Maat for Peace, Development and Human Rights (Egypt) presents this report to illustrate and track the human rights situation in Ethiopia and to monitor the most important positive and negative changes related to it. Maat has analyzed the documents and results of Ethiopia's submission to UPR at its second session in 2014. Maat has also compiled and classified available information on the human rights situation, as well as communicating with a number of stakeholders for the preparation of this report.

Maat has taken into account the actions taken by Ethiopia to improve the human rights situation and to address the challenges that affect its ability to promote and protect human rights, particularly during the accelerating events and developments in the Horn of Africa. Maat also took into account the internal changes and disturbances that led to a change in political leadership and the ensuing decisions that would calm the situation and change the political and human rights situation. It is perhaps a temporary solution for Ethiopia, which is looking for further political, economic, social and human rights improvements.

Ethiopia has undergone many changes over the past four years before and after the change of the Ethiopian government. Following the resignation of the former Prime Minister "Dessalines", on the backdrop of major protests, and "Abe Ahmed " taking his place, with reformist visions, the most important of these changes have been: