U.S. Department of State – 2013 Human Rights Reports: Ethiopia From the source: http://www.ethiotube.net/play/u-s-department-of-state-2013-human-rights-reports-ethiopia/ Added by webteam on February 28, 2014 in Share BUREAU OF DEMOCRACY, HUMAN RIGHTS, AND LABOR 2013 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices Report February 27, 2014 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Ethiopia is a federal republic. The ruling Ethiopian Peoples’ Revolutionary Democratic Front (EPRDF), a coalition of four ethnically based parties, controls the government. In September 2012, following the death of former Prime Minister Meles Zenawi, parliament elected Hailemariam Desalegn as prime minister. In national parliamentary elections in 2010, the EPRDF and affiliated parties won 545 of 547 seats to remain in power for a fourth consecutive five-year term. Although the relatively few international off...