The recent Guardian exposé on the continued sexual violence against women in Tigray paints a harrowing picture of how conflict-related sexual violence (CRSV) persists long after the official end of war. Survivors are still grappling with deep physical and psychological trauma many were subjected to brutal gang rape, mutilation, and long-term health complications. What’s more devastating is the near-total absence of justice. Perpetrators many identified as part of the occupying forces remain unpunished, and independent investigations have been obstructed. The silence surrounding these atrocities continues to retraumatize survivors and normalize impunity.

At Setaweet, we stand in fierce solidarity with the survivors of Tigray. Their stories are not only a call for justice but a demand for collective accountability. We echo the urgent need for survivor-centered healing, legal redress, and community-based support systems. This is not just a women’s issue it is a national reckoning with the gendered impacts of war. As a feminist movement, we call on all who believe in justice to speak out, support grassroots healing initiatives, and advocate for mechanisms that ensure truth, reparation, and dignity for every woman violated during this conflict. Silence is not an option. Read more here: https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2025/jun/30/sexual-violence-tigray-women-abuse-gang-rape-ethiopia-eritrea

የሁለተኛ ደረጃ መልቀቂያ ብሔራዊ ፈተና ለመውሰድ በመቱ ዩኒቨርስቲ ከነበሩ ተማሪዎች መካከል በሴት ተማሪዎች ላይ ወሲባዊ ትንኮሳ ፈጽመዋል የተባሉ ሦስት ወንድ ተማሪዎች ከፈተና ተባረሩ።

ሰኞ ዕለት በጀመረው የ12ኛ ክፍል ብሔራዊ ፈተና ለመውሰድ ከተለያዩ አካባቢዎች በመምጣት በመቱ ዩኒቨርሲቲ ከተሰባሰቡት ተማሪዎች ላይ ወሲባዊ ትንኮሳ የፈጸሙት ተማሪዎች ጉዳያቸው በኮሚቴ ታይቶ ነው ከፈተናው የተሰናበቱት።

ስለ ጉዳዩ ለቢቢሲ መረጃ የሰጡት የመቱ ዩኒቨርሲቲ ፕሬዝዳንት ዓለሙ ዲሳሳ (ዶ/ር) "መጀመረያ ላይ ሴቶቹ ተፈታኞች ከወንዶቹ ጋር ይጫወቱ ነበር" ብለዋል።

በሂደት ግን ወንዶቹ "ሴቶቹን አስገድደው ሳሟቸው። መነካት የሌለባቸውን የአካላቸውን ክፍል መንካት ጀመሩ" ብለዋል።

ከዚህ በኋላ አንደኛው "የሴቶቹን ሞራል በነካ መልኩ ልብሳቸውን በመግለብ ገላቸው እንዲታይ በማድረግ ትንኮሳ ፈጸመ" ሲሉ አክለዋል። የዩኒቨርሲቲው ፕሬዝዳንት የተማሪዎቹ ድርጊት ወንጀል መሆኑን ገልፀው፣ ሴት ተማሪዎቹ የደረሰባቸው ትንኮሳ እንዳሳሰባቸው እና "ግቢውን ለቀን እንሄዳለን" ማለታቸውን ተናግረዋል።

ሆኖም ፈተናውን እንዲወስዱ እንዳግባቧቸው አስረድተዋል።

ወንጀሉን ከፈፀሙት ሦስት ወንድ ተማሪዎች መካከል ሁለቱ ከምዕራብ ወለጋ አንዱ ደግሞ ከኢሉ አባቦራ የሁለተኛ ደረጃ ትምህርት መልቀቂያ ፈተና ለመፈተን ወደ መቱ ዩኒቨርስቲ የመጡ መሆናቸውንም ዩኒቨርስቲው አስታውቋል።

ዩኒቨርስቲው ተማሪዎቹ ወሲባዊ ትንኮሳ መፈጸማቸው መረጃ እንደደረሰው በዩኒቨርሲቲው ቅጥር ግቢ ውስጥ የፀጥታ ጥበቃ የሚያደርጉ የፌደራል ፖሊስ አባላት በቁጥጥር ስር አውለዋቸዋል። https://www.bbc.com/amharic/articles/cddz36qyqjqo

#JusticeForKeneni #RevokeTheAward

🎙️ Episode 10 is here!
This week on The Meqenet Show, we’re joined by two amazing guests Hanna Lemma and Tequam Amare for a real and heartfelt convo on feminism, sisterhood, and their journey into gender advocacy.
We talk about how they started doing the work, what keeps them going, and the power of community and showing up for one another. It’s honest, fun, and full of gems from their experiences in the gender space.
You’ll definitely want to tune in it’s one of those episodes that stays with you. 💥
🎥 Watch it here: https://youtu.be/2XwhvJy8jVE?si=DOwyw_4PvX0Tzfq_
#TheMeqenetShow #Episode10 #Feminism #Sisterhood #GenderWork #HannaLemma #TequamAmare

This week’s edition of Sifter is a little different.

For over two and a half years, Maya Misikir has curated Sifter — a weekly newsletter highlighting the top 5 stories on human rights and key news from Ethiopia. This week, she shares a personal note and a heartfelt call for support to the Sifter community.

If Sifter has informed, inspired, or helped you stay connected to Ethiopia, this is a meaningful moment to show your support.

📰 Read this week’s edition and subscribe to Sifter here:
👉 https://sifter.substack.com/p/a-call-to-the-sifter-community

#SifterNewsletter #EthiopiaNews #SupportIndependentMedia #HumanRights #MayaMisikir

✨ Opportunities for Young Changemakers ✨

Here are two powerful programs that could be a great fit for young leaders and activists in your network. Feel free to share!

🌍 Sister-to-Sister Program 2025 – Nobel Women’s Initiative
For young feminist leaders from East Africa and Afghanistan. This virtual program builds sisterhood, solidarity, and essential skills to strengthen your activism.
Deadline: July 18
🔗 Learn more & apply: https://www.nobelwomensinitiative.org/sister-to-sister-applications-2025

🌱 Social Shifters Global Innovation Challenge
Calling all 100% youth-led social startups with a clear impact mission. Receive grant funding ($3,000–$15,000 USD), free founder support, and connect to a global network.
Deadline: August 29
🔗 More info & apply: https://www.socialshifters.co/global-innovation-challenge/

#Opportunities #YoungLeaders #FeministLeadership #SocialInnovation #EastAfrica #YouthLed

የገዛ የ12 ዓመት እህቱን የደፈረው ተከሳሽ በ15 ዓመት ጽኑ እስራት ተቀጣ!

በጋሞ ዞን ቁጫ ወረዳ የ12 ዓመት ታናሽ እህቱን የደፈረው ተከሳሽ በዛሬው ዕለት በችሎት ቀርቦ ጥፋተኛ ተብሏል።

ተከሳሹ ድርጊቱን ግንቦት 23 ቀን 2017 ዓ.ም እህቱን በማታለል ወደ ጫካ ከወሰደ በኋላ መፈጸሙን የክስ መዝገቡ ያስረዳል።

ተከሳሹ በዐቃቤ ህግ ድርጊቱን ስለመፈጸሙ የቀረበበትን ክስ ሙሉ በሙሉ መፈጸሙን በሰጠው የእምነት ክህደት ቃል በዝርዝር አምኗል።

ጉዳዩን ሲከታተል የቆየው የቁጫ ወረዳ ፍ/ቤት በዛሬው ዕለት በዋለው ችሎት ተከሳሽ በ 15 ዓመት ፅኑ እስራት እንዲቀጣ ወስኗል።

መረጃው የቁጫ ወረዳ ኮሚኒኬሽን ቢሮ ነው።

@TikvahethMagazine

📢 We're Hiring!

Setaweet is looking for a Junior Admin & Finance Intern to join our team! This is a paid internship for 4 months, working 4 days a week.

📌 Who we’re looking for:
✨ A fresh graduate who has taken a course in accounting (required)
✨ Someone eager to learn and excited to join the Setaweet team

💼 If you're looking to grow your skills in admin and finance while contributing to meaningful feminist work, we’d love to hear from you!

📨 Apply by sending your CV and cover letter to: info@setaweet.com

#Setaweet #InternshipOpportunity #FinanceIntern #AdminIntern #FreshGraduate #AccountingInternship #FeministWorkplace #JoinUs

Applications are now open for the 12th edition of the Disability, Sexuality, and Rights Online Institute (DSROI)!

We invite applications from a diverse range of professionals, including human rights defenders, disability rights activists, journalists, donors, legal experts, practitioners, and community organizers. We also welcome individuals from social movements and community organizations to apply.

Click here to know more: https://lnkd.in/e22qJ28

If you need any accessibility accommodations to complete your application, please reach out to us at dsroi@creaworld.org. Applications sent via video or through Zoom in Sign Language are also accepted.

🎙 Now Streaming: The Meqenet Show – Episode 11
"Digital Feminism & Bold Conversations with Jordi Bezabeh"

In this week’s episode, we sit down with Jordi Bezabeh a powerful digital gender activist, feminist, and gender advocate for a raw and insightful conversation alongside Dr. Sehin Teferra, Founder and Director of the Setaweet Movement.

We unpack what it means to be a feminist in today’s digital world, reflect on the impact of Jordi’s recent high-profile interviews, and explore the resistance and pushback that often comes with speaking out about gender justice in Ethiopia.

Jordi shares her personal journey into activism, the importance of using online platforms for advocacy, and the courage it takes to challenge social norms both on and offline.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kY8rTcn1g9I&list=PLcQdyX6A49TI5DT_7K2hTmjkJGIj8WS1r&index=2
#TheMeqenetShow #JordiBezabeh #DigitalActivism #GenderJustice #FeministVoices #Setaweet #Ethiopia #FeminismOnline #BoldConversations #MeqenetPodcast

Listen to Wazema Radio’s interview with Dr. Sehin Teferra, Director of Setaweet Movement. https://youtu.be/JEuWiLA6X5I?si=_WlnUko3QwqIoMq_

Ethiopia’s 2019 Civil Society Organizations (CSO) law was once seen as a major step toward opening civic space. Today, a new draft revision introduced by the Ministry of Justice raises serious concerns about a return to restrictive legal frameworks. In his latest blog, “The Return to Rule by Law,” Befekadu Hailu outlines the regression from reform to control, compares the current, past, and draft laws, and invites us to reflect on what’s at stake for civil society. Originally written in Amharic, this timely piece urges renewed attention to legal reforms. Read the full blog here: https://befeqe.blogspot.com/2025/07/rule-by-law-cso-en.html?m=1