Human Rights Watch Condemns World Bank Actions in Ethiopia
On 23 February 2015, Human Rights Watch released a statement calling on the World Bank to address human rights issues that were raised by an internal investigation that the bank conducted on its actions in Ethiopia. The report found numerous links between investment projects conducted by the World Bank and a number of Ethiopian government initiatives that are deemed discriminatory and counter to basic principles of human rights. Source: unpo.org Below is an article published by Human Rights Watch : The World Bank should fully address serious human rights issues raised by the bank’s internal investigation into a project in Ethiopia, Human Rights Watch said in a letter to the bank’s vice president for Africa. The bank’s response to the investigation findings attempts to distance the bank from the many problems confirmed by the investigation and should be revised. The World Bank board of directors is to consider the investigation report and management’s response, which inclu