Evil Days: Thirty Years of War and Famine in EthiopiaFor the past thirty years-under both Emperor Haile Selassie and President Mengistu Haile Mariam-Ethiopia suffered continuous war and intermittent famine until every single province has been affected by war to some degree. Evil Days, documents the wide range of violations of basic human rights committed by all sides in the conflict, especially the Mengistu government's direct responsibility for the deaths of at least half a million Ethiopian civilians. |
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| Title | Evil Days: Thirty Years of War and Famine in Ethiopia Africa Watch report Volume 3169, Issue 69 of Human rights documents: Africa |
| Authors | Alexander De Waal, Human Rights Watch (Organization) |
| Contributor | Africa Watch Committee |
| Publisher | Human Rights Watch, 1991 |
| ISBN | 1564320383, 9781564320384 |
| Length | 386 pages |
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