Ethiopian Govt Bans More NGOs
Authorities have banned three civic organizations under a controversial 2009 law that prohibits NGOs from engaging in human rights advocacy or policy-related activities and caps foreign funding at 10 percent.
Ethiopians receive humanitarian aid.
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Ethiopia: Cooperatives Championed Amid NGO Restrictions
UN Integrated Regional Information Networks, 7 November 2012
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Ethiopia: Council of Ministers Proposes Law To Regulate NGOs
UN Integrated Regional Information Networks, 23 December 2008
Is a proposed law to regulate charities in Ethiopia an attempt to regulate a sprawling sector and block foreign political interference or a clampdown on civil society? read more »
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Crafty title for this article - a play on the British NGO anthem "Do They Know It's Christimas?" I strongly suspect that the Ethiopian authorities are very much aware that the days this bill is scheduled to be debated in parliament, Dec. 24-25, are Christmas for non-Orthodox Christians, and that most of their donors and others who might otherwise be paying attention will be distracted from commenting on this measure.