by Engidu Woldie ESAT News (April 11, 2018) After a year of relentless campaign by Ethiopian Americans who were able to garner support from many congressmen, a human rights resolution had passed the House on Tuesday, which among others supports respect for human rights and encourage inclusive governance in Ethiopia. Last minutes effort by the Ethiopian regime that uses a ...

by Engidu Woldie ESAT News (April 9, 2018) Ethiopian and international civic organizations and rights watchdogs urge the United States Congress to pass H. Res. 128, a resolution supporting respect for human rights and inclusive governance in the country. The call by five Ethiopian civic organizations and Human Rights Watch came a day ahead of a scheduled vote on the ...

by Engidu Woldie ESAT News (April 5, 2018) The U.S. House of Representative will hold a vote on Tuesday on House Resolution 128, a.k.a. H. Res. 128, a resolution supporting respect for human rights and encouraging inclusive governance in Ethiopia. #BreakingNews: I’m happy to announce the #Hres128 will be on the Floor of the House of Representatives this coming Tuesday. ...

by Engidu Woldie ESAT News (March 5, 2018) Congressman Dana Rohrabacher of the 48 district of California and a critic of the Ethiopian regime said the state of emergency had “failed” at the Ethiopian Parliament. Rohrabacher said in a tweet on Sunday that the 346 votes in favor of passing the martial law fell short of the 359 minimum two-third ...

by Engidu Woldie ESAT News (February 2, 2017) The United States on Wednesday gave a 28 day ultimatum to the Ethiopian regime to announce its consent to allow rapporteurs for the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights investigate human rights violations in the country. House majority leader Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R) said he communicated to the Ethiopian regime that ...

By Engidu Woldie ESAT News (January 30, 2018) House majority leader Kevin McCarthy, Rep. Chris Smith and Rep. Mike Coffman demanded that the Ethiopian regime should allow UN human rights rapporteurs to investigate human rights violations in the country. The call by the congressmen came at a meeting held between representatives of Ethiopian civic and political groups with majority leader ...

ESAT News (December 20, 2017) A U.S. congressman said the Ethiopian regime which terrorizes its people cannot and should not be an ally to the United States. Representative Mike Coffman of the 6th district of Colorado was speaking to a gathering of Ethiopians in Denver over the weekend that was met to deliberate on House Resolution -128, a resolution Supporting ...

by Engidu Woldie ESAT News (November 1, 2017) Representative Mike Coffman of Colorado today urge the House of Representative to vote on H. Res. 128, a resolution supporting respect for human rights and encouraging inclusive governance in Ethiopia. https://youtu.be/eX41TPehM-k The Representative from District 6 of Colorado who works closely with the Ethiopian community on promoting democracy and human rights in ...

ESAT News (October 17, 2017) U.S. – Ethiopia counterterrorism partnership should not stop Congress from passing H. R. 128, a resolution that supports respect for human rights in Ethiopia, and bullying tactics by the Ethiopian regime should not derail the process of passing the resolution, a staff with Freedom House said on Monday. “Counterterrorism partnership should not give Ethiopian authorities ...

    ESAT News (September 23, 2017) A two day conference on “building democratic institutions in Ethiopia” kicked off today in Washington, DC where scholars from a spectrum of professions will discuss on study papers on issues such as U.S. policy towards the Horn of Africa, the role of Diaspora in building democracy in Ethiopia as well as corruption, public ...