EU, U.S. Senate pressure Ethiopia to investigate political repression
The European Parliament Thursday passed a resolution calling for an independent investigation into reports of abuse and killings against opposition groups and activists in Ethiopia. Some members of the US Senate introduced a similar resolution earlier this week, signaling mounting pressure against the Ethiopian government to end political repression.
The parliament’s resolution asked the high representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy within the European Union (EU) to mobilize EU member states to pressure the Ethiopian government to allow a United Nations-led investigation into the monthslong violence.
Demonstrators in the country’s Oromo region launched protests for more political freedom in November 2015. The demonstrations escalated and became more violent last year after protesters began to damage property. An October stampede triggered by clashes between security...
Paul Fountain | 1/30/2009
