Human Rights
Ethiopia transfers journalist Woubshet Taye to remote prison
NEW YORK, April 23, 2013/African Press Organization (APO)
"Moving detainees to prisons far from their families is a tactic long used by governments that wish to not only further penalize the individuals but to punish their loved ones as well," said CPJ Africa Advocacy Coordinator Mohamed Keita. "Woubshet Taye should not be in prison at all, never mind held in one so far from his family. We call on Ethiopian authorities to return him to a facility closer to his home, and to reconsider the (…)
