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Ethiopia: Former Dictator Sentenced to Death for Genocide
The New York Times and other papers reported that the Federal Supreme Court of Ethiopia sentenced to death the country’s former dictator, Mengistu Haile Mariam. He had last year received a sentence of life imprisonment, but the court agreed with…
Philanthropic Needs of the Poor: Ethiopia
The May 20, 2008, issue of the New York Times contains an article describing the philanthropic needs of the poor around the world, with a particular focus on Ethiopia. Here is an excerpt from the article:The U.N. children’s agency said…
Ethiopian Refugee Camps Close
After 23,000 refugees returned home to South Sudan, the United Nations refugee agency has closed two camps in western Ethiopia.The UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) announced yesterday that it had closed Bonga and Dimma camps after the organization assisted…
Ethiopian Government Will Provide Family Planning Services
Via RH Reality Check: In Ethiopia, women use herbs, poison, wire or coat-hangers to end unwanted pregnancies. Unsafe abortions are the second leading cause of death for women,after tuberculosis. Though abortion is illegal in Ethiopia, studiesindicate that abortion is widespread…
Starbucks/Ethiopia Trademark Dispute – on YouTube
The botom video was made by a Starbucks representative and the top video is from Arnold and Porter, which represents the Ethiopian government.
A Law.com article discussing the dispute is here.
The trademark issue (as opposed to the overall…
NYT: Making Childbirth Safe, Everywhere
Nicholas Kristof recently wrote an op-ed in the New York Times about the more than half a million women who die each year in pregnancy and childbirth worldwide. From ‘They Think They’ve Been Cursed By God’:President Bush’s budget request…
Child Brides in Ethiopia
By Family Law
"In the northern highlands of Ethiopia, there’s a saying: The world is producing more children, but the land is not expanding. That’s leading to a collision between the old world and a new one that is challenging age-old social customs…
Ethiopians React to Georgia Court Sentence for Father Who Circumscised Daughter
By Family Law
"Hundreds of Ethiopians took to the streets of Addis Ababa on Saturday calling for a retrial of an Ethiopian jailed in the United States for circumcising his daughter. In what was believed to be the first such case in the…
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By Family Law
"An Ethiopian immigrant was convicted Wednesday of the genital mutilation of his 2-year-old daughter and was sentenced to 10 years in prison in what was believed to be the first such criminal case in the United States. Khalid Adem, 30,…