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UN expert on slavery urges authorities to investigate the suicide of Alem Dechasa in Lebanon
Apr 6th
UNHR: The United Nations Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of slavery, Gulnara Shahinian, urged the Government of Lebanon to carry out a full investigation into the death of Alem Dechasa, a 33-year-old Ethiopian migrant domestic worker who committed suicide on Wednesday 14 March 2012, a few days after she was seen been beaten by men and dragged into a car in the Lebanese capital. Read More…
Ethiopia resettlement plan falls short on development
Apr 5th
By Jenny Vaughan: When the Ethiopian government asked Thwol Othoy if he wanted to be resettled, he agreed, attracted by promises of a better life – a clinic, school for his children and land to farm. But he now struggles to feed his family. After moving from western Ethiopia to the tiny town of Abobo in the Gambella region, he was allocated less than half his previous two acres on which he used to grow maize. … Ethiopian land is wholly owned by the socialist-leaning government, which leases it out to companies and individuals for farming or livestock grazing. Read More…
Late Rains Threaten Food Security in Ethiopia
Apr 1st
Late and erratic mid-February to May ('Belg') rains could significantly reduce crop yields in central and southern Ethiopia and adversely affect food security, warn officials. "There is concern about the food security situation in 'Belg'-producing areas," Judith Schuler, Ethiopia's spokesperson for the World Food Programme (WFP), told IRIN. Read More…
Open Letter to ex-Norwegian Minister of Development, Mr. Erik Solheim
Mar 30th
EPRP Norway Section: The high profile Norwegian Minister of Development, Erik Solheim, strongly defended Norway's aid policy towards the brutal regime of Meles Zenawi, in an interview he gave to the leftist newspaper Klassekampen. … But we sincerely wish Mr. Solheim to address all the pertinent questions we raised in this short narrative. Read More…
Migrants left to die after catalogue of failures, says report into boat tragedy
Mar 30th
Jack Shenker: Council of Europe investigator says deaths of migrants adrift in Mediterranean exposes double standards in valuing human life. The identity of a military helicopter that briefly flew over the migrants, offering them food and water and motioning at them to remain in place only to then fly off and never return, is still unknown. On the 10th day of their ordeal the migrants drifted up to a large military vessel – so close that the survivors claim those on board were photographing them from the deck as they held up the dead babies and empty fuel tanks in a desperate appeal for assistance – but this too has not been definitively identified. Read More…
