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Ethiopia: Oromo Opposition Leaders Held Up to Three Years Despite Court Orders - HRW
HRW, 24 July 2023
Ethiopian authorities should immediately release seven Oromo opposition figures arbitrarily detained for around three years purely for their political role, Human Rights Watch said… Read more »
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Ethiopia: Detainees Disappear In Custody, Police Ignore Court Orders
Addis Standard, 3 January 2023
Disappearance in police custody and remaining behind bars despite acquittal by the court of law became a modus operandi in the Oromia regional state. Read more »
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Ethiopia: Senior Oromo Liberation Front Leader Free After Nearly Two Years in Detention
Addis Standard, 25 May 2022
Colonel Gemechu Ayana, senior leader Oromo Liberation Front (OLF), was today released after almost 2 years of detention, sources said. The Federal Supreme Court Cassation bench… Read more »
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Ethiopia: Unpacking Practical Hurdles, Concerns Over Transitional Justice Draft Policy Document
Addis Standard, 7 June 2023
In the aftermath of the Tigray war, Ethiopia has unveiled a draft of its comprehensive Transitional Justice Policy, marking a decisive moment in the country's effort to come to… Read more »
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Ethiopia: Supreme Court Reinvigorating Structure for Effective Justice System
ENA, 24 January 2022
Federal Supreme Court President, Meaza Ashenafi said that rigorous activities are underway to strengthen the justice system and restructuring of the same in Ethiopia. Read more »
Ethiopia's Oromia Leaders Still In Custody After Release Order
Ethiopian authorities should immediately release seven Oromo opposition figures arbitrarily detained for around three years purely for their political role, Human Rights Watch said in a statement today. The rights body said these cases underscore the urgent need for Ethiopia's government to reform the country's justice system.
Meanwhile, the Ethiopian Human Rights Commission has in its annual report, highlighted the fighting between Ethiopian authorities and forces in the Oromia region. The state-appointed commission urged officials to pay closer attention to the tensions and violence in Oromia, Voice of America reports.
The commission said there were attacks in 13 of the 20 zones in the Oromia region, leading to an alarming number of casualties and an extremely concerning overall situation.
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U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, in a telephone call with Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, discussed the need to bring an end to ongoing instability in the Oromia Read more »
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In its annual report which reviewed the year 2022, the Oromo Legacy Leadership & Advocacy Association (OLLAA), a leading diaspora-based Oromo advocacy group, says 2022 was a ... Read more »
