OPEN Ethnic based displacement, mistreatment, destroying properties and displacing people in the name of development must stop immediately!
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OPEN Protect the Rights of Displaced Citizens! March 28, 2011
“In search of a more fertile farmland, persons originally residing in Northern Ethiopia, particularly from the Amhara Regional State, have migrated to the Southern Nations Nationalities and People’s Regional State (SNNPRS) of Ethiopia. Beginning around …
OPEN Urgent Apeal: Release or Prosecute Detained Persons in Nekemte Town and its Environs!
“Police in Nekemte town, Eastern Wellega Zone in the Oromia Region, detained fifteen people since August 23, 2007 without taking them to a court of law until the date of issuance of this report. The police came with a search warrant stating that they a …
OPEN 97th Special Report:Atrocities Committed by Religious Extremists
“A clash between the followers of Islam and of the Ethiopian Orthodox Church, which took place in Illubabor, Jimma and West Wollega zones of the Oromiai region, has caused loss of life, physical and psychological injury, property damage, and displaceme …
OPEN Special Report No. 89: Human Rights Violations Committed Against Members and Supporters of the Opposition Parties Should be Stopped
“The Ethiopian Human Rights Council (EHRCO) has repeatedly urged for the immediate stoppage of human rights violations such as killing, illegal detention, beating, torture and harassments committed by various organs of the Government so that the proble …
OPEN 79th Special Report: Human Rights Violations Committed by Government Security Forces In Dire Dawa Town
“On 1Septmber 2004 at about 7:00 a.m. customs police in Dire Dawa town had broken into closed shops in a place known as Ashewa Garment Market. Then they started collecting garments and other textile items displayed for sale with a view to confiscating …