Suppressing Dissent: Human Rights Abuses and Political Repression in Ethiopia's Oromia Region

Publisher:
Human Rights Watch
Publication Date:
10 May 2005
Tags:
Ethiopia, Human Rights, Conflict, Peace and Security

As parliamentary elections approach, the Ethiopian authorities have established new institutions that suppress speech and political activity in the country’s most populous region, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today. At the same time, officials have continued to detain and harass perceived political opponents.

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