Ethiopia’s human rights record poses awkward questions for its aid donors | Mark Tran

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Ethiopia’s human rights record poses awkward questions for its aid donors | Mark Tran

With jail terms for journalists and legal constraints on the activities of civil society groups, Ethiopia doesn’t appear to be ticking the good governance boxes required of donorsUN human rights experts have expressed their dismay at what they see as the continuing abuse of anti-terrorism legislation to curb freedom of expression in Ethiopia. The blunt criticism from the UN may not be so easy to shrug off by a regime usually impervious to foreign criticism.