THE ROCK-CUT CHURCHES IN LALIBELA, ETHIOPIA

The complex of twelve rock-cut churches in the city of Lalibela, Ethiopia, constitutes one of the world’s great architectural ensembles. The northern Ethiopian town of Lalibela contains the highest concentration of rock-hewn churches in the country. Constituting the major pilgrimage site for followers of the Ethiopian Orthodox Church, its eleven churches are among the finest of... Continue Reading →

EXECUTIVE ORDER IMPOSING SANCTIONS ON HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSERS IN ETHIOPIA

President Joseph R. Biden JR.  Signs Executive Order on Imposing Sanctions on Certain Persons With Respect to the Humanitarian and Human Rights Crisis in Ethiopia By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, including the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et... Continue Reading →

ERITREAN REFUGEES IN TIGRAY CAMPS HAVE DISAPPEARED

The U.S. Committee for Refugees and Immigrants (USCRI) is an international non-governmental organization that has advocated for the human rights of refugees and immigrants for 110 years.  USCRI is gravely concerned about the United Nations’ report that 20,000 Eritrean refugees from the refugee camps in the Tigray region of Ethiopia have disappeared and cannot be... Continue Reading →

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