The human rights situation in Ethiopia remained precarious, with government security forces, militias, and non-state armed groups responsible for serious abuses.

Fighting between the Ethiopian military and militias in the Amhara region resulted in hundreds of civilian deaths and injuries, destruction of civilian infrastructure such as hospitals, and mass displacement. The federal government passed a sweeping state of emergency for the Amhara region, but its provisions were applied throughout the country and led to arbitrary arrests of politicians and journalists.

Serious rights abuses continued in conflict-affected areas, such as in the Tigray and Oromia regions.

Journalists, civil society organizations, and outspoken public figures faced an increasingly hostile and restrictive reporting environment.

Impunity remained the norm. Government accountability efforts for past and ongoing abuses, including during the conflict in northern Ethiopia, have been inadequate and lacked transparency and independent oversight.

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