Thursday, February 09, 2006

Democratic dawn in Ethiopia fades as abuses come to light

Post-election protests have resulted in a wave of arrests
Inigo Gilmore in Addis Ababa
Sunday December 4, 2005 The Observer

Ethiopia is in danger of losing millions of pounds of foreign aid as disturbing new evidence of violence and mass detentions emerges from the country that until recently was being hailed as the great democratic hope of Africa.

International donors are deeply concerned about the political chaos in a country whose prime minister, Meles Zenawi, was supposed to be setting an example of good governance.

Five months after Ethiopia descended into political chaos following a dispute over the country's first democratic elections, details are emerging that give a disturbing glimpse into the scale of human rights abuses taking place.
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