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The HRLHA Dispatch: The Humanitarian and Human Rights Crises in Ethiopia Demands that the World Respond

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November 10, 2019 Changes without Lasting Justice

It has been almost one year and six months since the Tigray Peoples Liberation Front (TPLF) - led Government of Ethiopia (GoE) was forced to give up its authoritarian rule. The Ethiopian People‟s Revolutionary Democratic Front (EPRDF), the ruling GoE‟s military had brutally killed over 7500 Oromo citizens- who ranged in age from seven to eighty- one - to stop the social movement that began in 2014 to bring down the dictatorial regime. The social movement started in 2014 in Regional State and spread all over the country, including Amhara Regional State, which was also involved in the social movement. The social movement, which had continued unabated for over three years with grievances, forced the TPLF led Ethiopian government PM (PM) to resign from his position in 2018.

In April 2018, the EPRDF had made a political shift by removing almost all old cadres from leadership and replacing them with younger new faces and declared a transformation to democracy and equality and a movement away from the repressive system of the past. Most of the new appointees were from the Oromo wing, the Oromo Peoples Democratic Organization (OPDO) of the EPRDF who were assigned to hold key positions as PM and the Foreign Minister positins.

Following those changes, Ethiopians and their friends expected some kind of improvements in terms of democracy, human rights and peace and a calming of the unrest which had continued for over four years all over the country. During his inauguration ceremony, the new PM Dr. Abiy Ahmed vowed to bring about tangible political change in the country where nobody will be imprisoned or be allegedly accused for his or her opinion, or because they were affiliated with other political organizations. After PM Dr. Abiy Ahmed took office on 2 April 2018, the new

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However, as soon as the protest was over in 2018, in connection with the unrest during the protests in Oromia (2014 to 2018) the government incarcerated thousands of protesters from Oromia for three months. The government of Oromia Regional State explained the prisons as if the people were taken to training camps not as prisoners but trainees. This was the immediate act after the protest came to an end in 2018 which has been taken by the government contrary to the peace promise of the new PM. In their three months of being in concentration camps in Tolay and Senkele, several young men and women complained that no training has been delivered; instead the police committed inhumane acts against them such as beatings and harassments.

The unrest in the country steadily increases in the country, in Oromia, Amhara and other regional states contrary to the PM Abiy‟s promises of bringing peace to the country. With regards to the unrest in Oromia both the Oromo Liberation Front (OLF) and Government blame one another for the failure of the peace agreement reached at Asmara, Eritrea. The OLF complained that the government did not show willingness to hold up its promises of the Asmara joint agreement with respect to treatment of its army wing, the Oromo Liberation Army (OLA) who had been fighting against the government in different parts of Oromia for over twenty-seven years.

The bilateral committee, which has been created from both sides to restore peace in the Oromia Regional State, has failed without creating a further plan to proceed. To solve the outstanding problem and bring peace between OLF and the Oromo Democratic Party (ODP), which changed its name from OPDO, with the initiation of Oromo elders, a two- day conference was held in Finfinne/Addis Ababa by concerned Oromos who came together to discuss the issue and a committee was formed from Oromo Abba Gada and individuals to bring the problem to an end. The elected peace committee was unsuccessful in bringing all OLA members home due to many reasos. The conflicts and clashes between the deployed government troops and OLA have continued without solution to this date. These conflicts and clashes were mostly taking place in Western Oromia of four Wallaga zones; Southern Oromia in Borana and Gujjii zones; and Central Oromia in some Showa zones. The fight between the government troops and OLA since the new administration came to power, for over one year and a half has resulted in the loss of hundreds of civilian lives, property damage, evictions, starvation, imprisonments, etc. Currently, Western and Southern Oromia are under a

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Military Command or a defacto State of Emergency (SoE) not officially declared by the parliament. This is contrary to the procedures of Declaration of SoE stipulated under Article 93 of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia (FDRE) Constitution and Article 4 of the International Covenant on the Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) to which Ethiopia is a State Party. As a result, the civil administrations have been incapacitated in the aforementioned six zones of Oromia for over six months.

The Human Rights League of the Horn of Africa (HRLHA) has expressed its concerns about the human rights infringements in the regional state of Oromia twice in writing to the Oromia Regional State President Office about the arrests, forceful disappearing, and inhuman treatments in Oromia which directly violate the constitutional rights, the international human rights standards and principle of democracy which the Regional State‟s ruling party, ODP, claims to bring.

Gross Human Rights Violations in Conflict Areas under State of Emergency (SoE) Arbitrary Detention

According to the report HRLHA received from its informants, gross human rights violations in Wallaga and Gujii zones are very alarming. The government troops and Oromia Regional State special force, including the Oromia police, have detained thousands of Oromo civilians‟ family members from these zones. The detainees have been kept in concentration camps of Tolay and Senkele, (most of the Sekele prisoners were released since September 2019) under the pretext of training and others in different police stations which the HRLHA believes for allegedly being OLF members or supporters. Denying the constitutional rights of the citizens enshrined in the Ethiopian Constitution of 1995 Article 19 (3), Rights of Persons Arrested, Persons arrested have the right to be brought before a court within 48 hours of their arrest all people incarcerated in Senkele and Tolay military camps were not take to court.

Legal requirements limiting the period of detention without charge and requiring judicial oversight of detentions are routinely ignored. Over 20 thousand detained persons, especially family members (for example; a mother with four children and couples) from Boran and Gujii (Southern Oromia), and four zones of Wallaga (Western Oromia) had confined at Senkele Camps, suffered severe beatings, lack of meals and water, and poor sanitation for several months- the interviewed prisoners from Senkele camp had disclosed to the HRLHA.

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The interviewees also told the HRLHA that all the detainees have been kept incommunicado in camps for months and no one has been taken to court and stayed days, many of them for several weeks or months. The detainees are often re-arrested at different detention centers or police stations after they had been released. For example, Oromo prisoners who were released from Senkele on September 2, 2019 have been rearrested in Gidami West Wallaga by police upon their arrival at their home place from Senkele (Ambo town). Similarly, those who have been released from Senkele and rearrested in Ada’a Barga, West Showa Zone of Oromia and still languishing in Ada‟a Barga police station are: Fayisa Abarra, Dasse Bayisa, Boja Kabbaba, Badhassa Mekonin, Warku Dabusha, Lema Belacho, Belachew Birru and others. Although Oromos from all ages, including children and elders have been arbitrarily arrested and detained, government security forces have targeted Oromo youth (Qeerroo and Qarree) especially those with braided hair, school and university students, business leaders, and opposition politicians on suspicion of spying, organizing, or providing financial or other support to the OLA. According to the report obtained from Dambidollo, a capital of Kelem Wallaga zone, many people are languishing in different police stations simply because they have relatives in the OLA widely operating in the area.

The mistreatment of persons in custody is „a serious violation of the Principles for Protection of all Persons under any form of Detention or Imprisonment‟ adopted by General Assembly Resolution 43/173 of 9 December 1988, (Principle1) which states „All persons under any form of detention or imprisonment shall be treated in a humane manner and with respect for the inherent dignity of the human person’. For Example: -

A senior Civics teacher at Ambo High School and Political Science and International Relations graduate Mr. Ashebir Oncho was a prisoner of conscience who suffered prison terms from 1991 up to 2018 and freed on pardon by PM Abiy Ahmed in 2018 has been rearrested at Senkele from June 12, 2019 to Sep 14, 2019 for three months. He was jailed eight times altogether. Mr. Ashebir Oncho was arrested in 1991 for the first time in Ambo for supporting Oromo Liberation Front (OLF). Though he has been released on bail after few months and was again rearrested two times until 1997 of the mass arrest of Oromo by the TPLF led government where he was one of the detainees. After three years and eight months in prison at Karchale penitentiary he was released with 60 codefendants free without compensation and apology from the authorities. Mr. Ashebir Oncho was again rearrested in 2015 and taken to Kilinto penitentiary with similar allegation of being a member of the OLF. He suffered in Kilinto for another three years and was released in 2018 on pardon by a new leader PM Abiy Ahmed. There was in every prisoner of conscience a belief that there would be no person who could be taken to custody anymore in Ethiopia because of his political beliefs after the big promise of the

Ashebir Oncho new leader PM Abiy Ahmed delivered on different occasions. However, the PM did not live up to his words

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5 The HRLHA Dispatch, Ethiopia – Nov 10, 2019 Website: www.humanrightsleague.org , FB: Human Rights League of the Horn of Africa - HRLHA and many Oromos and from other nations people were taken to different concentration camps after the promising PM speech. Mr Ashebir Oncho became one of them and was detained at Senkele for another three months (from June 12, 2019 to Sep 14, 2019) where he has suffered from several diseases which he had received during his multiple arrests from the bad prison conditions and developed over five different diseases including diabetes, blood pressure, kidney problem and so on. Extrajudicial Killings of Civilians and Property Destructions in the Western Wallaga Zones Wallagga

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Though the clashes between the government military and the civilians took place in several places in Oromia and Amhara Regional states, the two Oromia Regional State Zones of Eastern Guji, Western Wallaga and Kelem Wallagga are the most affected areas in the Regional State of Oromia. It has been almost a year since these areas had failed under unofficial SoE Military Command.

The current human rights and humanitarian crises in those Oromia zones because of the Military Command is very harsh and the Oromo people living in those areas explained to the HRLHA reporters in similar words and full of anger expressing their pain and suffering that “in their history of war in many years, they never had such brutal, fascistic acts committed against them by the government military force.” Killings and imprisonments, as well as beatings are common. Fathers have been killed, in front of their family members, young boys and girls have been cold bloodedly killed by the government troops. Among several extra-judicial killings committed this year in Western Oromia is the case of two young brothers named Lalisa Kanate and Eyasu Kanate (both are students) by the Oromia Police a residents of East Wallaga Zone- Ebantu. The boys were killed on the evening of 04/06/11 EC in their home compound. They were buried in a single hole.

Another victim of killing in West Wallaga was a young man Gammachu Garomsa, who was inhumanely murdered by police on 08/01/12 E.C. Gammachu Garomsa was a residence of Ayira District, Western Wallaga and arrested by the police on the charge that he was a member of the OLF army that was operating in the area. Gammachu Garomsa‟s brother explained to the American Voice of Gamachu Garomsa Oromo language, he was shot down by the local militia. The military dehumanized him and killed him and threw him into forest.

The inhumane killing of Mr. Yohannis Fite, age 42, by the Ethiopian Federal defense force members on September 19, 2019 was also unforgettable. He was murdered at his home located in Yamalog Walal District,

Yohannis Fite

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Hawusa Sasiti community (Masara town) Kelem Wallaga zone. According to his family members interviewed by the HRLHA “Mr. Yohanis Fite was killed by six bullets fired at his head by the military in front of his four children. His wife was ordered to kneel down facing the wall.”

Borana Gujji

Borana-Gujji Western and Eastern zones are also part of Oromia Regional State in the South that are under a severe attack by the Federal defense force for over a year since the reformist government led by EPRDF took power in April 2018. In these areas the atrocities like rape of women and young girls, and property destructions were rampant. The Ethiopian military operation in West and East Gujii zones is in connection with the OLA operating in those areas. The military arrests civilians they suspect are supporting the OLA fighting against the state military in those Zones.

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For example, the government military force has committed extrajudicial killings on three Oromos, Dhadacha Miessa (Senior), Abdulahi Golu, 15 and Karte Kutura, 10th grade student in Eastern Guji in Gara Dolo District, Raro community in Sep 2019, taking them from prison in the night. Overall, under the unofficial SoE, hundreds of Oromos have been killed and other hundreds have been critically wounded by the attacks of the EPRDF Federal army in Guji, both West and East Zones. According to the HRLHA‟s informants, most of the time the civilians killed by the government troops were denied burials and eaten by hyenas.

The following charts demonstrate the atrocities committed against the people of Western Oromia (especially the four Wallaga Zones, namely W/Wallagga, Kelem Wallaga and East Wallaga); and the Southern parts of Oromia, East and West Guji Zones; and other areas in Oromia Regional State in the past one and half year.

Killings

# Name of the Sex Place (town or Abuse Date (E.C Alleged Remark Victim District) and G.C as a case Perpetrators may be)

1 Gome M Hawa Galan, 23/04/11 E.C. Defense Army Buried (Tamirat) K/Wallagga Mamo

2 Zekarias M Sadi Chanka, 07/05/11 E.C. Unknown Their bodies were found in the field Bayisa K/Wallagga and buried

3 Kebena M Sadi Chanka, 07/05/11 E.C Unknown Fekadu K/Wallagga

4 Muradu M Sadi Chanka, 07/05/11 E.C Unknown Getahun K/Wallagga

5 Abdena M Nekemte, E/Wallaga 17/04/11 E.C Unknown

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Gulasha Roro

6 Fekadu M Gimbi, W/Wallagga 17/04/11 E.C Shot by defense army Gemechu

7 Solomon M Nekemte, E/Wallagga 17/04/11 E.C Shot by defense army Alemayehu

8 Samuel M Gidami, W/Wallagga 18/04/11 E.C Shot by defense army Lemessa

9 Muluna Kana M Gidami, W/Wallagga 18/04/11 E.C Shot by defense army

10 Belay Tura M Gidami, K/Wallaga 18/04/11 E.C Shot by defense army

11 Tesfaye Haile M Gidami, K/Wallaga 18/04/11 E.C Shot by defense army

12 Bedhane M Dugda Dawa, W/Guji 28/12/18 G.C. >> They were shot in their house and Hetosa burned down with the house. Dugda Dawa, W/Guji 13 Waji Kilta M 28/12/18 G.C. >> Dugda Dawa, W/Guji 14 Tushu Shune M 28/12/18 G.C. >> Dugda Dawa, W/Guji 15 Gobu Shardu M 28/12/18 G.C. >> Dugda Dawa, W/Guji 16 Dido Mokona M 28/12/18 G.C. >> Dugda Dawa, W/Guji 17 Bedhatu M 28/12/18 G.C. >> Halake Dugda Dawa, W/Guji 18 Guye Tuke M 28/12/18 G.C. >>

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Dugda Dawa, W/Guji 19 Abdi M 28/12/18 G.C. >> Mohammed Dugda Dawa, W/Guji 20 Kuli Ture M 28/12/18 G.C. >> An 80 year old woman Dugda Dawa, W/Guji 21 Nasir Jemal M 28/12/18 G.C. >> Dugda Dawa, W/Guji 22 Udesa Boru M 28/12/18 G.C. >>

23 Dulacha M Galana, W/Guji 28/12/18 G.C. >> Barbado Galana, W/Guji 24 Shube Dube M 28/12/18 G.C. >> Galana, W/Guji 25 Bariso M 28/12/18 G.C. >> Godana Galana, W/Guji 26 Tilahun Wata M 28/12/18 G.C. >> Galana, W/Guji 27 Belay M 28/12/18 G.C. >> Alemayehu Galana, W/Guji 28 Didu Dida M 28/12/18 G.C. >> A pregnant woman whose burial was denied and eaten by hayena

29 Shimelis M Mugi Shebel, 10/05/11 G.C. Shot by hooligans Buried in Dembi Dollo town Kinde K/Wallaga

30 Chuche F Gimbi, W/Wallaga 22/05/11 G.C. Shot and killed by defense Buried Girma army in her house

31 Bariso Kuruta M Karcha, Guji 16/01/19 G.C. Shot by defense army

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Karcha, Guji 32 Lami Hotessa M >> >> Karcha, Guji 33 Duke M >> >> Shalame Dugda Dawa, W/Guji 34 Dadacha M 27/01/19 G.C >> Wako Dugda Dawa, W/Guji 35 Galgalo Guyo M >> >> Dugda Dawa, W/Guji 36 Ararso M >> >> Gobana Dugda Dawa, W/Guji 37 Endris M >> >> Burial was denied Galgalo Dugda Dawa, W/Guji 38 Dulacha M >> >> Udesa Dugda Dawa, W/Guji 39 Desta Shune M 02/01/19 G.C. >> Dugda Dawa, W/Guji 40 Danbobi M >> >> Tuke Dugda Dawa, W/Guji 41 Girma M >> >> Walabu

42 Nuguse M W/Guji 21/04/19 G.C. >> He was shot and burned inside house Bedacha

43 Charana M Lalo Asabi, K/Wallagga 26/08/11 Shot by defense army All were killed while drawing sand Bekele from Uwa river and their bodies were

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buried. 44 Habtamu M Lalo Asabi, K/Wallagga 26/08/11 Shot by defense army Bulchisa

45 Tamiru M Lalo Asabi, K/Wallagga 26/08/11 Shot by defense army Gebeyehu

46 Gemechu M Lalo Asabi, K/Wallagga 26/08/11 Shot by defense army Mulugeta

47 Beriwo M Lalo Asabi, K/Wallagga 26/08/11 Shot by defense army Owata

48 Adamu Edosa M Lalo Asabi, K/Wallagga 26/08/11 Shot by defense army

50 Nure (Car M Lalo Asabi, K/Wallagga 26/08/11 Shot by defense army Driver)

51 Merga M Lalo Asabi, K/Wallagga 26/08/11 Shot by defense army Damuse

52 Merga Sufa M Lalo Asabi, K/Wallagga 26/08/11 Shot by defense army

53 Girma M Mugi, K/Wallagga 26/08/11 Shot by defense army at his Buried Wakjira home

54 Tsega Mulatu M Dambi Dollo, 01/09/11 Killed by bomb thrown by Buried K/Wallagga unknown person

55 Mitiku M Nekemte, E/Wallaga 01/09/11 Shot by bullet by an unknown Buried Tesema person

56 Wondwosen M Nekemte, E/Wallaga 28/09/11 Shot by defense army He was buried in Hawasa town Yohannes

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57 Fuad Ahmed M Nekemte, E/Wallaga 05/10/11 Killed by bomb thrown by Buried unknown person

58 Gamula Jigsa M Gidami Giray, 21/07/11 Shot by defense army Buried K/Wallaga

59 Tomas M Gidami Sonka, 21/07/11 Shot by defense army Buried Dabasu K/Wallaga

60 Mubarek M Gidami Sonka, 21/07/11 Shot by defense army Buried Talila K/Wallaga

61 Ebisa M Lata Sibu, K/Wallaga 04/06/11 Shot by defense army Buried Hambisa

62 Tamiru M Lata Sibu, K/Wallaga 04/06/11 Shot by defense army Buried Waktola

63 Tadesse M Ebantu, E/Wallaga 04/06/11 Shot by defense army Buried Berhanu

64 Lalisa Kanate M Ebantu, E/Wallaga 04/06/11 Shot by Oromia police The victims are brothers and they were buried in a single hole. 65 Eyasu Kanate M Ebantu, E/Wallaga 04/06/11 Shot by Oromia police

66 Zekarias Fida M Gimbi, W/Wallaga 07/06/11 Shot by defense army Buried

67 Gemechu M Gidami, K/Wallaga 23/05/11 Shot by defense army Buried Guta

68 Efa Mulu M Gidami, K/Wallaga 23/05/11 Shot by defense army Buried

69 Misikir M Mugi, K/Wallaga 03/07/11 Killed by hooligans Buried

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Mitiku

70 Gelaw M D/Dollo, K/Wallaga 09/07/11 Buried Lencho

71 Bekele M Najo, Uma Wakayo 10/07/11 They were shot and their Buried by their family kebele, W/Wallaga bodies burnt by an unknown armed group

72 Alemayehu M >> 10/07/11 >>

73 Fekadu M >> 10/07/11 >>

74 Shula Dhinsa M Anfilo, Gahi Kebele, 10/07/11 Shot by defense army Buried K/Wallaga

75 Abdi M >> 10/07/11 >> >>

76 Mohammed M >> 16/07/11 Shot by an unknown person >> Tahir

77 Milkiyas M >> 17/07/11 >> >> Regasa

78 Zekarias M Nejo, W/Wallaga 24/07/11 Shot by defense army Buried Minasie

79 Tsegaye M Gidami, K/Wallaga 24/09/11 >> >> Ayichilu

80 Yakob Israel M >> >> >> >>

81 Megersa M Lata Sibu, K/Wallaga 11/11/11 >> >>

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Abdeta

82 Simon Taye M >> >> >> >>

83 Sembeto M Lalo Asabi, K/Wallaga 03/09/11 >> >> Wagari

84 Sida Dambi M Dugda Dawa, W/Guji 08/03/19 G.C. >> an 80 year old man

85 Halo Tadu M Bule Hora, Guji 20/02/19 G.C. >> a 70 year old woman

86 Adisu Abayi M >> >> >>

87 Dhadacha M >> >> >> Waqo

88 Galgalo M >> >> >> Urago

89 Jilo Bitu M Dugda Dawa, W/Guji 24/04/19 G.C. >>

90 Kuli Dera M >> >> >>

91 Hanku M Bule Hora, Guji 11/05/19 G.C. >> Shibiru

92 Tello Boneya M >> >> >>

93 Kurgni Udesa M >> >> >>

94 Dube Edo M Malka Soda, W/Guji 22/04/19 G.C. >>

95 Mira Ji‟o M Galana ,W/Guji 02/02/19 G.C. >> a student

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96 Akililu Odo M Birbirsa Kojawa, Guji 08/02/19 G.C. >> Hanged on a flag pole

97 Dukale Oda M Saba Boru, E/Guji 19/02/19 G.C. >> Killed and burned down in their house

98 Konchora M >> >> >> Udesa

99 Kamar Adola M >> >> >>

100 Bali Udesa M >> >> >>

101 Bariso M >> >> >> a 10 year old child Kalicha

102 Kalacha M >> >> >> an 8 year child Birbirsa

103 Oda Abba M Aga Wayu, E/Guji, 01/02/19 G.C. >> Tuye

104 Morkata M Sabo Boru, E/Guji 28/03/19 G.C. >> Makiya

105 Yohannes M Hawa Galan, 08/01/12 E.C. Federal defense army He was killed while reading Bible in Fiixee K/Wellega his house

106 Gemechu M Ayira Gulliso, 08/01/12 E.C. Oromia police He was tortured and killed inhumanely. Garomsa W/Wallaga His body was found in the bush chopped into pieces.

107 Jijo Leta M Gulliso Town, 16/01/11 Federal defense army He is blind and shot while sitting at his W/Wallaga home front.

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108 Yaze Adamu M >> >> >> He was shot while walking on the street.

109 Dhadach M Goro Dola, East Guji 17/01/12 E.C. Federal defense army They were taken out of jail in the night Mi‟essa and killed for mere suspicion of their association with OLA. The latter two 110 Abdulahi M >> >> >> are brothers. Abdulla is 15 years old; Golu while Katte (Galma) is a 10th grade student 111 Kate Utura M >> >> >> (Galma)

Rape and other Sexual Harassments

# Name of the Gen Place (town or woreda) Abuse Date Alleged Current Remark Victim der (E.C) Perpetra condition of tors the victim

1 Anida Sultan Moti F Babo Gambel, K/Wallaga 15/05/11 Defense army Unknown Has got medical treatment at 2 Asha Setid F Babo Gambel, K/Wallaga 15/05/11 Defense army clinic in a Nejo town Woyesa

3 Mimi Alemayehu F Sasiga, E/Wallaga January 2019 Defense army Unknown Alleged to have been raped by two soldiers

4 Ushe Shibiru F Bule Hora,West Guji 05/02/19 G. C. >> >> 13 years old girl

Bacho F >> >> >> >> 15 years old girl Workagegnewu

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5 Tamire Gamade F >> >> >> >> 17 years old girl

6 Beza Imushi F >> >> >> >> 18 years old girl

7 Mimi Woshe F >> 06/02/19 G. C. >> >>

8 Ayantu Gemehu F >> >> >> >>

9 Hana Desta F >> >> >> >>

10 Ima Inu F >> >> >> >>

11 Zara Asefa F Dimtu, West Guji 26/03/19 G. C. >> >>

12 Wandhimine Bulti F Yubdo, W/Wellega 16/10/19 G. C. Federal defense Unknown army

13 Rahel Debela F >> >> >> >>

Arrests and Forcible Disappearances in Wallaga Zones

# Name of the Sex Place (town or woreda) Abuse Date Alleged Current condition Remark Victim (E.C) Perpetrators of the victim

1. Bekele Mitiku M Nekemte, E/Wallaga 18/04/11 Defense army Unknown He has been detained in a military camp in Nekemte town.

2. Dinkisa Mitiku M Hareto, H/G/Wallaga 19/04/11 Defense army Their whereabouts were They were all forcibly unknown for months until abducted from their home with 3. Shibiru Tola M Hareto, H/G/Wallaga 19/04/11 Defense army the time they were found a mere suspicion of association

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detained in „Senkele Police with the Oromo Liberation 4. Tadesse M Hareto, H/G/Wallaga 19/04/11 Defense army Training Camp‟ located in Army (OLA) Mekuria Ambo town 100 km away from the capital Addis 5. Diriba Debela M Hareto, H/G/Wallaga 19/04/11 Defense army Ababa 6. Habtamu M Hareto, H/G/Wallaga 19/04/11 Defense army Bokasa Hareto, H/G/Wallaga 7. Legese Geremu M 19/04/11 Defense army Hareto, H/G/Wallaga 8. Amenu Gonfa M 19/04/11 Defense army Hareto, H/G/Wallaga 9. Balke Bekana M 19/04/11 Defense army Hareto, H/G/Wallaga 10. Tareku Boru F 19/04/11 Defense army

11. Legese Abetu M Nekemte, E/Wallaga 23/04/11 Defense army Unknown

12. Kebena Gari M Nekemte, E/Wallaga 23/04/11 Defense army Unknown

13. Girma Yadesa M Dembi Dollo, 08/05/11 Defense army Unknown K/Wallaga

14. Degefu Beyene M Nekemte, E/Wallaga 06/05/11 Oromia Police Unknown They spent E/Wollega Zone Police Investigation Division Nekemte, E/Wallaga 15. Zerihun M 06/05/11 Oromia Police Unknown found in Nekemte and taken to Chaniyalew another place on 13/05/11. Nekemte, E/Wallaga 16. Mitiku M 06/05/11 Oromia Police Unknown Getachew Nekemte, E/Wallaga 17. Abebe Mamo M 06/05/11 Oromia Police Unknown

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Nekemte, E/Wallaga 18. Leta Tamene M 06/05/11 Oromia Police Unknown Nekemte, E/Wallaga 19. Gemechu Tekle M 06/05/11 Oromia Police Unknown Nekemte, E/Wallaga 20. Tomas Tekle M 06/05/11 Oromia Police Unknown Nekemte, E/Wallaga 21. Temesgen M 06/05/11 Oromia Police Unknown Adugna

22. Mino Baharu M Gidami, K/Wallaga 14/05/11 Defense army He has been detained at Gidami military camp

23. Kajela Shanka M Hawa Gelan, 18/05/11 Defense army Unknown K/Wallaga

24. Alemayehu M Dambi Dollo, 24/05/11 Defense army He has been detained in Fekadu K/Wallaga military camp

25. Gadisa Daniel M Nole, W/Wallaga 22/05/11 Defense army Unknown

26. Aboma Bekele M Begi, K/Wallaga 23/05/11 Defense army He has been detained in a military camp found at Begi town.

27. Fekede Shibeshi M Mugi, K/Wallaga 01/06/11 Oromia police They had been detained in the Police Station of the 28. Sheh Awol M Mugi, K/Wallaga 01/06/11 Oromia Police woreda Kedir

29. Haile Siwaye M Hawa Gelan, 01/06/11 Defense army Unknown K/Wallaga

30. Edosa Regasa M Gimbi, W/Wallaga 22/06/11 Oromia police He has been released on

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01/07/11

31. Cheru Tekagn M Hawa Galan, 17/07/11 Defense army Unknown K/Wallaga

32. Gudina Kena M Hawa Galan, 17/07/11 Defense army Unknown K/Wallaga

33. Getu Tarekegn M Gidami, K/Wallaga 30/08/11 Defense army Unknown

34. Solomon Deresa M Nekemte, E/Wallaga 26/09/11 Defense army He has been detained in military camp found in Nekemte

Bodily Injury (physical harassment, beating, torture etc.)

# Name of the Sex Place (town or woreda) Abuse Date Alleged Current Remark Victim (E.C) Perpetrators condition of the

victim

1. Endalu Kalbessa M Gimbi, W/Wallaga 17/04/11 Federal defense Unknown Beating army

2. Zelalem M Nekemte, E/Wallaga 18/04/11 Federal defense Unknown Shot by bullet Temesgen army

3. Adisu Ligidi M Hawa Gelan, K/Wallaga 23/04/11 Federal defense Unknown Shot by bullet army

4. Wondimu M Mendi, W/Wallaga 20/05/11 Federal defense Has been treated at Wounded by bullet shot Temesgen army Mendi Hospital

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5. Kedir Abriham M Mendi, W/Wallaga 20/05/19 Federal defense Has been treated at Wounded by bullet shot army Mendi Hospital

6. Diriba Abdisa M Gidami, K/Wallaga 22/05/11 Federal defense Has detained in Severely beaten army military camp

7. Mustafa Tadesse M Anfilo, K/Wallaga 23/07/11 Oromia Special Has been hospitalized He was shot by bullet Force Nekemte, E/Wallaga 8. Adisu Bula M 21/07/11 Oromia Special Force

Nekemte, E/Wallaga 9. Matiyas Taye M 21/07/11 Oromia Special They were arbitrarily Force detained and released

after some days. Nekemte, E/Wallaga 10. Mahadi M 21/07/11 Oromia Special They were severely Shemsadin Force beaten and suffered from different form of Nekemte, E/Wallaga 11. Yosef Bedaso M 21/07/11 Oromia Special physical harassment Force and injury. Nekemte, E/Wallaga 12. Ayana Tsegaye M 21/07/11 Oromia Special Force Nekemte, E/Wallaga 13. Israel Kelbesa M 21/07/11 Oromia Special Force Nekemte, E/Wallaga 14. Samuel Negera M 21/07/11 Oromia Special Force Nekemte, E/Wallaga 15. Hawi Getachew M 21/07/11 Oromia Special Force

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Nekemte, E/Wallaga 16. Shibiru Wakjira M 22/07/11 Nekemte, E/Wallaga 17. Temesgen M 21/07/11 Oromia Special Tesgera Force Nekemte, E/Wallaga 18. Chaltu Shiferaw M 21/07/11 Oromia Special Force Nekemte, E/Wallaga 19. Sinke Birhanu M 21/07/11 Oromia Special Force Nekemte, E/Wallaga 20. Getahun Tilahun M 21/07/11 Oromia Special Force Nekemte, E/Wallaga 21. Dawit Gudure M 21/07/11 Oromia Special Force Nekemte, E/Wallaga 22. Israel Asmera M 21/07/11 Oromia Special Force Nekemte, E/Wallaga 23. Abdi Yohannes M 21/07/11 Oromia Special Force

24. Bedhasa Adugna M Nekemte, E/Wallaga 21/07/11 Oromia Special Force

25. Tesfa Dibaba M Dambi Dollo, 01/09/11 Federal defense Has got medical Dambi Dollo Hospital K/Wallaga army treatment

26. Tamirat Aberra M Dambi Dollo, 01/09/11 Federal defense Has been taken to a K/Wallaga army referral hospital

27. M Najo, W/Wallaga 03/09/11 Federal defense Unknown

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Temesgen army Nekemte, E/Wallaga 28. Shuma Edosa M 28/09/11 Unknown Has been hospitalized wounded by a hand grenade exploded at Nekemte, E/Wallaga 29. Sintayehu M 28/09/11 Unknown „Fact Hotel‟ in Megersa Nekemte town. Nekemte, E/Wallaga 30. Sintayehu Asirat M 28/09/11 Unknown Nekemte, E/Wallaga 31. Tariku Dugasa M 28/09/11 Unknown Nekemte, E/Wallaga 32. Tariku Tesse M 28/09/11 Unknown

33. Assefa Wase M Anfilo, K/Wallaga 26/10/11 Federal defense Unknown army

34. Wondimu Taye M Nekemte, E/Wallaga 30/10/11 Unknown He has got medical treatment Nekemte, E/Wallaga 35. Zelalem M 03/10/11 Unknown They have got a Wounded by a bomb Alemayehu medical treatment thrown on their shop Nekemte, E/Wallaga 36. Abdu Ali M 05/10/11 Unknown Nekemte, E/Wallaga 37. Tewachehu M 05/10/11 Unknown They have been given Akililu medical treatment at

different Clinics and Nekemte, E/Wallaga 38. Zeyneba F 05/10/11 Unknown Hospitals found in Nuredien Nekemte town. Nekemte, E/Wallaga 39. Fitsum Regasa M 05/10/11 Unknown Wounded by a bomb exploded at „Sokam Nekemte, E/Wallaga 40. Tamirat Daba M 05/10/11 Unknown Hotel‟ in Nekemte

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Nekemte, E/Wallaga town. 41. Tariku Endalu M 05/10/11 Unknown Nekemte, E/Wallaga 42. Nebiyu Fikiru M 05/10/11 Unknown Nekemte, E/Wallaga 43. Anteneh M 05/10/11 Unknown Tarekegn Nekemte, E/Wallaga 44. Firew Tamiru M 05/10/11 Unknown

45. Ukure Utale M W/Guji 24/03/19 G. Federal defense Unknown C. army

46. Abera M >> >> >> >>

47. Bule Kure M >> >> >> >>

48. Jilo Biliso M >> >> >> >>

49. Birhanu Gobana M E/Guji 19/02/19 >> >> G.C

50. Ufke Saba M >> >> >> >>

51. Burude Gada F >> >> >> >> a pregnant woman

Recommendations:  The world community must intervene to stop atrocities committed due to excessive use of force by the Ethiopian military in conflict zones in the country.  The Government of Ethiopia needs to conduct a genuine community engagement with the people of the Western and Southern Oromia zones to resolve the humanitarian and human rights crises undergoing in the area.

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 The Government must allow neutral third party investigations to those areas under the unofficial SoE Command in particular the four Wallagga zones and the two Gujii zones.  The Government shall as soon as possible stop the unofficial SoE or Military Command operating in the above mentioned six zones of Oromia and resort to peacefully deal with the armed group, namely the OLA, operating in those areas.  The Oromia Regional Government must unconditionally release the Oromos incarcerated merely for their political opinion in different concentration camps and police stations found within the region.  The Federal Government shall take an urgent action to stop and ensure accountability for the human rights violations that have been committed by the Federal police and military force against peaceful and innocent civilians throughout the above six zones of the region being administered by Command Post.

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