By: Mesfin Mekonen
Washington Update, September 19, 2017
The Senate Foreign Relations Committee has passed a revised version of Senate Resolution 168, “Supporting respect for human rights and encouraging inclusive governance in Ethiopia.”
The resolution, introduced by Sen. Ben Cardin (D-MD), condemns the Ethiopian government’s killing of peaceful protesters, arrest and detention of journalists, and stifling of political and civic dissent and journalistic freedoms. It puts the U.S. government on record calling for the Ethiopian government to take basic steps to protect the human rights of its citizens, stop killing them, and release those who have been unjustly jailed. It also calls on various U.S. government agencies to develop plans to support Ethiopian democracy and human rights. Most importantly, it requests the Trump administration to apply sanctions “on foreign persons or entities responsible for extrajudicial killings, torture, or other gross violations of internationally recognized human rights committed against any nationals in Ethiopia as provided for in the Global Magnitsky Human Rights Accountability Act.
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Dear Ethiopian/Ethiopian American,
Representative Christopher Smith (R-NJ) has done more for Ethiopia, and taken a greater interest in Ethiopian human rights and democracy, than any American politician. Now the Ethiopian-American community has a chance to thank him, to hear his thoughts about the future, and to tell him how we want Congress to help Ethiopians fight for freedom, human rights, democracy and dignity.
Come to a special meeting and reception with Representative Smith in Washington, DC on September 30. Show your support, help return him to Congress and speak with him personally.
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