Ethopia: Local rights group reports civil society leaders fleeing ‘threats’; Amnesty warns of Ethiopia’s civic space ‘crackdown’

Addis Abeba– The Ethiopian Human Rights Defenders Center (EHRDC) has reported that several leaders of civil society organizations (CSOs) in Ethiopia have fled the country due to “intensified intimidation and threats,” describing the situation as indicative of “a deteriorating civic space in Ethiopia.”

In a statement released on 26 November 2024, the local rights group alleged that these leaders had faced “sustained harassment, surveillance, and intimidation” by authorities, forcing them to leave the country…