With that goal in mind, Daniel's Ethiopian Human Rights Commission is taking on a bigger public profile, denouncing recent abuses including the use of lethal force by soldiers and police against unarmed demonstrators. In an interview with AFP, Daniel, who was appointed last year, said Ethiopia faced a "very deep human rights crisis" that shows little sign of abating. This type of probe "needs to be led and needs to be championed by Ethiopians themselves," said Daniel, who previously worked for both Human Rights Watch and Amnesty. - Early days -Daniel's heightened visibility coincides with worries about backsliding on human rights under Abiy, winner of last year's Nobel Peace Prize. In the interview with AFP, he declined to echo groups like Amnesty and Human Rights Watch that are warning about a return to repressive practices.

Source: Ethiopian News October 16, 2020 07:51 UTC