Ethiopia: Civic space and security at risk ahead of the 7th General Elections

The International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) and the World Organisation Against Torture (OMCT), within the framework of the Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders, express serious concern at the environment in which Ethiopia's 7th General Election will be conducted on 1 June 2026. The election will determine the composition of the House of Peoples' Representatives — Ethiopia's 547-seat lower chamber of Parliament — whose members, once elected, will determine the (...) -