On 28 May, the people of Ethiopia will celebrate National Day, marking the anniversary of Ethiopia’s independence from the injustice and lawlessness that characterised the previous military dictatorship. While saluting the people and the Government of Ethiopia for the gains they have made over the last 15 years, CIVICUS: World Alliance for Citizen Participation has an initiated an appeal reminding the Ethiopian government of the commitments it made to foster democracy, freedom, development and human rights. The draft letter urges the government to re-open civic space for the civil society movement in Ethiopia, and to release civil society activists currently on trial for treason. We invite both organisations and individuals to sign-on to the appeal by Tuesday, 23 May 2006. For more information, or to sign-on, please email [email][email protected]
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