STRASBOURG, France — Ana Gomes, Member of the Socialist Group in the European Parliament, invites her colleagues to a meeting with Dr. Berhanu Nega, Mayor-elect of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, and former senior leader CUD, who was released from prison one year ago.
The meeting, aiming at discussing the current political and human rights situation in Ethiopia, will take place on 25 June, at 18.30, in room ASP 5G 305.
Berhanu Nega was a founding member of the Coalition for Unity and Democracy (CUD). Dr. Nega played an important role in the 2005 Ethiopian general elections. At the time, he was elected as mayor of Addis Ababa but could not serve since he was arrested during the political persecution that followed the elections.
Dr. Berhanu Nega is currently one of the leaders of Ginbot 7 Movement for Justice, Democracy and Freedom.