Attributed claim

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] ↗

Attributed claim

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] ↗

Analysis / opinion

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.

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