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How Donor Aid Supports Repression in Ethiopia

In Reuters:

The Ethiopian government is using development aid to suppress political dissent by conditioning access to essential government programs on support for the ruling party says Human Rights Watch. Human Rights Watch urged foreign donors to ensure that their aid is used in an accountable and transparent manner and does not support political repression.The 105-page report, "Development without Freedom: How Aid Underwrites Repression in Ethiopia," documents the ways in which the Ethiopian government uses donor-supported resources and aid as a tool to consolidate the power of the ruling Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front (EPRDF)...[continue reading]
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