More than 15 Ethiopians living in Norway held a demonstration in Harstad , demanding the Ethiopian government to respect the rights of citizens.
“Free prisoners of consciousness”, “Respect the freedom of the press”, “Respect the freedom of thought and expression”, “The Norwagian Goverment should stop funding the regime”, “Stop corruption and racism” were among the slogans the protestors chanted.And also by the representative of the coordinator saied the following
Lack of freedom in Ethiopia:
Out of five countries in the world showing the greatest aggregate declines in freedom from 2007-2011, Ethiopia was fifth according to the previously mentioned 2012 study by Freedom House.
In the case of Ethiopia, it is well known within the country that the ethnic-based Tigrayan Peoples’ Liberation Front (TPLF) not only controls the ruling party, the Ethiopian Peoples’ Revolutionary Democratic Front (EPRDF), but it also controls every sector of society and every facet of life from the federal level to the kebele (neighborhood levels). This includes the parliament, civil service, the judiciary, the military, security forces, civic institutions, religious institutions, the economic system, the educational system and the administration of developmental aid; including the dispensation of food aid, fertilizers, seed and other developmental aid.
No independent judiciary in Ethiopia:
Judiciary serves the interest of corruption, cronies, silencing opponents, rewarding regime loyalists, impunity for human rights crimes, land and resource grabs, illicit financial transactions, complicity in illegal human trafficking of etc. Guilty are acquitted or never charged and the innocent are silenced, punished or flee the country—oftentimes suffering great risks on way. Many Ethiopian journalists, justice defenders, equality defenders, human rights defenders in Ethiopia in jail and no one speaking up for them.
Together, we must handle this fragile political situation with care, spreading principles of love, truth, responsibility, peace, justice and equality from person to person until it brings new light to every dark corner of our beautiful country.
May God help us to live out these principles “Humanity Before Ethnicity” or any other differences and “None of us will be freeuntil all are free” so we and others near and far are both blessed in a “ceremony of harmony, peace and inclusion” as we stand for love rather than hate, justice rather than injustice and equality rather than inequality .
According Ingri the reporter of Harstad tidende or ht.no , Ethiopians from Harstad Receive demonstrated that they risk imprisonment by a possible return to the country.During today’s demonstration informed the Norwegians that the Ethiopian government constantly violates human rights.
They have connections to illegal opposition parties that the Ethiopian government stamps as terrorist groups. Asylum seekers would like to live and work in Norway and continue to fight for peace for their country here.
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