- For Immediate Release November 27, 2007 Democracy Versus Zenawi The Case of Ethiopian Society and HR 2003 The real prospect of HR 2003 (Ethiopia Democracy and Accountability Act of 2007) becoming a US law is making the Ethiopian ruling party very nervous. Consistent with the nature of an oligarchic regime, it perceives democracy as a threat to its very existence. Thus, its multiple approaches, at home and abroad, to try to quash HR 2003 in the US Senate should come as no surprise to anyone. In Ethiopia, Seyoum Mesfin, Minister of Foreign Affairs, is att…