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Ginbot 7: Stop
Appeasing Ethiopia’s
Planned Fraudulent
Election
Ginbot 7, Movement for Justice, Freedom
and Democracy believes that, currently,
even rudimentary grounds for a free and
fair election do not exist in Ethiopia.
The consequences of the 2005 national
elections in Ethiopia, particularly its
aftermath are still fresh in the minds of
the Ethiopian people. Hundreds of
Ethiopians were killed; tens of thousands
were imprisoned, including journalists of
the independent press and the entire
leadership of the opposition that
defeated Zenawi’s party. Nearly five
years after the election, the whereabouts
of hundreds of Ethiopians still remains
unknown. In spite of testimonies of
widespread irregularities and fraud by
election observers, reactions from donor
countries have either been muted or non-
existent directly resulting in emboldening
the dictatorship to continue with its
unmitigated violation of human rights in
Ethiopia. More...
U.S. 2009
Human Rights
Report: Ethiopia
Human rights abuses
reported during the year
included unlawful killings,
torture, beating, abuse and
mistreatment of detainees
and opposition supporters
by security forces, often
acting with evident
impunity; poor prison
conditions; arbitrary arrest
and detention, particularly
of suspected sympathizers
or members of opposition or
insurgent groups; police,
administrative and judicial
corruption;... More...
Bob Geldof
Alemayehu G. Mariam
Sir Bob Geldof told Meles Zenawi to “Grow up!”
when he found out that security forces directly
under the control and command of Zenawi had
massacred hundreds of unarmed protesters
following the 2005 elections. It looks like Sir
Bob may have to take his own advice and do a
little growing up. More...