Tag Archives: Universal Declaration of Human Rights
By Ambassador Joseph Stafford International Human Rights Day, which we celebrate each December 10, commemorates the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) by the United Nations General Assembly in 1948. In adopting the UDHR, the United States … read more »
Posted in Article, East Africa, South Sudan, Sudan
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Tagged human right, Human Rights Day, IndepthAfrica, Sudan, UDHR, United Nations General Assembly, United States, Universal Declaration, Universal Declaration of Human Rights
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On December 10, the world celebrated the International Day of Human Rights. A day that has come a long way since 1948. Lives sacrificed, bloodshed, lost destinies, people braved the ban to fight against humiliation, injustice, intolerance to achieve respect … read more »
Posted in Article, Morocco, North Africa, Said Temsamani
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Tagged Arab Spring, Human rights, IndepthAfrica, International observance, Morocco, Non-governmental organization, North Africa, Tunisia, Universal Declaration of Human Rights
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In a weekly column entitled “Unity in Divinity” this past June, I expressed grave concern over official encroachments on religious freedom in Ethiopia. I lamented the fact that religious freedom was becoming a new focal target of official human rights … read more »
Posted in Article, East Africa, Eritrea, Ethiopia
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Tagged Al Ahbash, Al-Qaeda, Ethiopia, Ethiopian government, ethiopian news, IndepthAfrica, Islam, Meles Zenawi, United States Commission on International Religious Freedom, Universal Declaration of Human Rights
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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 »
Posted in East Africa, South Sudan, Sudan
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Tagged African Union, IndepthAfrica, International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, international law, Republic of South Sudan, SouthSudan, Sudan, United Nations, Universal Declaration of Human Rights
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By Mekonnen Workineh Ever since TPLF came to power over 21 years ago, there was no facet of an Ethiopian citizen’s life that has not been affected by the brutal and dictatorial regime. There remains no stone left upturned by … read more »
Posted in East Africa, Eritrea, Ethiopia
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Tagged Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Ethiopia news, ethiopian news, Ethiopian People Democratic Revolutionary Front, Gregory Stanton, International Criminal Court, Meles Zenawi, Tigrayan People's Liberation Front, Universal Declaration of Human Rights
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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 »
Posted in Article, East Africa, Ethiopia, News
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Tagged afria travel, Africa news, African news, Ethiopia, Ethiopian government, Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, Meles Zenawi, Nigeria soccer news, Politics of Ethiopia, travel to africa, Universal Declaration of Human Rights
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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 »
Posted in Article, East Africa, Ethiopia, News
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Tagged Addis Ababa, Africa news, African news, Arab Spring, Ethiopia, Ethiopian, IndepthAfrica, International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, Laurent Gbagbo, Meles Zenawi, Universal Declaration of Human Rights
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If a person were to maliciously burn or vandalize another’s house, it would be regarded as a serious property crime under the laws of any nation. If one were to walk into a bookstore and steal thousands of books and … read more »
Posted in Alemayehu G. Mariam, Article, Columnist, East Africa, Ethiopia
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Tagged Aster Aweke, Indepth Africa, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Meles Zenawi, Mengistu, Mengistu Hailemariam, New York, Tsehai Publisher, United States, Universal Declaration of Human Rights
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October 18, 2010 by benim
Ethiopian Citizens Have the Absolute Constitutional Right to Listen to the VOA So many lessons to learn from Columbia University! When dictator-in-chief Meles Zenawi spoke unceremoniously at Columbia on September 22, he was talking trash about the Voice of America … read more »
Posted in Analysis, East Africa, Ethiopia, News
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Tagged Africa news, Amharic language, Ethiopia, Ethiopia news, Ethiopian Constitution, Indepth Africa, Indepth Africa Magazine, Meles Zenawi, United States, Universal Declaration of Human Rights, Voice of America
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