That the House of Representatives— (1) condemns— (A) the killing of peaceful protesters and excessive use of force by Ethiopian security forces; (B) the arrest and detention of journalists, students, activists, and political leaders who exercise their constitutional rights to freedom of assembly and expression through peaceful protests; and (C) the abuse of the Anti-Terrorism Proclamation to stifle political and civil dissent and journalistic freedoms; (2) urges protesters in Ethiopia to refrain from violence and to refrain from encouragement or acceptance of violence in demonstrations; (3) urges all armed factions to cease their conflict with the Government of Ethiopia and engage in peaceful negotiations directly and through international intermediaries; (4) calls on the Government of Ethiopia to— (A) lift the state of emergency; (B) end the use of excessive force by security forces; (C) conduct a full, credible, and transparent investigation into the killings and instances of excessive use of force that took place as a result of protests in the Oromia and Amhara regions and hold security forces accountable for wrongdoing through public proceedings; (D) release dissidents, activists, and journalists who have been imprisoned, including those arrested for reporting about the protests, for exercising constitutional rights; (E) respect the right to freedom of peaceful assembly and guarantee the freedom of the press and mass media, in keeping with Articles 30 and 29 of the Ethiopian constitution; (F) engage in open and transparent consultations with citizens regarding its development strategy, especially those strategies that could result in the displacement of people from their land; (G) allow a rapporteur appointed by the United Nations to conduct an independent examination of the state of human rights in Ethiopia; (H) address the grievances brought forward by representatives of registered opposition parties