated to promoting broad dialogue, debate and discussion on Ethiopia’s future. I was … read more »

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