“This Land Is My Land: the Ethio-Sudan Boundary and the Need to Rectify Arbitrary Colonial Boundaries,” Mulatu Wubneh, Ph.D., Department of Geography, Planning, and Environment, East Carolina University, Greenville, North Carolina
“Access to Food in Ethiopia – Human Rights and Political Issues” Marlette Jackson,
doctoral student, Department of Political Science, Stanford University
“Human Rights Crisis in the Amhara and Oromia Regions of Ethiopia,”
Felix Horne, Senior Researcher, Horn of Africa, Human Rights Watch
“Religious Freedom: Choice and Practice in Ethiopia,” Abadir Ibrahim, Ph.D., J.S.D., Intercultural Human Rights Law, St. Thomas University, Albuquerque, New Mexico
“Democracy, Human Rights, and the Ethnic Federal System in Ethiopia,” Dr. Derese Getachew, Assistant Professor at Iona College Rochelle, NY
Professor Larry Diamond, Senior Fellow, the Hoover Institution and the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies, Stanford University
Professor Richard A. Joseph, political science, Northwestern University; among the four inaugural Martin Luther King Visiting Professors, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
“The Roles of the Mass Media in Transitions to Democracy,” Abebe Gellaw, Executive Director, Ethiopia Satellite Television and Radio (ESAT)
“The Important Function of the Diaspora Media in the Digital Age and Its Crucial Role in Promoting Effective Democratic Governance,” Jawar Mohammed, Executive Director, Oromia Media Network (OMN)
“EPRDF Government Used Spyware Against U.S.-Based Journalists – Case Study:
Kidane v. Ethiopia,” Danny O'Brien, International Director, Electronic Frontier Foundation
“A Strong Opposition Complements Democracy – The Role of Opposition Parties in Establishing a Democratic Political System in Ethiopia,” Dima Noggo, Ph.D., Chairman, Executive Council of the Ethiopian National Movement
“The Growing Challenge of Establishing a Viable, Effective, and Successful Opposition Coalition,” Taye Zegeye, Ph.D., Chairman, Ethiopian People’s Congress for United Struggle (Shengo) Opposition Coalition
“Opposition Parties Face Challenges Under the TPLF/EPRDF Government as They Seek
Transition to True Democratic Governance,” Representative, Ogaden National Liberation
Front (ONLF)
“Lessons From Pro-Democracy Movements against Autocratic Governments,” Stephen
Zunes, Ph.D, Professor of Politics and International Studies, University of San Francisco;
Senior Foreign Policy Analyst
“Grassroots Advocating and Supporting for Human Rights, Justice and Democracy in Ethiopia” and Encouraging Inclusive Governance in Ethiopia,” Mr. Abebe Hailu, Ethiopian American Council Director
“Aid Corruption and Development in Ethiopia,” Getachew Begashaw, Ph.D., Professor &
Chairperson, Economics Department, Harper College, Palatine, Illinois
"For 25 years the U.S. Has Been Promoting Democracy in Ethiopia – What Impact Will This Have on Government Reform?" Leonardo R. Arriola, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Political Science; Director, Center for African Studies; University of California, Berkeley
#Ethiopia "ኢትዮዽያ ሕዝብ የዲሞክራሲ መብት መጠበቅ፤ ትላትና እና ቀጣዩ እርምጃ” “ Protecting the Democratic rights of the Ethiopian People: Reflection and Next Steps”: