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Canada urged to stop Ethiopia from evicting villagers

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01/17/12

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Canada urged to stop Ethiopia from evicting villagers

Canada urged to stop Ethiopia from evicting villagers

CBC News

A rights' watchdog is urging Canada and fellow aid donors to pressure Ethiopia into ending an abusive and systematic practice of forcing rural villagers off their land.

A report released Tuesday by New York-based Human Rights Watch blasts the Horn of Africa country for its "villagization" program that it says has forcibly relocated 70,000 indigenous people, and aims to move 1.5 million by next year.

The forced expulsions have cut villagers off from food sources, basic health services while forcing them to endure abuse from the Ethiopian army, the report alleges.

An Ottawa-based researcher and author interviewed more than 100 Ethiopians during a clandestine investigation last year that accuses their country's leaders of sacrificing its own tribes to broader foreign corporate interests.

Researcher Felix Horne says the situation violates Canada's own Official Development Assistance Accountability Act, which says all aid spending must meet international human-rights standards.



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19 comments

Comment from: Gondar [Visitor]
where have you been all those times,and now asking this question ?
01/18/12 @ 00:42
Comment from: Abafogi [Visitor]
Viva Canada. Our country will be soon over 1,000,000 million population. How can this poor country afford to sell or lease the land for so many years for countries known to destroying their own land with fertilizer and other chemicals. Can you imagine what they are going to do? I feel sorry for all of us.
01/18/12 @ 01:48
Comment from: Dagnachew Koru [Visitor]
Canada must stop evicting natives from their land by giving them enough alchol.
01/18/12 @ 01:56
Comment from: Shameful [Visitor]
G E N O C I D E !
01/18/12 @ 03:48
Comment from: Heny [Visitor]
Shut up. No one knows about ourselves more than we do. Neo-liberalists supported by their Ethiopian figutives are yelling from every corner.
Just shut uppppppppppp
01/18/12 @ 05:01
Comment from: Imperial Body Guard [Visitor]
The alien imposed federation of secession in Ethiopia, will claim that Ethiopians are not being evicted from their rural dwellings by force but voluntarily, yet the Ethiopians who are being evicted from their land by the alien puppets of lawlessness, are subject to threats and intimidation at gunpoint leaving them with the option of torture and imprisonment or so-called voluntary villagization?
We urge all donors of the illegitimate regime to cease any economic assistance to that criminal group which is constantly denying indigenous Ethiopians their land rights, fundamental liberties and freedoms under the United Nations universal declaration of human rights. This colonial type exploitation has contributed to the hyperinflation on essential food items as demand has outstripped supply causing many Ethiopians to go to bed hungry. Outsiders who are the wealthy financial backers of the alien imposed federation continue to turn a blind eye to this neo-colonial exploitation, for they themselves are reaping the benefits of stolen gold and commodity exports from stolen lands whilst trying to make themselves look good by providing the regime with annual political repressive food handouts which are far less valuable and nutritional as those crops produced on Ethiopian soil which are being exported away from the farmer, as the regime continues to deny the farmer his right to land and his crops which he helped produce through his own sweat and labour.

'In our own times, there are those expansionists who by shedding blood, desire to achieve their ambition and by dismembering themselves they are seen as tools for alien interests. Our people from Ethiopia shed blood, to save them from disintegration. Those personalities who believe in freeing a country by secession are selfish and prey to outsiders. We will not accept their motives.' Selected speeches of HIM Negus Haile Selassie I, page 426

"The fundamental obstacle to the realisation of the full measure of Ethiopia's agricultural potential has been, simply stated lack of security in the land. The fruits of the farmer's labour must be enjoyed by him whose toil has produced the crop." Selected speeches of HIM Negus Haile Selassie I, pages 492-3

"The aim of those leaders that is based on ambition for power and personal gain is one with no firm foundation and will, consequently, crumble easily." Selected Speeches of His Imperial Majesty Haile Selassie I, page 471

"Every structure must be built on a solid foundation, for those constructed otherwise would soon collapse. The proclamation by which We made land grants to the entire Ethiopian people is the foundation of this scheme." Selected Speeches of HIM Haile Selassie I, page 487

"Man can only begin an enterprise it is for God to dispose of it to a good end." HIM Negus Haile Selassie I

Long Live the Constitutional Monarchy!
Long Live the African Unity!
Long Live the Charter of the United Nations!
Fire burn down the satanic star of secsession
Beka! Tinsae Moa Anbessa!
Long Live Ethio-Eritean oneness!
The Lion of Judah shall crush every yoke of oppression and set the captives free!
Long Live Independent Ethiopia!
01/18/12 @ 07:09
Comment from: wegenaw [Visitor]
Canada, please evict all your people out of the native Indian land.
01/18/12 @ 09:26
Comment from: GEDION--NASHVILLE,TN [Visitor] Email


the ethiopia government
A bunch of evil people who wish to inslave every man, woman, and child.
The government is made up of a bunch of liars.

Evil government are evil I have proof...
government require time and money
(government = Time x Money)
But we all know time is money
(Time = Money)
Therefore
( government= Money x Money)
(Money x Money = Money squared)
And beacause money is the root of all evil
(Money = square route of evil)
Therefore
(government = (the square route of evil)squared)
so we are forced to conclude that...
(government = Evil)
In short: government need time and money but time is money and money is evil, so government crave evilness making them evil...

01/18/12 @ 11:47
Comment from: GEDION--NASHVILLE,TN [Visitor] Email
EVIL! EVIL! EVIL!
A deterministic philosophy used to justify selfish extremes and deny responsibility for personal actions, even if they bring harm to others. Those who are evil almost always rationalize their actions and often despise the terms "good" and "evil" because it is much easier to deny moral absolutes than it is to acknowledge them.

Theologically speaking, evil is said to be the absence of good, or more specifically mans isolation from God, brought about not through Gods will but mankinds own doing.
Human beings are not black and white, but good and evil are.

01/18/12 @ 12:15
Comment from: Amy [Visitor]
All "development projects" that CIDA financed (justice, agriculture, etc.) for decades now have only gone to shore up a vicious totalitarian system in Ethiopia. The CIDA bureacurats in Ottawa keep on turning a blind eye to appeals by human rights groups or conjure up red herrings. It is tragic that a very humane nation has been seduced by a depraved autocrat for so long. Now, the facts are hitting them on the face!!
01/18/12 @ 12:38
Comment from: Gashe mamo [Visitor]

Encouraging move from Canada, and not only Canada but also other donor countries and organization including, the World bank, European union & the US should step up their effort and examine their assistance that is being given to Meles; furthermore they have to make sure the assistance is not going to used for political advantage!
01/18/12 @ 13:48
Comment from: Addis [Visitor]
YOu say " foreign corporate interests", we say investors which will generate billions of much needed dollars that would forever end our dependency on your pity handouts.you western governments take hipocray to a whole new level. so shut your face!!!!!!

01/18/12 @ 17:22
Comment from: Mehari [Visitor]
*****
It is not because Canadian government is concerned about our well being, but simply it is political. The truth of the matter is the tenants in the rural area of our country have been living for many hundred years scattered everywhere. Such practice bound us in poverty and backwardness. Bringing them together and creating a modern and well organized villages will enable the government to install power supply, water,clinics and schools ..etc It is not always to be said negatively. Woyane was condemning Derg while they were some where in the jungle, but after became rulers of the country, they found out its benefit and continued what the Derg has been implementing. We may observe and learn from the Europeans how well organized they are even in the remotest places of every country. Canadian government should stop their crying the crocodile tears for us. They all are not for our best any way! Some times it irritates them when we make a positive move.

01/18/12 @ 17:53
Comment from: teddy [Visitor]
Black African leaders...
their soul is as dark as their color and their mind is cruel and ignorant. They have no humanity in them hence Africa suffers non stop. Shame on Meles Zenawi and all woyane associated with this dwarf of a man that has no decency or no love for his people and country.
01/18/12 @ 20:40
Comment from: Bedilu [Visitor]
Wake up guys. Do you think that the blooady canadians or any other foreign country do care about Ethiopia. The answer is no. Canada or any other bation are giving us aid not out of being charitable. They are doing it to create a sphere of infuluence and promote their national interest. Do you know what is happening to the indigenouse people of North America? They are in the verg of extinction by European settlers. That is what is happening in US and Canada. I have heard herman cohen, the ex Amarican diplomat, saying that, the American national interest comes first, before any human right issue. The same goes to other nations. Gabish.... That is how diplomacy works.
01/19/12 @ 08:25
Comment from: Almi [Visitor]
Hey,

Human rights watch? Do you know who this guys are? This group is not a human right watch group as the name implies. This group is created in order to promote a wealthy western liberals who are bent to control the wealth of every nation in the developing world in the name of free capitalism, liberalism and globalisation. Rumor has it, the human right watch sponsors, some wealthy neo liberals are trying to booly the Ethiopian government into submission by using different tactics including the so called "human rights report". Their ultimate goel is to force the government into privatising the Telecom sector, Elecetric sector and open the bank sector to foreign companies. If the privatisation happens, they are ready with their dirty money to take over all the 3 companies. That is the end game... They are fully aware the the potential revenue of the electric sector, which will be consumed by nearly 100 million ETHIOPIANS AND MANY COUNTRIES AROUND US..The Same goes to Telecomunucation 60-70 million consumers. The icing on the cake is controling the Bank sector...In the absence of a strong and big Ethiopian ban, When they controll the bank sector, they effectively controll the economic policy of the country...that is the end game of the socalled human rights group...experts,..analysits,...researcher etc. Untill their ultimate goal is acheived they will come in different shapes and forms. The good news is the government is hard nut to crack, so far. Finaly to the goverment, I do agree with your policy regarding the Banking sector. It should stay for like that untill our banks become strong and start to undergo mergers. I would suggest, The telecom and electric sector should be partly privatised only to Ethiopians and people with Ethiopian Origine. Don't let the human right watches and their backer come and take our "milk cows".
01/19/12 @ 08:57
Comment from: 100% ETHIOPIAN [Visitor]
*****
At the past, I kept posted here at Nazret NOT TO BE RELIED ON FOREIGN-AIDS AND NEVER TRUST FOREIGNERS, the consequences are worst.

Now, you started opening your Eyes. Why you didn't fully aware the situations before is very well understood. Because, if you have that kinds of gifts and awareness, we won't seek donations from Foreigners and we would had self-reliance.

I am telling you again, since the Foreigners evil Eyes are against the Genius and Greatly expected Ethiopians in anywhere from the World, First, they caused the attacks and after that they will cause problems among Ethiopians. If that doesn't work they will caused war with neighbour Countries. If that doesn't work, they will directly attack by themselves.

Remember, CULTURAL GENOCIDES against Ethiopians in Canada has been committed by Canadian Government. Then the problems against Ethiopians spreads all over the places and Countries where Ethiopians work and lives.

Down with Foreigners!!!!!!!
01/19/12 @ 11:35
Comment from: ermias [Visitor]
*****
@ teddy, good job!
01/19/12 @ 13:21
Comment from: Tulu Proud ET [Visitor]
Meles is a proven hostile, parasitic dictator who is controlling power in a country that he does not believe in.

For any country to show any concern over this grave human right abuse by a government that has no interest in the country that it controls must do a lot more.

Stop giving all kind of aids to Meles especially financial. That by itself is a huge help to the people of Ethiopia.


The lip servicing must be stopped.
We have to see a real action from Canada, US, Britain, Germany and all Europe.

We cannot expect much from Saudi Arabia and China who themselves are trenched in tyranny .
01/20/12 @ 16:54

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