Years of Untold Suffering at Ethiopia's Jail Ogaden

Author:
Human Rights Watch
Publisher:
Human Rights Watch
Publication Date:
5 July 2018
Tags:
Ethiopia, Governance, Human Rights, Legal and Judicial Affairs

In the heart of the eastern city of Jijiga, just five minutes from the University, lies one of the most notorious detention centers in Ethiopia. Jail Ogaden, officially known as Jijiga Central Prison, is home to thousands of prisoners, who are brutalized and neglected. Many have never been charged or convicted of any crime.

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