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Felix Horne
Felix Horne is a Senior Researcher in the Environment and Human Rights Division for Human Rights Watch. Previously, he was HRW’s researcher on Ethiopia and Eritrea for seven years and documented the human rights dimensions of Ethiopia’s development programs, telecom surveillance, torture, media freedoms, migration, protest-related abuses and other topical issues in the Horn of Africa. Prior to working for HRW, Felix worked on a variety of indigenous rights and environmental issues in northern Canada and internationally, including several years of research into the impacts of agricultural investment in several African countries. He spent several years working in Canada’s northern Yukon overseeing the development of environmental and social impact assessments for mining exploration, oil and gas projects, and infrastructure development. He also worked for several years for the Inuvialuit of Canada’s Western Arctic on contaminated site remediation, environmental assessments, land use planning, and minimizing the impact of planned oil and gas development in the region. He holds a Masters in Resource and Environmental Management from Dalhousie University and an undergraduate degree in urban planning from the University of Saskatchewan.
Articles Authored
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May 22, 2020
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April 2, 2020
US Car Emissions Rollback Endangers People’s Health
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July 10, 2019
Interview: Inside What Was Ethiopia’s Jail Ogaden
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July 2, 2019
Moving on From Ethiopia’s Torturous Past
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February 22, 2019
Interview: Ethiopia Lets in Human Rights Watch for First Time in 8 Years
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December 13, 2018
Ethiopia’s Torture Problem and the Court of Public Opinion
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December 7, 2018
Somali Journalist Critically Hurt in Car Bombing
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December 3, 2018
Tackling Hate Speech in Ethiopia
Reports Authored
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Ethiopia: Companies Long Ignored Gold Mine Pollution
Provide Effective Remedy to Oromia Residents who Suffered Harm
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Bosnia and Herzegovina: Deadly Air Pollution Killing Thousands
Needs Government Action, Less Reliance on Coal
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“We are Like the Dead”
Torture and other Human Rights Abuses in Jail Ogaden, Somali Regional State, Ethiopia
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“There is No Time Left”
Climate Change, Environmental Threats, and Human Rights in Turkana County, Kenya
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“What Will Happen if Hunger Comes?”
Abuses against the Indigenous Peoples of Ethiopia’s Lower Omo Valley
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