Amnesty International called on Ethiopian authorities to abandon proposed amendments to the civil society law in a public statement dated August 18, 2025. The statement places the proposals in the context of restrictions on civic space. Amnesty [1] ↗
Human Rights Watch separately reported that officials consulted government representatives and a selected group of nongovernmental organizations in June 2025 while gathering input on draft amendments. HRW [2] ↗
The existence of a proposal is not evidence that it became law. Readers should check an enacted text, commencement date and later amendments before treating a draft provision as a current legal requirement.
Sources & further reading
- [1]Ethiopia: Authorities must drop proposed changes to the CSO law ↗
Amnesty International · Aug 18, 2025
- [2]Ethiopia: Proposed Legal Changes Threaten Civil Society ↗
Human Rights Watch · Jul 29, 2025