ETHIOPIA: AUTHORITIES MUST DROP PROPOSED CHANGES TO THE CSO LAW, HALT RESTRICTIONS ON CIVIC SPACE

ETHIOPIA: AUTHORITIES MUST DROP PROPOSED CHANGES TO THE CSO LAW, HALT RESTRICTIONS ON CIVIC SPACE

In 2018, a new administration took power in Ethiopia after the former ruling Ethiopian People’s Revolutionary Democratic Front (EPRDF) leadership, including Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn, receded from power following a four-year-long period of public protests. The protest that led to these cha