Ethiopia

87 million people
370 USD GNI (PPP)
Internet:
Not Free
Press:
Not Free
Not Free

Population and GNI data source

News & Updates

Press Release

U.N. Elects Human Rights' Foes to the Human Rights Council

Nov 13 2012 - 2:38pm

The reelection of the United States to the United Nations Human Rights Council was a positive development in a largely disappointing election by the UN General Assembly (UNGA) yesterday, in which seven countries with poor human rights records—Cote d’Ivoire, Ethiopia, Gabon, Kazakhstan, Pakistan, the United Arab Emirates, and Venezuela—were also elected.

Issues: 
Human Rights Defense, U.S. Foreign Policy, United Nations
Regions: 
Americas, Asia-Pacific, Central and Eastern Europe/Eurasia, Middle East and North Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa, Western Europe
Policy Briefs

Assessing the 2012 UN Human Rights Council Elections: One-Third of Candidates Unqualified for Membership

Oct 18 2012 - 9:28am

"Assessing the 2012 UN Human Rights Council Elections” evaluates the 18 candidates running for seats on the UN Human Rights Council to determine if they meet the UN’s stated criteria that members must “uphold the highest standards in the promotion and protection of human rights.”

Issues: 
Civil Society, Democratic Governance, Human Rights Defense, United Nations
Regions: 
Americas, Asia-Pacific, Central and Eastern Europe/Eurasia, Middle East and North Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa, Western Europe
Press Release

New Report: Governments Grow Increasingly Repressive Online, Activists Fight Back

Sep 24 2012 - 12:01am

Brutal attacks against bloggers, politically motivated surveillance, proactive manipulation of web content, and restrictive laws regulating speech online are among the diverse threats to internet freedom emerging over the past two years, according to a new study released today by Freedom House.

Issues: 
Internet Freedom
Regions: 
Americas, Asia-Pacific, Central and Eastern Europe/Eurasia, Middle East and North Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa, Western Europe
China Media Bulletin

China Media Bulletin: Issue No. 54

Apr 20 2012 - 3:58pm

Freedom House’s weekly update of press freedom and censorship news related to the People’s Republic of China

HIGHLIGHTS
* State media push anticorruption line in Bo Xilai case
* Unexplained outage briefly severs China from global internet
* To curb online discussion of Bo Xilai, censors ban ‘tomato’
* Activist warns of mounting China-Africa media ties
* Next ‘Iron Man’ film to be a Chinese coproduction

Issues: 
Internet Freedom, Media Freedom
Regions: 
Asia-Pacific

Experts

Lisa Davis

Senior Advisor for International Legal Affairs


Issues: 
Civil Society, Freedom of Association, Human Rights Defense, Intergovernmental Bodies, Rule of Law, United Nations, Women's Rights

Lynn Fredriksson

Program Director, Global Human Rights Program


Issues: 
Civil Society, Human Rights Defense, LGBTI Rights
Regions: 
Sub-Saharan Africa

Vukasin Petrovic

Director of Africa Programs

Vukasin Petrovic is director of programs in sub-Saharan Africa, the largest and most wide-ranging regional portfolio at Freedom House.

Issues: 
Civil Society, Elections, Human Rights Defense
Regions: 
Sub-Saharan Africa

Signature Reports

Freedom in the World

Freedom on the Net

Freedom of the Press

Countries at the Crossroads

Special Reports

Programs

Ethiopia

Freedom House has been providing training, technical assistance and moral support to help build credible and independent human rights institutions.

Issues: 
Human Rights Defense
Regions: 
Sub-Saharan Africa