PRESS RELEASE – Kinijit UK

It is with profound sadness that we learned the death of Steve Sinnott, General Secretary of The National Union of Teachers in England and Wales, and a great friend of Ethiopia on 5th April 2008, aged 56.

Steve Sinnott, general secretary of UK’s
National Union of Teachers and a great
friend of Ethiopia

Steve Sinnott was a matchless campaigner of human and trade union rights and one of the few genuine friends of the people of Ethiopia who understood well the plight of Ethiopians in general and teachers in particular under the tyrannical regime of the TPLF led government in Ethiopia.

Steve Sinnott, a passionate advocate of human and teacher’s rights all over the world has been an active participant of the campaign for freedom and democracy staged by the Ethiopian Community in the United Kingdom over the years.

Steve Sinnott’s death is a huge blow to the cause of free society and Ethiopians in the United Kingdom believe that they have lost from their side a doughty fighter against injustice and tyranny in Ethiopia.

Steve Sinnott, who was inspirational in his devotion to teaching for children across the world, is survived by a wife and daughter and son. We thank Steve for all his effort in promoting trade union and human rights in Ethiopia in his personal and official capacity and our sympathy goes to all in his family struck by his sudden and tragic death.

While looking forward for an occasion to honour his achievements and celebrate his life, we strongly believe that the most a fitting tribute would be to carry on with the campaign for free society and other causes he was committed to during his lifetime.