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Ethiopian Human Rights Council (EHRCO) Documented violations of human rights in Ethiopia. Human Rights Violations Against Oromo Students of AA University Human Rights Situation in Ethiopia--19th Regular Report

±R§¥CN çY... ¥nW y¸Ä"H? ¶±RtR mUb!T 19 1996 “… k±R§¥W b§Y MNM ›YnT MD‰êE mNGS¬êE `YL xlmñ„N ?gmNGSt$M½ ±R§¥WM kFt¾W kHZB b¬C ym=ršW y|LÈN xµL yHZïC bÑl# Ñl# y|LÈN Ælb@TnT y¸gl{bT mçn#N YdnGULÝÝ XWnt$ yghÇ ›lM /Q GN ?g mNGSt$M½ mNGSTM XNd¸lW xlmçn# k¬wq klylT bÈM Bz# g!z@ çñ¬LÝÝ ?g mNGSt$ b{/#F y¸lW½ ?Zb# XNd ?gmNGSt$ b!çN y¸mßW l@§ tGÆR y:lT t:lT ymNG|T |‰ l@§ ÂcWÝÝ x!HxÁG XNd x!HxÁG ytd‰jbTN ?b#: ygÆbTN ŵ lŵ ytNk‰ttbTN y|‰ MKNÃT rSè Tè½ mNGSTN ±RtEWN kHG b§Y kHgmNGST ÆšgR xDRgÖ ±R§¥W y¥YöÈ-rW½ LÙM yl@lW hYL mçn# ktngr sNBaL …”

Can one accuse a tyrant in Ethiopia? By Tesfay Atsbeha and Berhe Kahsay, 1997 Ethiomedia (Reposted January 29, 2004) “…We know from our experience, that the impunity of those who are still in power is instilling a sense of powerlessness and fear amongst the victims as well as the witnesses of injustice. Such an impunity leads to resignation and hinders any form of initiative towards democratisation as long as the omnipotence of the rulers is not eroded. This in turn means that the liquidation of some people entails the loss of many more people for the struggle for peace and democracy, as long as the perpetrators enjoy absolute power. We were with the people whom we are now accusing of human rights violations, but we could not and did not hinder them from committing atrocities, because we also had the "instinct for self preservation" and knew only too well that we had neither the possibility to protest nor the chance to make our protest known…”

Human Rights Watch -- Ethiopia Report January 2004 Restrictions on the Press, Attacks on Opposing Political Parties, Failure to Implement Constitutional and Statutory Mandates, Police and Prison Abuse and Judicial Delay are among some of the abuses the Report finds where "...Foreign donors have not played any role in correcting..."

A Renewed Appeal on Behalf of the Border Area Peoples Irob Community in North America, January 3, 2004 “… We hope that the year 2004 will be a year in which the Ethiopians living in the localities bordering Eritrea such as the Afars, the Irobs, the Kunamas and other Ethiopians get a break from bombardments and kidnappings perpetuated by the Eritrean armed forces and from international intimidation to deprive them of their citizenship and/or their ancestral lands. We also hope that other Ethiopians in Gambela and elsewhere in the country get relief from daily sufferings in their own land... The Irob Community in North America appeals to all Ethiopians to continue, in the New Year 2004, to stand united on the side of their compatriots living in the "border" areas and for the sovereignty of Ethiopia. …”

A "Worthless" Land? Addis Tribune, 19-12-2003 “… As Sir Walter Scott (1771-1832), the Scottish novelist and poet, had put it so beautifully in the Lay of the Last Minstrels, "Breathes there the man, with soul so dead, Who never to himself hath said, This is my own, my native land? Whose heart hath ne'er within him burn'd As home his footsteps he hath turn'd From wandering on a foreign strand?" …”

The Twilight of the Tyrants Christian Science Monitor, December 19, 2003 “…[The West] picks and chooses its targets when it comes to pressing autocrats. "If they don't like a government, such as Mugabe's, then democracy becomes the whipping instrument," says Nega. "They don't use it against governments they do like." Such governments include Ethiopia's ruling People's Revolutionary Democratic Front, which claimed to have won 97 percent of the vote at the last elections..."That is one thing making Africans cynical about Western intentions," argues Nega. "You don't see any principled, consistent policy by the developed countries to push for democracy in Africa." …”

Global Corruption Report 2003 “…Ethiopia's coalition government is generally held together by the ability of the ruling party to keep the pockets of its partners oiled, while it openly suppresses the opposition …”

The More Things Change, The More They Stay The Same By Dereje, Sept. 27, 2003 “… While on the face of it this letter seems to imply a different direction, and even a change of heart on behalf of the Prime Minister on an issue that has much existential bearing and emotional weight to the vast majority of Ethiopians, closer examination in fact reveals this letter to be nothing more than a plea to Issayas Afeworki and the UN Security Council for flexibility and help in the project of selling out Ethiopian land, people and interest out of which Meles has made a career. …”

yx!T×ùà ?ZB «k#‰T´ X yxè mlS yDHnT ±l!s! Sm" hYl# k¶±tR Uz@È ytwsd “… -¼¸¼R mlS ... lz!H ?ZB lz!C xgR ¬¶K çcWN GMT½ SlwdðT XDg¬CN tSÍCN çcWN =lMt¾ xStúsB y‰úcWN y|LÈN zmN l¥‰zM bDNb„ bl#x§êEn¬CN g#ÄY §Y kX¾ Xy-yq$ S§l#T «TBBR´ bsðW gL[WLÂL ... «qÈY fÈN XDgT´ y¸ÆlW ?LM çñ XNdqr½ kXNGÄ!H b"§ _r¬CN ?L¥CN b:DgT L¥T §Y úYçN qÈYnT ÃlW DHnTN b¥rUg_ §Y Ãt÷r XNd¸çN [xlblz!Ã] XNdMNb¬tN nGrWÂL ... yîVyT ?BrT mNG|TM fRú*L½ hg¶t$êM tb¬TÂlC ... yM|‰Q xWé­ hgéC mNG|¬TM ... lXnz!H hgéC mFrS mb¬tN êN¾ MKNÃT GN DHnT nW s!ÆL sMtN xÂWQMÝÝ XNÄ!ÃWM bxB²¾W MKNÃt$ kFT? ÁäK‰s! XõT UR ytÃÃz XNdçn nW y¸ngrW ... -¼¸¼R mlS Y,N hQ zNGtW l@§ hQ ¬¶K FlU mÿÄcW XBdT nW ÆLLM ¹F_ lmçn# GN _R_R yl"M ... Xy-yq$ Ãl#T lmmlSM Xyäk„ Ãl#T _Ãq& yG§cW y‰úcW BÒ nW ... ll#x§êEnT lhgR KBR BlW Ãl yl@l yhg¶t$N _¶T yz@gÖCêN ?YwT ÆDm §Y kksks# b"§½ bõR »Ä §Y ÃgßnWN DL bľ XNDÂÈW ymçn# SHtT MNŒ k§Y mçn# Yzng#¬L xYÆLMÝÝ Slt-ÃqEnt$M ¥sB yjm„ YmS§l# …”

yW+ g#ÄY yd~NnT ±l!s!W bTG‰Y KLL MKR b@T t"Wä g-mW ¶±RtR n/s@ 5 1995 “… [SLÈN ÃLÃz#T yMKR b@t$ xƧT] m‰B ¦gR km¹_ ybl- XNd¥ÃúFR XSkm=ršW XNd¸¬gl# ... yDNb„M g#ÄY kDHnT UR y¸ÃÃZbT mNgD ÃLgÆcW mçn#N kFt¾ mSê:TnT ytkflbT TLQ xjNÄ 'DHnT YšL¦L ÆDm' mÆl#N xú²" nW b¥lT xStÃy¬cWN s_têLÝÝ …”

ysän# y-Q§Y ¸n!ST„ ykFt¾ ymNG|T y­RtE ÆlSLÈÂT SBsÆ xNDM¬W ¶±RtR n/s@ 5 1995 “… ÆlSLÈÂt$ yg@¬cWN NGGR XNdgdL ¥¸è b¥StUÆT x!T×ùà S§l#êT msr¬êE CGéC «zlq&¬ yl@lW DHnT (unsustainable) ymLµM xStÄdR yFTH XõT´ mçÂcWN XNd xÄ!S ngR xrUg-#LNÝÝ Xnz!H CGéC yxÉ@ `Yl|§s@N ydRG mNGS¬TN yÈl# x!HxÁGNM ‰s#N lTGL Ãnús# mçÂcW trStW XNÁT nW yx!HxÁG ÆlSLÈÂT k12 ›m¬T ySLÈN öY¬cW b"§ xh#N XNd xÄ!S G"T y¸nG„N) ... CGéCN lmF¬T XNdmäkR `§ðnTN wd qDä xÆèC l¥St§lF mäk„ kt-ÃqEnT y¸ÃDN xYçNM ... lmçn# yDHn¬CN MN+ MNDnW) Bz# mf§sF xÃSfLgWM ... yFTH SR›TN btmlktM ... tæµµ¶ãÒcWN l¥údD s!é-# F_n¬cW yBR¦N ÃHL b!çNM ysðW HZB yFTH XõT Xéé y¸ÃÄM_ íé GN y§cWM ... b_RÈÊ BÒ b¥sR yêS mBT y¸nFG kt-r-„bT wNjL nÉ çnW s!gß# `§ðnT wSì §drsW g#ÄT µú y¥ÃSkFL xµÿD y¥Y-qM ]r ÁäK‰s! xµÿD kmçN y¸ÃDnW ylM …”

Geography helps to explain Africa's woes Stuff (Johannesburg) “… Nearly all landlocked countries in the world are poor, except for a handful in Western Europe that are deeply integrated into the regional European market …” Now one may ask, is this fact not known to the TPLF/EPRDF? But then, one notes that the TPLF/EPRDF has clearly demonstrated that it is not there to protect Ethiopia's interests.

kmlS z@ÂêE b!é ytgß ¸S_‰êE ìKmNT x!T׸Dà /Ml@ 19 1995 “…YH ìKmNT lkFt¾ yx!HxÁG ¹#¥MNT "_BQ mm¶Ã" çñ t§LÐLÝÝ -¼¸n!ST„ MN ÃHL bx!T×ùà ?ZB §Y XNd¸ÃëF FRÇN l‰s# lx!T×ùÃêEW TtnêLÝÝ …”

§Y §†N XNàg¬lN WS_ WS-#N XNq§lN ¶±RtR /Ml@ 14 1995 “…«yxÆèÒCN KBR½ ¬¶K jGNnT yMN÷‰bT b!çNM xSf¶ DHnT xWRîÂLÝÝ ... xh#N bwú" mDrK §Y nN ÃlnWÝÝ Ãl XRĬ XNbtÂlNÝÝ Slz!H ÆDmN mS-T YšlÂL wYS XRĬ ¥ÈT)´ w¼é TRû k!Än ¥RÃM bTG‰Y Bÿ‰êE KL§êE mNG|T yFTH xStÄdR b!é `§ð «yxÆèÒCN ¬¶µêE jGNnT xúͶ DHnT xwrsN ¥lT KHdT XN©! l@§ l!çN xYCLMÝÝ DHn¬CN lÆDm m¹_ MKNÃT mçN xYgÆWM¿ ... mʬCNN bm¹_ y¸mÈ yXRĬ XHL kn+‰¹# YQRBNÝÝ ´ yTG‰Y KLL y›"b@ ?G½ y±l!S½ y¸l!>àywHn! b@T ±l!S `§ðãC «ymNGST y?G y]_¬ xSkƶ xµ§T çÂCh# XNÄ!H ›YnT xÌM mòCh# xN© çÂC"L ¥lT nW´ xè ]UY bRÿ yTG‰Y KLL RXs mStÄDR …”

Ethiopian Court Acquits Official of Corruption Charges This Day (Lagos), July 13, 2003, allAfrica.com “… The two faced charges of abuse of power while Abraha was serving as defence minister, when he was alleged to have procured a job for his sister, a pharmacist, at a government hospital in Addis Ababa. The court said that the Federal Ethics and Corruption Commission did not produce evidence that Abraha had contacted the deputy health minister at the time and had used his influence... Seye was at first detained on unspecified charges, but a few months later--after the Federal Ethics and Corruption Commission was established in June 2001--he appeared before the Supreme Court with others on corruption charges …” The question remains: who will ultimately be held responsible for the waste of [scarce] national resources and personal suffering resulting from this political charade?

Some Comments to Sir Michael Jay By Berhane Yimer, A.A., June 29, 2003 “… But then again, if the intent is to really help the people of the country and not to extend the life of a (seemingly) "friendly" government which has clearly failed miserably and, by so doing, needlessly extend the suffering of our people, we ask Sir Michael and Britain to think again, look in some more. We say, walk the talk, ask the hard questions ... questions that the government might not necessarily like …” An excellent commentary from a self-confessed cynic with optimistic leanings!

mlS z@ÂêE _N¬êET x!T×ùÃN xFRî TN> xgR f-r kb§Y xÆY (bq. `. |. mNG|T ymÊT Yø¬ ¸NSTR ynb„) sn@ 1995 “…btk¬¬Y XNdMÂyW x!T×ùà (-§T tlYaT) x¬WQM... yxh#n# ft GN ytly nW... l@§ ¥NM xgR xYèT y¥ÃWqW CGR tdQñƬL¿ bl@§ xgR wk!L Tg²lC …”

The Campaign of Intimidation Deki-Alula, June 7, 2003 “… The immediate effect of this campaign of intimidation is clear as evidenced by the refusal of the judges to make decisions at the recent court sessions. It is apparent that they are caught "between a rock and a hard place" - if they rule by the book, as they should, they know that will only ignite the fury of the government - and if they go along with the prosecution, they would have to live with their conscience and possibly be held accountable in the future …”

Crimes Against a Nation By M. Seifu, June 1, 2003 “… Which government in history can be said to be responsible to even a fraction of the crimes against a nation described in limited detail above? Notwithstanding hypocrisy and self-interest, how is it that powerful nations continue to turn a blind eye on what is happening in Ethiopia by extending what at least can be termed as tacit support? What nation and people on earth will be able to shoulder such crimes and continue to exist? …”

Contempt of Court By Hikmet Siraj Reporter, May 21, 2003 “… The [Supreme] Court, however, by disposing of the matter in a very unceremonious fashion could not even perform one of its duties as the principal speaker of all - be it natural or physical persons... it confined itself to telling the Commissioner to mount guard in the future, without first establishing guilt, second inflicting a reproof, reprimand or criticism... thus ... contrary and in a manner very unbecoming of an independet tribunal, gave a carte blanche license to the arbitrary measures of the executive to tamper, even encroach on the only title deed of our freedoms - the judiciary…” One more example of "Justice" Menberetsehai's (and colleagues') opportunism and shameful, unprofessional conduct.

Imitating Orwell's “Napoleon” Reporter Editorial, May 28, 2003 “… Just as Napoleon and his cronies get rid of laws limiting their powers or amend them in such a way that they can do whatever they want in Animal Farm, here too constitutional provisions are being "trimmed" to dovetail with the wishes of those in power …” What is really saddening is that the justice system in Ethiopia, most notably the "judges" in the so-called Supreme Court, are [opportunistically] aiding and abetting this criminal political system.

yåRê&L «xn!¥L ÍRM´ (¶±RtR GNïT 18 1995) “…«xRî xdéC §Y xTtk#s#´ y¸L y-bq ?G ynbrW x!HxÁG xêú kt¥ btdrgW tk#S 30 z@gÖC ät$ Yȉ b!ÆL½ «xSf§g! çñ s!g" l!drG YC§L xYȉM...´ BlÖ b„N bQR"R zUÝÝ ... Xn ±l!×N bxn!¥L ÍRM y¥Y-Q¥cWN ?G l¥SwgD yflg#TN l¥GßT ?G XNd¸qÃY„ h#l# Xz!HM b?g mNGST yw-#TN ?¯C "§T XygÖmÇ Xydrt$ l‰S _QM b¸ÃmC mNgD YkrK¥l#ÝÝ bz!HM ¬¥"nT Xy-Í y?G yb§YnT Xytrg- nWÝÝ Y, h#l# m=ršW ?GN m wd¥SqrT YwSÄLÝÝ x!HxÁG ... l!ÃStWlW y¸gÆW TLq$ q$M ngR YH y?G yb§YnT XytrUg- nW wY) y¸lWN ¥-@N mçn#N YgÆêLÝÝ Æw-#T brg-#T ?G msfR l!ktL YÒ§LÂÝÝ …” ?GN ymtRgÖM (y¥SkbRM) `§ðn¬cWN kwNjL b¥YtÂnS mNgD bmzNUT mœ¶Ã bmçN XÃglgl# Ãl#T btlY y-Q§Y FRD b@T “Ä®C” bz!H g#ÄY §Y MN Yl# YçN)

yFRD b@T z@ (xynW kx.x. mUb!T 1995) Deki Alula “…bz!H h#l# £dT Ä®C½ ;"b@ ?gÖC -böC Bz# ¸Â tÅWtêLÝÝ XSkxh#N b¬yW Xns#N y-yq ylMÝÝ h#l#M Xns#N bmœ¶ÃnT t-qm XN©! lm-yQ xLäkrMÝÝ MÂLÆT½ XNÄW MÂLÆT½ y¸q_lW z#R yXns# YçN) :D» LµcW bmœ¶ÃnT XNÄglgl# YzLq$T YçN½ wYS yXnS#M t‰ dRî XÂY YçN)…”

Sophistry of an Internal Enemy Régime Prof. Nebyat Teferi, Dr Grma Abebe, Dr Teshome Amare, Mr Zewdé Hayle Maryam Back in February 2002, these learned Ethiopians tried to bring to the attention of all who would listen the unique predicament Ethiopia finds itself in. “…Following the above mentioned pattern of ungainly sophistry, and entertaining weird hopes that he could engineer the creation of a putative "legal" garb that will legitimise, and thus render permanency to the landlocking of the country and de facto separation of Eritrea from Ethiopia, since 12 December 2001, Meles has been going through the motion of an international litigation on boundary delimitation with Eritrea, at the Hague, under an internationally established Independent Boundary Commission, whose distinguished members, possibly, might come at a proper and just decision, only and only if they were to be presented with all relevant and accurate information and valid arguments. But Meles' sinister régime is not doing what any legitimate régime would do for its country. He is taking up poorly reasoned legal positions in the Hague, for the sole purpose of paving the way for losing the case, and thus enhance the position of his apparent counterpart, by deliberately withholding vital legal materials, and evidence, while maliciously avoiding all positions that favour Ethiopia…”

ÆDmN yMNfLUT k_QM xµ*à nWN) (¶±RtR 06/08/1995) “…ÆDm... ÍYÄ ÃlW xYdlM ... k¸gÆT b§Y tKÆlCÝÝ ÆDm WS_ Ãl#T 60 gd¥ b@tsïC½ 200 X 300 sW b!çN nWÝÝ ...wd x@RT‰ BTÿDM x!T×ùà ÃÈCW ngR ylMÝÝ ... x@RT‰ ï¬ê XNÄ!mlS§T TfLUlCÝÝ Ã b‰s# GðT ÃdRULÝÝ MÂLÆT ÷¸>n# ²§Nbú x!éBN lx!T×ùà s!s-# h#l#NM lx!T×ùà ks-N CGR Yf_‰L y¸L mNfS l!ñ‰cW YC§LÝÝ ... -böÒCN ... tk‰KrêL xLtk‰k„M BlÖ lmÂgR xScU¶ nWÝÝ …” “PéØsR” KNf xBR¦M “…yÆDm ?ZB x!T×ùÃêEnt$N XN©! «b!ÿDM xY¯Ä´ y¸L x!T×ùÃêE Yñ‰L BlÖ xYgMTMÝÝ ... xh#N GN tfrdbTÝÝ XD» lËn@V FRD b@T½ XD» l-böÒCN½ XD» lmNG|¬CN½ XD» lXn PéØsR KNf½ tfrdbTÝÝ ÷¸>n# btwsnW msrT lx@RT‰ TsÈlH xlWÝÝ Y, xLb" BlÖ ÍYÄ ylHM½ xSf§g! mÊT xYdlM y¸l# lW+ ¦géC b]_¬ x¥µ¶nT y¸útû z@¯C tflfl#bTÝÝ Y, x_Nt$ dRî y¸zLQ `zN Ã÷¥trW YmSl¾LÝÝ ytsW jGñCN x}MM y¸ÃNzfZF YmSl¾LÝÝ…”

W¹¬M SNQ XÃdR Yq§L! What were the leaders of EPRDF trumpeting back in April 2002? A country in distress... yx!?xÁG m¶ãC T§NT MN s!l# nbR) kBR¦N F_nT bf-n mGlÅ "wdnêL! sLF W-#! y-yQnW h#l# y¾ ç•L! (XNÄ!ÃWM bBL-T(!) sÍ xDRgN -YqN nbR) ... wzt" s!l#N xLnbR) ¬Ä!à YHN sW YrœL BlW nW) xYdlMÝÝ yÆHRÃcW ên¾ mglÅ kçnW y?ZB NqT ÆšgR b-‰‰ ]/Y xgR lm¹_ Xyt-qÑbT µlW "ST‰t&©!" xNÇ KFL nWÝÝ YHN GL} h#n@¬ xh#NM y¸-‰-R µl yDNbR xµ§Y ÷¸>N tgRäM½ tcGéM ys-WN Wœn@ mmLkT Yb"LÝÝ W¹¬M SNQ XÃdR mQll# ÆYqRM XNdz!h# xgR Xy-Í mçn#N mgNzB YgÆLÝÝ "…Moreover, maps submitted by Ethiopia were inconsistent as to the location of Badme village... Overall, the evidence was nothing like what might have been expected had Ethiopia's presence there in the period before the case been as significant as Ethiopia now alleges…" "…This conclusion followed from the inadequacy of Ethiopia's evidence. Moreover, even some maps submitted by Ethiopia not only showed the distinctive straight line between the Setit and Mareb Rivers, but also marked Badme village as being on the Eritrean side of that line…"

y “]r ÑS” ÷¸>N sän¾ yClÖT WlÖ (xynW kx.x. yµtET 1995)

Open Letter to The Royal Institute of International Affairs Joseph M. Ciuffini, February 24, 2003 "...Corruption, bad governance, poorly thought out and intentionally opaque policies have rendered many opportunities for Ethiopians null and void. Thus, the levels of poverty continue and in many cases, with the extended HIV/AIDs epidemic, have created a country of declining production and most importantly, declining hope. Other Ethiopians will have posted a number of facts about Meles Zenawi that are fully documented. You may be surprised by the litany of flagrant and harmful actions by the Prime Minister, but make no mistake, they are his and his cadres work..."

sän¾ yClÖT WlÖ (xynW kx.x. _R 1995) Deki Alula “…YH g#ÄY yT ÃdRsN YçN) t‰ l@BnT çñ bXn xè XÃs# dr© twSñ Yq‰L wYS «ÑS´ tBlÖ ÃDUL)…”

Combating Corruption and its Impact on the Private Sector (The Ethiopian Experience) By Ngatu, January, 2003 "... Unfortunately, for us here, there is no single positive impact to report on the Ethiopian campaign. It was a crackdown on the political rivals of the PM and the arch competitors of his party's companies. Being so it has demolished the backbone of the fledgling Ethiopian Private Sector ..."

LESSONS IN REPRESSION: VIOLATIONS OF ACADEMIC FREEDOM IN ETHIOPIA Human Rights Watch - January 2003 "...This report documents a pattern of abuses by the government against students and teachers. Students and teachers, who have been at the forefront of Ethiopian opposition for decades, have been brutally repressed with lethal force and subject to widespread arbitrary arrests by three successive governments..."

Mockery on Legality and Democracy under the Disguise of Fighting Corruption (Observers from Ethiopia, January 2003) An update on the ongoing "Corruption" trials. b]r ÑS zmÒ >ÍN bkFt¾ dr© Xytµÿd Ãl y?G _sT yÑS DRg!T (¬²b!ãC kx!T×ùà _R 1995) L† L† _Ãq&ãC (¬²b!ãC kx!T×ùà _R 1995)

Letter to the World Bank, International Chamber of Commerce, etc. (September 27, 2002) "...It may not always be true that the Bretton Woods Institutes stand for justice and fairness, but it has never been the case that they stand for injustice and unfairness..."

Letter to the International Bankers Association (September 27, 2002) "To: The International Bankers Association Dear Fellow Bankers! Greetings! We are sending this letter to your association to bring the plight of our fellow bankers here, to your attention and hopefully enlist your support in our struggle to secure our God-given right to freedom. They are bankers who have served in the top management of the Commercial Bank of Ethiopia (CBE) the largest and government owned bank in Ethiopia. Since May 2001 over fifty Bank officers including the president and all of the Senior Bank personnel were arrested by the government. On the same day, senior politicians, government officials and business people numbering over thirty were also imprisoned. The mass arrest was precipitated by the major political rift among the ruling party leaders...."

xè SyN Ã\rW ¬Ä!à ¥nW) k¬²b! (mSkrM 1995) “… SyN Ã\Rk#T Xn@ xYdlh#M½ FRD b@T nWÝÝ Xn@M GN XNÄ!f¬ xLfLGM½ ¥Sf¬T BfLG XNµ*N xLCLMÝÝ…”

PM Meles' "Anti-Corruption" Campaign One Year Later: What has it really "achieved"? (July 17, 2002) By a Citizen Observer A very learned and highly detailed account of the real agenda of PM Meles' "Anti-Corruption Campaign" and its background. The article includes a description of the political turmoil in the ruling TPLF/EPRDF regime that led to the split in its leadership; the resulting lawless situation in Ethiopia wherein the PM and his followers used their control over the state security apparatus to pursue what can only be called a sadistic and vengeful campaign that defies all logic against their real and/or imagined opponents–making a mockery of the justice system and the so-called Constitution of the country in the process; some background information on the relationships of the regime with the 'Bretton Wood Institutes' (IMF and World Bank) and their influence; the current status of the "Anti-Corruption Campaign" including a summary of the "charges" against the defendants of the ongoing "trials" and a summary of the response of the defendants; and in conclusion, some remarks on how this situation that's clearly harming the country immensely might possibly be mitigated if not completely reversed. Click here for an expanded version including appendices containing focused commentaries and translations of the charges against the accused.

The Algiers Agreement and its Aftermath: A View from Addis By G.W.M, May 17, 2003 Ethiomedia “…[Legal representatives of Ethiopia] assumed that the arbitrators would muddle through the clutter, the inconsistencies, … overlook incompetence, read the Ethiopian mind, weigh political considerations and favor the more powerful in the end. They also assumed that the arbitrators would not reveal the shame of their incompetence in the arbitration decision… In the grand finale, the Ethiopian people are now told Badme is a worthless piece of territory not worth fighting for… The Algiers agreement and the aftermath exemplify a classic case of government incompetence, arrogance, deception, betrayal, and ruthlessness …”

"Justice" Menberetsehay uses the "Water-proof" Standard Deki-Alula, May 14, 2003 “…if it were not for the ingenuity of P.M. Meles, corruption would have remained a bailable offence…”

xè xÆt k!ë xè b!tW Qʬ xsÑ (xSµ*L GNïT 05 1995) “…Wún@W tgb! nW xLLMÝÝ…” xè xÆt k!ë “…¥N¾WM ngR lg!z@W Xtwêlh#ÝÝ g!z@ y¸l"N X-B”lh#…” xè b!tW b§Y

Ethiopians in London hold vigil on Human Rights and Martyrs Day Wondimu Mekonnen, May 9, 2003 Ethiomedia “…Ethiopians commemorating trade union and human rights martyrs day on Thursday called on UK and US governments to see to the plight of Ethiopia where over 100,000 prisoners languish in dungeons... the protestors chanted: Justice for the murdered! Justice for the disappeared!...Stop persecuting journalists!... Bring to justice Assefa Maru's murderers! Bring to justice Tesfaye Kebede's murderers …”

«y[r ÑS ÷¸>N mGlÅãC yFRD b@èCN nÚnT y¸ND´ nW yؼF¼b@èC xStÄdR (¶±RtR ¸ÃZà 27 1995) “…y|n MGÆR y]rÑS ÷¸>N ‰s#N Bc¾ yÑS ?G tRÙ¸ b¥DrG Xs# y¸ÃqRÆcWN KîC ÃlMNM t=¥¶ y?G TRg#M FRD b@èC XNÄ!qbl#T¿ ... Xn@ kMlW WÀ bl@§ mNgD mwsN kÑS UR ymtÆbR ÃHL nW b¥lT ...FRD b@T xwúsN §Y t{Xñ l!f_R b¸CL wYM tmúúY g#Ä×CN lÃz# Ä®C ¥Sf‰¶Ã b¸mSL mNgD y?G yFÊ ngR TNt b¸Dà lz!ÃWM bmNG|T ¸Dà ¥St§lF... ?g mNG|¬êE yFRD b@èCN nÚnT y¸ND½ Ä®C y¸qRb#§cWN g#Ä×C Hg#N ?l!ÂcWN m\rT b¥DrG bglLt¾nT ÃlMNM t{Xñ XNÄYwSn# y¸ÃdRG½... kh#l#M b§Y l?g mNGSt$ tGƉêEnT möM k¸gÆW ymNGST tÌM y¸t§lû bmçÂcW yxdUW m-N XJG y¸ÃúSB nW …” y“]rÑS ÷¸>N” x-"§Y xµ¦&&D «xdg¾nT´¿ y?g mNGST rgÈ «xúúb!nT´ GL} yçnW bRG_ xh#N nWN)

yxè wrdwLD KS “ÑS” wYS b‰úcW fl!_ “nFS GDÔ) (möyT dg#½ ¸ÃZà 1995) Deki Alula “…ÑS ¥lT knFS ¥_ÍT UR Xk#L nW¿ XNÄ!ÃWM brqEQ ÆHR† ÆYBS…” xè wrdwLD wLÇ êST y¸klKlWN “?G” bê têÂYnT lMKR b@T s!ÃqRb#

Meles Zenawi and The Deconstruction of the Ethiopian State Hon. Belai Abbai, April 30, 2003 Ethiomedia “…Can any one deny that this is an incredible, and bold achievement, unique of its kind in world history by an enemy who operates from within in utter contempt of the people which he rules?…”

yFT? |R›t$ nÚnT bmNG|T ¸Ä!à (¶±RtR 13/08/1995) “…lh#l#M ymNG|T xµ§T ¥lTM l?G xWÀW½ ?G tRÙ¸W xSfɸW xµ§T bXk#LnT Ãl xDLã XNÄ!ÃglGl# y¸-bq$T ymNG|T ¸Ä!ÃãC yxNDN wgN F§gÖT ¥‰m© çnW qRbêLÝÝ kz!ÃM b§Y GN b?G tRÙ¸W xµL §Y kFt¾ Å lmF-R Ælm mLk# ²Ò ¥Sf‰¶Ã XyrŒ Yg¾l#ÝÝ ...«ÑSÂN b¸ÃKL kÆD wNjL ytkss# GlsïCN bnÉ y¥sÂbt$ g#ÄY xnUU¶ Xyçn m_t$êL´ Yl#Â... Ä®C «t‰´ ¬êqEnTN l¥GßT s!l#M úYqR wYM dGä bÑS Sltzfq$ SHtT l!\„ YC§l# Yl#ÂLÝÝ ...«L† ľ´½ «L† FRD b@T´½ «L† ?G´ wzt. YzUJLN XÃl# XSkm-yQ mdrs# Bz# XNÄ!-ÂkR bMN-BqW F¼b@T §Y xdU mUr-#N kwÄ!h# y¸ÃúSB YmSl¾LÝÝ…”

xè wrdwLD wLÇ y[r ÑSÂW ¬¥" sW bÑs"nT ¬gÇ (¶±RtR 13/08/1995) “…yxQM GNƬ ¸n!St&R Áx@¬ xè wrdwLD wLÇ kÑS"nT UR btÃÃz bX©cW y¸gßWN ymNG|T NBrT xSrKbW lƒST wR XrFT XNÄ!w-# ¬zz#ÝÝ…”

y]r ÑSÂW XJ ÃLÄsúcW ¹#¥MNèC (YL”L b”l#½ ¶±RtR 10/06/1995) ¬¶K btdUU¸ XNÄsyW y‰SN gb lmdbQM çn y‰SN _QM lm-bQ bl@lÖC §Y y¸f[M tN÷L½ KÍT _"T tmLî y‰S m_ðà MKNÃT mçn# xYqRMÝÝ “…XNd xND xBnT yÑgR s!¸Nè |‰ xSk!ÃJ ynb„T x!N©!nR G²W t¼¥RÃM x!NJnR Æî s!Ãz# ... s!-yq$ yïRD sBúb!W xè |†M mSFN Yÿ h#l# ZRðà s!µÿD½ y=r¬ ?G s!ÈS½ \‰t¾ k?G WÀ s!q-R½ s!ÆrR½ k28 ¸l!×N BR b§Y s!mzbR l@§W b!qR xLsÑM nbR wY)…”

Anti-Corruption Commission in Disarray Tilahun Abay Repudiates Earlier Testimonies (Tameru Geda, Capital, February 16, 2003) “... The Commission seems in disarray with the cases it is has handled so far. Observers accuse the Commission of abuse of authority, "Here is what happens when a politically powerful institution boldly acts disregarding the chaos it can create in people's lives," said one attendant of the Court proceedings...” “... Regarding the unexpected testimony, the Federal Prosecutor labeled Ato Tilahun as "a hostile eyewitness"...”

Xnxè xÆt k!ë kxND ›mT kz-" wR X|R b“§ nÉ w-# ( yxè _§h#N xÆY MSKRnT (¶±RtR 10/06/1995) y“]r ÑS” ÷¸>N b|LÈN §Y Ãl# _qET GlsïC y±ltEµ ¥Sf[¸Ã t‰ mœ¶Ã mçn#½ yxg¶t$ y?G yFTH xµ§TM XNdz!h# lz!H tGÆR Xyêl# XNdçn g¦D XywÈ mMÈt$N YH zgÆ GL} ÃdRULÝÝ “…yx!T×ùà NGD ÆNK PÊz!ÄNT ynb„T ... xè _§h#N xÆY ... yx”b@ ?G MSKR çnW bXn xè Sü xBr¦ (xè xsÍ l@lÖC) MSKRn¬cWN mS-T XNdq-l# ;”b@ ?G XNd xS-qE MSKR (hostile witness) tö_rW mSql¾ _Ãq& XNÄ!-YQ XNÄ!fQDlT lFRD b@t$ xmlktÝÝ ytkú> -böC _Ãq&W WDQ XNÄ!çN b!Ãmlkt$M FRD b@t$ ;”b@ ?g# mSql¾ _Ãq& XNÄ!ÃqRB bmFqD ... y]r(ÑS ÷¸>N ;”b@ ?G ymSql¾ _Ãq& q_lÖ xè _§h#N xÆY bs-#T "L km¬s‰cW bðT ¥:k§êE MRm‰ ±l!S SDST ÃHL g!z@ mm§lúcWN½ ... bm=rš §Y lKB‰cW s!ÆL S¥cWN b¥Y-Qú*cW sãC xNt bMTfLgW mLK tzUJèLhL X fRM tBlW ... mfr¥cWN½... ;”b@ ?G l±l!S ys-#T nW y¸lWN yfrÑT úÃnb#T sãc$ yng…cWN b¥mN mçn#N... lxè MHrtxB xBR¦ yts-W y150¹!H BR BDR bTKKL y¸ÃMn#bT mçn#N gL]W bz!H g#ÄY §Y xè xsÍ xBR¦ S-W BlW XNħz²*cW½ xè SüM BD„ XNÄ!s_ ySLK T:²Z XNÄLsÈ*cW mSKrêLÝÝ…”

kFt¾ FRD b@T xè xÆt k!ëN xè b!tWN bnÉ xsÂbt (kx.x. 07/06/1995) kFt¾ FRD b@T yxè xÆt k!ëN yxè b!tWN y“ÑS” KS WDQ b¥DrG bnÉ xsÂbtÝÝ y“]r ÑS” ÷¸>N Wún@WN bm”wM YGÆ" xqRÆlh# b¥lT sãc$ XNÄYft$ xzzÝÝ(?!) çñM zGYè sãc$ tftêL y¸L z@ xlÝÝ b?G mqlD ?ZBN mÂQ mlÃW yçnW YH mNG|T yxND qN :D¥@ FlU xjNÄWN l¥úµT y¸ÃdRgW _rT m=ršW MN YçN) ZRZR Yq_§LÝÝ The High Court has dismissed "corruption" charges against Ato Abate Kisho and Ato Bitew and ordered their release. However, the government's "Anti-Corruption" Commission has declared its unhappiness with the verdict and lodged an appeal, meanwhile ordering that the persons not be released. Nevertheless, there are reports that both have been released later. Where such antics will lead a government with the defining characteristic of showing scant respect for the sanctity of the nation's laws and its people, remains to be seen.

yPÊS rqEQ ?G wr‰ bÄ"nT |‰ xµÿD §Y (mNGSt& xwq½ ¶±RtR 26/05/1995) “…FRD b@T nÚ bçnbT½ nÚ -Nµ‰ FRD b@T y?G yb§YnT LÙM çñ b¸ÃglGLbT½ ?G xWÀW ?G s!ÃwÈ ?G xSfÚ¸W ywÈWN ?G s!ÃSf{M l?G yb§YnT ygbr mçn#N sBxêE ÁäK‰s!ÃêE mBèC mkb‰cWN y¸ÃrUG_ «öä y¸ÿD´ bq$Ñ ÃLät FRDb@T ÆlbT xgR yFRD b@T ¸Â SÑNM½ |LÈN tGÆ„NM y¸m_N YçÂLÝÝ…”

ywHn! X|r®C wd ¹ê éb!T XytUz# nWÝÝ õb!à 22/05/1995

Blunt Denials for Reform (Addis Tribune, December 20, 2002) "...Forums after forums were organized in which the ruling party, which claimed that all the people and opposition political parties participated and "freely" voiced their opinion in matters of national interest. But truth to say, our administrators, who compare flexibility and admitting mistakes to shame, just failed to take any prudent revision of their failed policies in the face of international realities and the most visible deterioration of the lives of our people. And now we are facing a famine on a scale unprecedented since the dawn of civilization...."

Abera Yemaneab -- Nine Years of Illegal Detention (SOCEPP, December 10, 2002) "...A court in Addis Abeba had ordered his release in April, 1994..."

ľW ÷bll# (õb!à 12/03/1995)

yL† ;”b@ ?G yxÄ!s# |R›T t-ÃqEãC õb!à (mSkrM 1995) “… wNjLN tk¬Ty lFRD xqRÆlh# y¸lN wgN X‰s# wNjL k\‰ l¥N xb@T YƧL) L† ;”b@ ?GÝ ?G xT|‰ ÃlWN b¥Drg# _Ít¾ nW l!-yQ YgÆLÝÝ …lFTH xµ§T sãCM mL:KT xlNÝÝ… mNG|T tlêê+ nW… l@lÖCN l¥_”T btzUjW ?G m\rT y²Ê Æl|LÈN t-ÃqE çñ ng kRcl@ mñ¶ÃW y¸çNbT g!z@ XNd¥YmÈ MN ¥rUgÅ x§Ch#) …”

Court Refuses Withdrawal of Charges (Reporter, August 7, 2002) '...In its ruling the court gave reasons for refusing withdrawal of the charges due to what it called "striking the balance between the public interest on the one hand and the right to speedy trial on the other." By recognizing the right and power of the prosecutor to withdraw a charge, the court, however, ruled that the contents of the newly-framed charges do not have a public interest weight so as to prevail on the speedy trial right of the accused. "As a result, this petition fails and is hereby dismissed," the court ruled...'

Commission Asks to Retract Corruption Charges, Press New Ones (August 1, 2002) In a sad but predictable continuation of the charade of a "trial" going on at the country's highest court, the Prosecutor representing the government filed to the court to retract the corruption charges under which the accused have been incarcerated for the last 14 months. In any other country in the world, indeed in any other court in the world (leave alone a country's final court), a filing by a prosecutor to withdraw charges would automatically result in the outright dismissal of the charges and the freedom of the accused (if they happen to be in detention as the case is here). Even as is reported here if the prosecutor submits his intention to file new charges, this would straightforwardly be treated by the court as a completely different matter altogether. Although the withdrawal of charges in itself is a vindication for the case of the accused-(who all along have been protesting their innocence)-one is, naturally, forced to wonder how much the country's values, norms and laws have to be abused and, as a direct result, how much the country and its people have to slide lower before an end is brought to all this damage.

What "Peace" Prize? (July 23, 2002) In an acceptance speech for a "World Peace Prize", conducted "…in a colorful ceremony at the National Palace…", and in full 'Doctoral' regalia, Prime Minister Meles Zenawi began his speech by addressing the "Chairman-Judge" of the 'World Peace Prize Awarding Council' thus: "Dear Dr. Ran Min Su, Chairman-Judge of the World Peace Prize Awarding Council, Distinguished Judges of the Council,…". But who is this 'Dr. Ran Min Su' and what really is his organization 'World Peace Prize Awarding Council', (otherwise known as: 'World Peace Corps Academy', the 'Korean Jerusalem Project Council', etc.)? In what has become a distinguishing feature of Ethiopia's ruling regime lately, the PM and the government he represents seem to have fallen to a humiliating scam or worse, are participating knowingly in a really embarrassing debacle of trying to fool, not only Ethiopians in general mind you, but the whole world at large. We ask our esteemed readers to read the article in the following link and judge for themselves. http://203.97.34.63/tonga6.htm

Dr. Taye Woldesemayat on Justice (Transcript and excerpts from interview) In an interview with the VOA, the recently released prisoner of conscience and human rights activist, Dr. Taye Woldesemayat, described the justice system of Ethiopia as nothing more than a tool of the government in imposing its wishes on the public in general and in meting out punishment on its declared "enemies" in particular. "The judiciary and the prison system willfully work as one to implement the will of the Prime Minister and his office", he said adding that pressure of the Ethiopian people locally and in the diaspora and international pressure through various organizations was instrumental for his release-not the highly politicized institution masquerading as the justice system of the country.

P. M. Meles Humiliates Himself Publicly As bizarre as this may sound, it is true. As can be heard on the excerpt sound files attached herein, Prime Minister Meles, disguised(!) as a person named "Abebe" from Ethiopia, phones in on a live VOA television broadcast-and proceeds to ask two questions of the Eritrean Ambassador! Click here for verbatim transcript of the excerpt, short sound files and main link to the video webcast. g#D XÃdR MN Y§L)

Defendant Says Accused for Violating "Green Light"

y]r ÑS ÷¸>N kFt¾ x”b@ ?G |‰cWN lqq$ "Anti-Corruption" Commission Chief Prosecutor Resigns The resignation of the Chief Prosecutor of the "Anti-Corruption" Commission has become public. Sources close to the case report that the Chief Prosecutor, who has the [dubious] credit of writing the largely hollow and flimsy charges against the defendants cited in the ongoing politically motivated trials, lately began insisting that all those officials directly involved and linked to the cases, (meaning all the members of the Boards of Directors of the Ethiopian Privatization Agency and the Commercial Bank of Ethiopia), had to be charged as well. This, naturally, was a political bombshell too hot to handle in that the said officials in question were and still are high ranking EPRDF functionaries among which are: Ato Mulugeta Alemseged (Chief Minister in the Prime Minister's Office), Ato Sufian Ahmed (Minister of Finance and Economy), Ato Worede Wold Woldu (former Justice Minister and currently Minister), Ato Tefera Walwa (former Deputy Prime Minister and currently Minister) and Ato Filipos (Minister and Board Chairman CBE). Meanwhile, the farce of a trial continues in the "Courts"...

yxè ¬M‰T §Yn@ yKS m”w¸Ã (Ñl# ”L) xg‰CNN XR"n#N Xyqr ÃlWN yx!HxÄ@G mNG|T bBz# mLk# y¸ÄSsWN YHN xSdÂqE {h#F b¥NbB Bz# ytDbsbs g#ÄY GL} Yh#NLãÝÝ “…sRK Xynqz wUG‰W ytW¹l¹lbTN yÆzq |R›T b¦œB ytl†TN t”ê¸ y¸Æl#TN wYM y¸sg#TN b¥sR b¥Sf‰‰T ¥ÄN XNd¥YÒL bh#n@¬ãC ÃlFnW úNqR SLÈN WS_ SNgÆ m¥R xÄGèÂL XN©! bz!H rgD ÃlûT yx!T×ùÃCN ¬¶÷C bqE TMHRT bçn# nbR …” “…k‰S xúLæ ¥sB y¸ÆlW ÌNÌ y¸gdB s!çN ÃLÒl#TN ngR xLçnL"M ¥lTM X÷ BLHnT xêqEnT nW… [YH b!çN] yh#§CNM yU‰ xgR yçnCWN x!T×ùÃN kWDmTÝ ?ZÆ*NM kxs”qE XLqET ¥ÄN YÒL nbR …”

Tamrat accuses Meles of gross abuse of the constitutional system

"…Ks# tš>lÖ XNÄ!qRB xzÂL…" (ľ wYS kú>) yxè b!tW yxè xÆt KS) -b” µLx†Ý "…KS tBlÖ yqrbW bMN h#n@¬ nW) tš>lÖ wd KS XytgÆ nW) YH KS úYçN mGlÅ nW…" ľWÝ "…bx”b@ ?G ytššlW mZgB xSf§g!WN æR¥l!tE xàLè ytššl xYdlMÝÝ XNdg æR¥T tdR¯ Ks# mššL XNÄlbT xYtÂLÝÝ x”b@ ?G XNdg Ks#N xš>lÖ XNÄ!ÃqRB xzÂLÝÝ…"

ì¼R ¬y wLds¥ÃT xh#NM tlê+ q-é tsÈcW "…¬y ytwldW Xz!H nW½ y¸ätW Xz!H nWÝÝ…"

"No sale was conducted without the direct knowledge of [PM] Meles Zenawi" Ato Assefa Abraha

Zimbabwe Supreme Court Strikes Down Government Sponsored Law as "Illegal" "...Zimbabwe's Supreme Court has declared illegal a controversial law which disenfranchised hundreds of thousands of Zimbabweans living abroad. The law had been approved by parliament using invalid procedures after an earlier rejection by MPs, the judges decided..." Even in a country such as Zimbabwe, where excesses of power abuse border the improbable, the Supreme Court lives up to its responsibilities and strikes a serious blow against the government's self-serving antics.

?g(mNGST xNq{ 9(1) «¥N¾WM ?G...kz!H ?g(mNGST UR y¸”rN kçn tfɸnT xYñrWMÝÝ´ “Bz# mSêXTnT ytkflbT ...” y¸ÆLlT ?g(mNGST bYÍ mÈs#N½ yxg¶t$ ym=ršW yFT? xµL yçnW y-Q§Y FRD b@T X‰s# ¥SkbR y¸gÆWN ?G bmÈS XNd b¬C F¼b@èC kmS‰t$ bt=¥¶ wd “L†” FRD b@TnT tlWõ bmS‰T §Y XNd¸g"Ý YHM ?g(w_ y¸ÃsßW mçn#N½ y¥YdfrW yêST mBT b?g(w_ xêJ mš„N½ wzt bmzRzR xè ¬M‰T §Yn@ §qrb#T l?G ÆlÑà qRè l¥NM b!çN GL} lçnW l¥Ãw§ÄW yKS m”w¸Ã y-Q§Y FRD b@T Ä®C MN BlW mls#)!... MNM!! If you can't read the Amharic script above, you may need to download and install 'VG2 Main' font. Alternatively, you can upgrade your browser to IE 5.

'Any law in contravention of this Constitution shall be null and void.' Constitution of the F.D.R. Ethiopia, Article 9(1) What was the reply of the Federal Supreme Court to Ato Tamrat's defense deposition stating in very clear and legally incontestable terms that the supposedly hallowed "Constitution" is being trampled upon in 'broad daylight', that the final court of the country, the Federal Supreme Court, is itself breaking the fundamental laws that justify its existence by acting, not only as a first-instance court, but as a 'Special' court too, that the fundamental right of bail has been abrogated by an unconstitutional and illegal proclamation and that the Courts are abetting and aiding its implementation, etc.?.... NOTHING!! (Click here to read the full text of the deposition [Amharic]).

Supreme Court Adjourns Corruption Case Hearing for Three Days Daily Monitor, July 17, 2001 That the Supreme Court is completely under the domination of the Meles government and that it is thus engaged in a farcical charade of "dispensing justice" designed to fool the Ethiopian public at large and international observers in particular (but ends up in fooling itself only, one might add), can be seen from this report of a court proceeding back in July 2001. In that proceeding, the presiding judges had so much "trouble" and "agonized" so over a decision granting extension of the remand request by the police of yet another 14 days, that they decided to "confer" for three days before announcing their ruling. What do the honorable judges rule after three days? Not only do they grant the extension, they continued to regularly grant it well into October--until the police/prosecutor finally were able to cobble up an incredible document they called "charges". That these 'charges' were revised several times since, that the Supreme Court halted the proceedings well underway and ruled to go back to a 'pre-trial' stage, that the protestations of the defendants and their legal counsel fell on deaf ears, etc., are all matters of record.

ydRG Æl|LÈÂT btkss#bT wNjL Yk§kl# tÆl kbRµ¬ KîCM nÉ w_têL (¶±RtR 19/05/1995) “…q&S g#Ä! t$Mú …xè ¦Yl@ ðĽ ì¼R NGST xÄn½ xè dS¬ ¬ds½ w¼¶T öN©!T kbd xè `Yl# gRgÆ …bq$__R SR bnb„bT wQT bgmD ¬NqW XNÄ!gdl# tdRgêL y¸lWN KS yqrbW ¥Sr© mgd§cWN xÃrUG_M b¥lT WDQ xDRÙL …” “…xn Y¬Y xÆY ytÆl# hà ƒST sãC k?G W+ b1969 ›.M. mql@ XSR b@T MGB½ mD`n!T½ bqE xyR W` XNÄ!h#M ?KM bl@lbT h#n@¬ WS_ yäT xdU b¸ÃdRSÆcW h#n@¬ xSqM-êcW bm=ršM ydrs#bT XNÄY¬wQ XNÄ!-û b¥DrUcW b¸lW KS …FRD b@t$ Xn Y¬Y xÆY bq$__R SR ynb„ mçÂcWN "§M kwHn! b@T w_tW Sp&šL æRS l¸ÆL xµL mS-¬cWN mmSk„N gLÛ yqrbW ¥Sr© GN kz!H b§Y MN XNddrsÆcW y¸ÃSrÄ xYdlM b¥lT Ks#N bnÉ xsÂBè¬LÝÝ …” “…xè bxl# GR¥N b¸mlkTM yäT xdU b¸ÃdRSbT h#n@¬ xSqM-WT bm=ršM ydrsbT XNÄY¬wQ XNÄ!-Í b¥DrUcW b¸lW KS …FRD b@t$ xè bxl# åé¥Y ytÆlWN m{/F bmÚû MKNÃT kS‰ mwgÇN kz!à b"§M m¬s„N b@RÑÄ k¸ÆlW XSR b@T wd ¥:k§êE h#lT g!z@ ÃHL ytm§ls Slmçn# mmSk„N ¥Sr©W XNÄrUg- -Qî m¬yT µömbT k1975 ›.M. b"§ MN çñ XNd-Í xY¬wQM ¥Sr©W bKs# ytgl[WN xÃSrÄM s!L tkúîc$ bz!H g#ÄY mk§kL úYñRÆcW bnÉ YsÂb¬l# s!L bY•LÝÝ …”

TN¹# ›œ TLq$N y¸b§bT y?G xwÈ_ |R›T (mNGSt& xwq ¶±RtR 21/04/1995) “…b_Ê TRg#ÑM çn btzrUW y?G xwÈ_ |n|R›T m\rT y]r ÑSÂW L† |n|R›T X y¥Sr© y¥ššÃ xêJ q$_R 239¼93M çn l@lÖC bRµ¬ xêJC ymjm¶Ã NÆB tdRgÖÆcW l÷¸t& tmRtW (wYM mm‰T xÃSfLUcWM tBlW twSñ) lHZB s¸ qRbW (wYM lz!H xYbq$M tBlW) «blzB¬ KRKR tÈRè bT:G|T Xytm§ls tmKé ytör-´ ngéC xYdl#MÝÝ ­MKR b@t$ |‰WN ks›T b"§ bYÍ l!jMR wYM l!kFT q-é tYø½ q-éWM b?G töRõ úl -êT tsBSï yqDä PÊz!ÄNT xêJ ¥}dQ½ yØÁ‰L FRD b@èC ÃLtf¬ bRµ¬ CGR XÃlÆcWÝ kxÄ!S xbÆ qwT ZêY XyÿÇ y¸syÑ ClÖèCN y?G DUF wYM >ÍN ys-# YmSL yØÁ‰L FRD b@èCN xêJ ¥ššÃ xêJ q$_R 254¼93 ¥WÈT k?gÖc$ YzT xµ*à BÒ úYçN k?G xwÈ_ xNÚRM ?UêE xYdlMÝÝ …”

yx!?xÁG ZQ-T½ g#DlT SHtT bSNT b!L×N BR Ygm¬L) (¶±RtR 2/03/1995) “…x!HxÁG b‰s# MKR b@T WS_ kw‰T bðT ÃlW mStÄDR XNÄ!wgD wSñ y¸tk# sãC bSM mRõ xzUJè b÷NfrNs#M :l¬êE mr©Â ttk! G‰Â q" xSqMõ s!Ãb" b?ZB _Ãq& y¸drG YmSL «g#Æx@W ÃlW mStÄDR fRî xÄ!S g!z!ÃêE mStÄDR XÂÌq$¥lN BlÖ bxÌM mGlÅ -yq´ ¥lT y¸ÃSgMT nWÝÝ XNÄ!H xYnt$N æRѧêE mGlÅ SNs¥ tmLsN wddRG zmN yÿDN YmSlÂLÝÝ …mNG|T xLs¥M XÃl bÿd q$_R bgNzB b!tmN bxgR §Y ydrsW g#ÄT SNT b!L×N BR Ygm¬L) y-ÍW g!z@ SNT SNT b!l!yN ÃwÈL) x!HxÁG ‰:Y xLnbr"M¿ ST‰t&©! xLnbr"M½ ±l!s! x§wÈh#M½ l±l!s! ¥StÆb¶Ã ¬KtEK xLndFh#M XÃl b‰:Y bST‰t&©! b±l!s! b"§T XyglÆb- s!tÈ-F 67 ¸l!×N ?ZB «ytm‰¥¶ãC ›Y_´ s!çN XNd qLD m¬lF lSNT g!z@ mfqD YñRbT YçN) …”

xÄ!S xbÆ xÄ!SnT XN©! XDúT xTšM (kg@Ä!×N mµš ¶±RtR _QMT 18 1995) “…XSk²Ê ÆynW m\rT x!HxÁG «t/Dî´ y¸lW ngR m\r¬êE y±l!s! yx\‰R lW_N y¸ÃµTT xYdlMÝÝ t/Dî ¥lT bx!HxÁG h#n@¬ y|‰ xfÚ[MN mgMgM CGR nbrBN BlÖ ¥wJ½ kz!ÃM «XÈ ywÈÆcWN´ _qET sãC k|LÈN ¥ÆrR½ s!kÍM bwNjL XNÄ!-yq$ ¥DrG½ btÆr„T MTK xÄ!îCN ¹#ä bÈM m-n¾Â m\r¬êE CGéCN y¥Yft$ yxND säN yx\‰R lWõCN xDRgÖ bm=rš «t/DîW túKt$êL´ y¸L mGlÅ ¥WÈT nWÝÝ XSk²Ê ÃynW y«t/Dî´ £dT Y,W nWÝÝ £dt$ s!q_LM Slk¹f t/Dî½ SlÄGM t/Dî GMg¥ YµÿD XNdg t/DîW túKt$êL YƧLÝÝ Y,@ xz#¶T ÃL¬ybT ï¬ b!ñR x!HxÁG b¥YöÈ-‰cW «t/Dî´ xLtµÿdM btÆlÆcW ï¬ãC BÒ nWÝÝ btrf «yt/DîW lÖt¶´ xYöMMÝÝ…”

x!?xÁG bDRJ¬êE _QM blW_ ¥MÈT mµkL Xyt=flq nW ¶±RtR (mSkrM 27 1995) “… x!HxÁG nÉ FRD b@T½ FT? Y§LÝÝ yFT? |R›t$ nÉ mçN mgÖLbT lsBxêE mBT mkbR l?ZB FT? ¥GßT BÒ úYçN x!NvSTmNTN lmúBM ÃlWN _QM x!?xÁG bNDf /úB dr© xÃÈWMÝÝ lMN tGÆR §Y xÃWlWM) s!ÆL bDRJ¬êE _QM blW_ F§gÖT mµkL XNdg m=Flq$ ¯Lè Y¬ÃLÝÝ ?GN tkTlÖ tGÆR §Y y¸ÃWL kçn ‰s#M l!-yQ l!ksS YC§LÝÝ y¸¬s„T nɽ ÃL¬s„T y¸¬s„ l!çN YC§LÝÝ Slz!H kh#lt$M mMr_ YñRb¬LÝÝ wY lFT? l?G möM wYM lDRJ¬êE lG§êE _QM möMÝÝ…”

yXSr®C mBT yFRDb@èC |LÈN (¶±RtR n/s@ 6 1994) “…FRD b@èC y¥Ymlk¬cW½ wYM y¥ÃStÂGÄ*cW½ xlz!ÃM ÃStÂGÄ*cêLN) tBlW y¸-yq$½ y_Ãq&WM mLS bQ-# y¥Y¬wQ ytÌÌm x\‰R XSµh#N çgß y¬s„ sãC wYM yXSr®C mBT g#ÄY xlÝÝ YH FRD b@èC y«xÃgÆNM´ wYM «X¾ MN xgÆN |LÈÂCN xYdlM´ y¸l#T nW y¸ÆlWN Slz!HM b«XJHN sBSB´½ b«xRfH q$+ bL´ ±l!s!ÃcW y¸¬ÑbT yXSr®C mBT g#ÄY yyT®c$ XSr®C nW) yFRD b@èCN Ä"nT -Yö y¸qRbW XNÁT nW) FRDb@èCS XNÁT ÃStÂGǬL) y¸ÃStÂGÇbTS ytÌÌm x\‰R½ |n|R›T ysr] ÆHL xl wY) y¸l#T _Ãq&ãC wQ¬êE g#Ä×C ÂcWÝÝ…”

mwÃyT mLµM¿ GN |UW yT xl) (g@Ä!×N mµš ¶±RtR n/s@ 13 1994) “…y?G yb§YnT ¥lT MN ¥lT nW b!ÆL k-Q§Y ¸n!ST‰CN yrzm TNt mS-T xYÒL YçÂLÝÝ… SlnÚ FRD b@T½ SlnÚ Ä"nT Bz# y¸nG„N xè mlS ymNG|¬cW ±l!S FRD b@T bnÚ ÃsÂbtWN z@U xLQM BlÖ bR mZUt$N xYnG„NMÝÝ `§ðnt$NM xYwSÇMÝÝ wNjl®C ÂcW ytÆl#T sãC qn# m>è knU XNdmÂFST Ysw„ YmSL½ btwsn# sãC LK «yt\‰´ ?G búMNt$ yXrFT qÂT xS[Dö s® xêJ y¸ÃSnGrW yXRSã mNG|T nWÝÝ xND säN kÆl|LÈÂT GMT F§¯T WÀ yçn FRD ys-# Ä®C btlÃy mlk# |‰cWN XNÄ!lq$ ytdrgÆT xgR nC YHNn# ysän#N Ä!Sk#R ys¥CWÝÝ yÄ®CN X_rT yf-rW ‰s# mNG|T çñ úl ²Ê yÄ®C ¥nS bFT? |R›T WS_ kFt¾ CGR ¥Sktl#N s!nG„N mgr¥CN xLqrMÝÝ lng„ xè mlS sän#N XúcW ¥NNM «l@Æ´ ¥lT XNd¥YfLg#½ ¥NM dGä XúcWN «l@Æ´ XNÄ!§cW XNd¥Y¹# nGrWÂLÝÝ k›m¬T bðT yxg¶t$N yFRD b@T Ä®C bxdÆÆY «l@ïC´ ¥l¬cWN rStWT YçN) wYS X¾ y¥ÂS¬WS mS§*cWÝÝ… yzNDé ymNG|¬CN Í>N MNDnW) yXs#N ±l!s!ãC h#l# y?LW _Ãq& ÂcW½ Xns# kl@l# XN-ÍlN½ XNb¬tÂlN½ xR¥g@ìN YçÂL ... b¸L b¥Sf‰‰T l¥úmN ymäkR Í>N nWÝÝ…”

ytÂdWN XMnT t›¥n!nT SlmgNÆT (n/s@ 1994) “…XytwÆ µl#T Mh#‰N xNÇ XNÄl#T "yz!H mNG|T... ên¾ CGR k|LÈN :D»W b§Y ¥sB xlmÒl# nWÝÝ y¸gnÆcW tÌ¥T (ymk§kày]_¬ xµ§T½ yÑS ÷¥!>n#½ yFTH xµ§T½ wzt.) h#l# bz§qEnT hg¶t$N hg¶t$N y¸m„T... XNÄ!glgl#ÆcW b¥sB úYçN l‰s# ›§¥ b‰s# qmT ÃsÍcW LBîc$ ÂcWÝÝ SlçnM ng xÄ!S mNG|T b!mr_ xB²®c$N XNÄ!ÃfRúcW YgdÄL…”

10 + 1 (FTH XNÁT snbtC)) “…k7 X k8 xmT XS‰T b"§ bnÉ mlqQ½ kxSR xmT b"§ Wún@ ¥GßT b¬SRkW YB”H mÆL½ kz!à b§Y Æl kFt¾ QÈT tq_è yQÈt$N Wún@ bsÑ säN kYGÆ" ¥mLkÒ YLQ yxmKé ywHn! b@T ¥mLkÒ mÉF TRx!T WS_ ÃgßWN FTHN y¸mlkT D‰¥ ¥N l!dRsW YC§L) xh#NM bRµ¬ y¬s„ KS ÃLtmsrtÆcW sãC mñ‰cWN½ F¼b@T úYqRb#½ KS úYmsrTÆcW btlYM bx!T× x@RT‰ õRnT ¥GST §Y ytlqq$ bMN XNdtlqq$ ¥lTM ?UêE h#n@¬cWN X‰úcWM½ ytlqq$bT yL† x"b! ?G bdBÄb@M bWL y¥ÃWq$T y¥ÃSrÇT Bz# sãC ÂcWÝÝ… êÂW q$LF _Ãq& GN yFTH SRxt$ HZb#N x§glglM úYçN yFTH SRxT xl wY) y¸lW nWÝÝ bs§M w_è bs§M mGÆTN y¸ÃrUG_½ HZBN kmNGST y¸-BQ ymNGST LÙM çñ y¸ÃglGL½ bXMnT wYM bmt¥mN §Y ytmsrtN yNGD XNQS”s@ wYM ÷NT‰TN ¥Sf]M y¸CL½ x!NvSTmNTN kWS_ kW+ y¸Ãbr¬¬¿ yFTH SRxT xl wY) y¸lW _Ãq& bq_¬ mmlS xlbTÝÝ HZb#N y¥ÃglGL½ ¥gLgL ÃLÒl½ «y¥YgÖÄ"´M yFTH |R›T y¸lW xÌM yBq§ yFTH SR›T k¸lW l@§ xÌM UR DRDR g_ä bGLGL xNtM tW xNtM tW tBlÖ y¸wsN mçN ylbTMÝÝ MN y¸mSL yFT? |R›T xlN) y¸lW _Ãq& bQD¸Ã mmlS xlbTÝÝ…”

x!HxÁG kW_n#M yÆHRY CGR xlbT! «DmT mNk#ú...´ “…x!?xÁG |LÈN s!YZ bdRG g!z@ ynbrW yFTH mrg_ XNd¸ššL _R_R xLnbrMÝÝ xh#N GN à GMT àš*LÝÝ yFT? h#n@¬ bx!T×ùà xSg! h#n@¬ §Y XNd¸g" btdUU¸ Xytngr nWÝÝ x!?xÁG bÆHRYW ... XSk ²Ê DrSM FTH XNÄ!kbR h#l#M ngR b?G XNÄ!g² btGÆR y¸¬Y TGL xDRÙL l¥lT xYÒLMÝÝ bŵ XÃl yFTH xsÈ_ £dt$ bGMg¥ nbRÝÝ ?G tqMõ xNq} t-Qî ymk‰kR ymbyN h#n@¬ b?w/TM çn bx!HxÁG ¬¶K ylMÝÝ ... lh#l# ngR BYn# bGMg¥ YwsÂL¿ bGMg¥ ¥Sr©½ bGMg¥ FRD yñr DRJT nWÝÝ…”

«y¥NgêlL´ ?g# Ä®CNM Y=M‰L) km\rT gbyh# “…yÄ®CN nÉnT btmlkt bmNGST bk#L ÃlW xÃÃZ xS=ÂqE xSf¶ nWÝÝ -Q§Y ¸n!ST‰CN bF¼b@èC ytÃz# g#Ä×CN t-Rȶ tkúëCN btmlkt y¸s-#T xStÃyT Yh#N T:²Z ÃLlylT ¦úB mL:Kt$ Ä®CN y¸Ã¹BR nWÝÝ -Q§Y ¸n!ST„ b?G fɸW twµY FT? ¸n!St&R bk#L bt-RȶnT y¬s„TN sãC F¼b@èC _Ít®C ÂcW xYdl#M b¸lW XNÄ!wSn#§cW ksW s!Ãbq$ bF¼b@T ytÃz# g#Ä×CN «Xnz!H sãC b@¬cW kRcl@ nW´ ¥l¬cW MN ¥lT nW) -Q§Y ¸n!ST„ t-Rȶãc$N «wNjl®C ÂcW b@¬cW kRcl@ nW´ µl# ľ F¼b@T lMN xSflg)…”

A Probing Open Letter to PM Meles Zenawi "...Considering your actions... it may be that you have very little concern for Ethiopia and Ethiopian lives... For those of us who would like to give you the benefit of doubt despite the venoms of ethnic politics you injected in the bloodstream of Ethiopian political life, and despite our acute awareness of the follies of your ill-informed theories of Ethiopian colonialism, there is hardly anything left to vouchsafe for your basic human decency, let alone for loftier principles of statesmanship. Can you explain why the killing of thousands of unarmed civilians by your officials over the years meant so little to you that you could not even bother to put some of the murderers on trial in your kangaroo courts?..."

Court Ruling on Mengistu et al's Case Postponed (Reporter) 'Justice delayed is justice denied!', goes a saying. How can one justify or explain away one solid decade of court proceedings? The trial of the Derg officials is a typical illustration of the ineptitude of the justice system in Ethiopia and the regard in which it is held by the "government"-a useful tool for implementing its policies, nothing more. A golden opportunity to establish the rule of law and to redress the pain and suffering of millions of victims of the horrendous crimes of the Derg has been lost forever. On the other hand, the rights of individuals (however criminal we may think them to be) and worse still, the rights of innocent people incarcerated on unfounded suspicion or by association only (probably numbering in the thousands and still waiting for their day in court) have been brutally violated. The extremely sad observation is that there seems to be no end to this unfortunate situation…

Dr. Taye Wolde-Semayat Calls for the Release of Other Prisoners of Conscience

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Letter to Commissioners and Statement on Border Demarcation By The Rev. Tesfamariam Baraki "...As an Irob descendant, I'm greatly concerned with the rest of the Irob people in the homeland and in the Diaspora about the upcoming decision and verdict by the Boundary Commission of the UN at The Hague on the delimitation and demarcation of borders between Ethiopia and Eritrea in April 2002. The Irob Community and I are terribly worried about the possible unjust and unfavorable adjudication against Ethiopia and about the possible consequence it may entail and trigger on the already victimized Irobs. ..."