By Jacey Fortin, Aljazeera Addis Ababa, Ethiopia – Inside a gated home on the western outskirts of Ethiopia’s capital, a picture of Hanna Lalango is framed in a wreath of flowers just beginning to wilt around the edges. The 16-year-old girl died on November 1, about a month after she entered a public mini-bus and
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By Andrew Wig Habibi Tesema was trying to leave an unhappy marriage when he was stabbed in the heart, but the woman accused of murdering her husband a little more than a year ago says she was the real victim. After a judge heard Tesema’s family and a friend testify to his character and his
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By Kenneth Turan LOS ANGELES TIMES kenneth.turan@latimes.com ‘Difret’ Hirut (Tizita Hagare) sits in a halfway house in “Difret.” (Haile Addis Pictures / Cineart) Zeresenay Berhane Mehari, a USC film school grad, delves into abduction of girls to be brides in Ethiopia The compelling “Difret” is a small film with a lot on its mind. Authentic
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By Rediet Wegayehu, The Guardian One day in early October, Hanna Lalango, 16, did not return from school to her home in the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa, at the usual time. Her father Lalongo Hayesso was worried about his youngest daughter. “We waited for her at her usual time … but we had to wait
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OVERSEAS DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE (ODI) DECEMBER 2014 – Recent research on child migration has largely departed from the early trafficking narrative and has tended to highlight agency and the ways in which children’s migration can play a key role in their ‘future-seeking’. Migration is increasingly regarded as a vehicle for improving children’s opportunities for schooling and
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Asharq al-Awsat By Abdulrahman al-Rashed This is yet another sickening narrative in the world of crime that has given us the right to ask: isn’t it about time to reconsider provisions that allow criminals to be released and escape punishment under the excuse of a victim’s family pardon? Doesn’t the society also have the right
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More than 70 percent of Ethiopian women face physical and sexual violence by Tigist Geme @TigGeme, Aljazeera Hanna Lalango, 16, died on Nov. 1, from a brutal gang rape after five men kidnapped and held her captive for several days in Ethiopia’s capital, Addis Ababa. Hanna attended a private high school in the city’s Ayer Tena
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AFP- Value produced by the average worker in some African economies corresponds to just 2% of that generated by their equivalent in developed countries. In countries like Ethiopia, despite broader economic growth, most families are still stuck in poverty. (Photo Alex Gwidt/flickr). THE planet’s poorest nations like Ethiopia, Malawi and Angola have failed to cash
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ሴት የመሆን ጥቅሞችና መታደሎች በሶሊያና ሽመልስ ሴት መሆን መታደል ነው ብዬ ብጀምር የሚስቅብኝ አይጠፋም! ሴት የመሆን ጉዳቶች ላይ ተደጋጋሚ ነገር ሲነገር ሰምተናል፡፡ የቤት ውስጥ የሥራ ጫናው፣ ማኅበራዊ ኃላፊነቱ፣ የዘመን አመጣሽ ተግዳሮቶቹ፣ ከወንድ ይልቅ ለባሕል እና ለማኅበረሰብ የመገዛት ኃላፊነት ላያችን ላይ መጫኑ፣ የሚታየው አካላዊ ጉዳት (አሲዱ፣ አስገድዶ መድፈሩ፣ ድብደባው…) የማይታየው ሥነ ልቦናዊ ጉዳት (እኔ፣ አንቺ፣ እናቶቻችን
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The Daily Star BEIRUT: The Internal Security Forces arrested Sunday a Lebanese man who raped an Ethiopian woman after kidnapping her from the area of Dawra near Beirut, a statement said Monday. The suspect, 31, identified by his initials M.A., abducted the Ethiopian woman Sunday after impersonating a security official. He told the woman she
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