JURIST Supported by the University of Pittsburgh
PAPER CHASE NEWSBURSTDigest RSS feedFull RSS feed
Serious law. Primary sources. Global perspective.


Monday, July 25, 2005

Election abuses lead to revote in 20 Ethiopian districts
David Shucosky at 2:57 PM ET

[JURIST] Ethiopia's National Election Board [official website] ordered revotes in 20 of the country's 524 constituencies on Monday, after an investigation of election fraud [JURIST report ] found evidence of abuse at more than 100 polling stations. Violence and protests erupted [JURIST report] after the original election, and only recently has the government ended a ban on election protests [JURIST report]. The new votes will be held in August. Meanwhile investigations in 139 more districts are ongoing and the board has dismissed complaints in about 75 others. Reuters has more.






Link |  | print | subscribe | RSS feeds | latest newscast | Facebook page

For more legal news check the Paper Chase Archive...


LATEST LEGAL NEWS

 Federal judge blocks Arkansas 12-week abortion ban
2:58 PM ET, May 17

 France constitutional court approves same-sex marriage bill
1:48 PM ET, May 17

 Evidence of torture, arbitrary detention found in Syria government centers: HRW
1:40 PM ET, May 17

 click for more...

Get JURIST legal news delivered daily to your e-mail!

LATEST FORUM

In Alabama, "Back Door" Restrictions on Abortion and Roe
DOMESTIC
LaJuana Davis
Cumberland School of Law

ABOUT

Paper Chase is JURIST's real-time legal news service, powered by a team of 30 law student reporters and editors led by law professor Bernard Hibbitts at the University of Pittsburgh School of Law. As an educational service, Paper Chase is dedicated to presenting important legal news and materials rapidly, objectively and intelligibly in an accessible, ad-free format.

CONTACT

Paper Chase welcomes comments, tips and URLs from readers. E-mail us at JURIST@jurist.org