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Ethiopian American Civic Advocacy’s open letter to Mr Obama

Tuesday, May 25, 2010
The Honorable Barack Obama
President of the United States of America
1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20500

Re: Ethiopia’s Sham Election

Dear Mr. President:

Ethiopian American Civic Advocacy is writing this letter to convey to you our concerns about Ethiopia’s recent fraudulent election and to ask you to speak publicly to the flaws in this election, and to send a strong message to the Ethiopian rulers that you do not recognize the election results as legitimate or valid.

The situation in Ethiopia is becoming more and more perilous every day. We strongly believe that unless the US makes urgent changes in Washington’s foreign policy towards the dictatorial rule in Ethiopia, the further destabilization of Ethiopia and therefore the Horn of Africa will be very much and rapidly imminent, as people come to believe that transformation toward democracy is not possible through nonviolent means. Continue reading »

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Call or write an email to thank Representatives

Dear Ethiopian Americans:

As you know, a bipartisan group of lawmakers says the Obama administration must speak out against human rights violations in Ethiopia ahead of elections in the Horn of Africa nation on May 23, 2010. In a letter to Johnnie Carson, assistant secretary of state for African affairs, the lawmakers expressed concern that “in the weeks and months prior to the May 23 elections in Ethiopia, the government of Meles Zenawi has acted to suppress democratic opposition voices.”

We encourage and ask you to make a call or write an email to thank the Representatives who wrote the letter to Ambassador Johnnie Carson. Their names and contact information are listed below: Continue reading »

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