Sec. 5. Support for democracy and human rights in Ethiopia
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The Secretary, in consultation with the Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development, shall develop and implement a strategy for supporting democracy and human rights in Ethiopia that includes a description and justification of— plans to support civil society efforts related to expanding citizen participation and political space; plans to support all-inclusive national dialogue in Ethiopia; plans to support justice and accountability mechanisms for abuses and atrocities committed in the course of the conflict; plans to combat hate speech and disinformation in Ethiopia; current and planned democracy and governance support to government institutions in Ethiopia; and results of the most recent impact evaluation of these activities; and plans for applying lessons learned from such evaluations.
Not less than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit the strategy required in subsection
(a)to the appropriate congressional committees.