Ethiopia refutes US human rights report
US condemns Ethiopia's human rights record. ADDIS ABABA: Ethiopian government officials are speaking out against a recent American State Department report that criticized the East African country’s human rights record, telling Bikyanews.com that the findings are “unwarranted.” “We have been pushing toward a more democratic society and we believe Ethiopia is a leader on human rights issues across Africa,” a foreign ministry official told Bikyanews.com on Saturday on condition of anonymity as he was not authorized to speak to the media. “If we want to condemn human rights violations, how about the US and their continued use of terror tactics, drones against civilians in the world. That is a crime and should be condemned,” the official continued. The US government on Friday commended activists, netizens, and journalists for their courage in advocating for universal human rights and expressed concern over the heightened crackdown on civil liberties, rebuking several countri