4th Day of demonstration of Oromo refugees in Cairo (June 12, 2013)

4th Day of Demonstration in front of UNHCR Cairo: 12th June 2013 at about 11.pm at night: We received information that one Oromo member was attacked in front of UNHCR while camping there by a group of Egyptian youth. They were agitated by Ethiopian name and it will take time to teach Egyptian who we are, we still say, police was involved in finding out….more Coming soon….

Guyyaa hardhaa 12/6/2013 hiiriraa nagayaa baqaattonnii ilmaan Oromo biyyaa Masrii jalqaban guyyaa 4ffaf ittii fufaa jira. Baqattonnii ilmaan Oromo biyyaa Masrii hangaa mirgii kenyaa nuuf egaamuttii akkasumaas nageenyii nuuf godhamuttii itti fufuu akka qaban murta’ee jiraa. Kayyoon hiiriiraa kana wan bayyee of keessaa qabaatuus innii guddaan mootummaa Itoophiyaatin biyyaa kenyaa irraa mirgaa sarbamnee biiyaa kana keessaa baqattumman jirraa. umaannii Masrii sababiii hidhamiinsaa bishanitin nu miidhinaa akasumas miidhaan nurraa gaha jiruu nurraa akka dhaabbatuu fi dhaabonnii mirgaa dhalaa nama akka nuuf dirmatuudhaa. Galatomaa nu hordafaa.
Oromia shall be free!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

3rd Day of demonstration of Oromo refugees in Cairo (June 11, 2013)

Updates !!!

UNHCR regional representative visited Police stations where Oromo people are populated, the towns named Maadi, Darusalam, and Basaatin regions. after visiting these areas they found that it is true and have recognized the problems after visiting all stations, its was an emotional meeting with UNHCR regional representative today, they promise to follow this issue and solve our problems amicably. we really thank UNHCR regional director and his deputy Elizabeth tan for giving us attention in this critical time.

There is also an opposite demonstration by Ethiopian amhara community who will demonstrate later this week, UNHCR asked United Oromos to be peaceful as ussual, we promised to be peaceful and avoid any confrontation with ethiopian community who we consider them as extention of Ethiopian embassy.

Protest linked to dam development and government corruption

June 12, 2013, Canada (CBC News) – More than 100 Ethiopians rallied outside a downtown hotel Sunday in protest of their government’s handling of a construction project.

The Ethiopian Consul General was giving a presentation at the downtown Ramada Hotel about a dam development project. Protesters say the government is corrupt and that they are concerned over a lack of accountability in how money is being spent on the project.

Some of the protesters were alleging the government is involved in kidnappings, including those against local journalists.

Many of the guests invited to the Consul General’s presentation were not able to get into the hotel because of the protesters.

Police say they were called in as a precaution after a verbal clash between two factions of protesters.

There were roughly 10 police cars and several dozen officers at the scene but no one was hurt.

–CBC News

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HRLHA | June 12, 2013

The Human Rights League of the Horn of Africa (HRLHA) has participated in the 23rd regular session of the UN Human Rights Council held at the UN Geneva Headquarters in Switzerland from May 27 to June 14, 2013. The event particularly hosted by the HRLHA on the past and present human rights situations in Ethiopia took place on the 6th of June, 2013.

HRLHA was represented, at the 23rd regular session, by Mr. Garoma B. Wakessa, the Executive Director of HRLHA and Mr. Tesfaye Deressa, Chief Investigator; and the representatives of HRLHA did presentations on the Adverse Roll of land grab and the encroachments of fundamental rights in Ethiopia respectively. In his presentation under the title The Consequences of Land Grab in Ethiopia, Mr. Garoma elaborated on how local farmers in various parts of the country, in Oromia, Gambella and Benshangul regional states in particular, were evicted from their lands and livelihoods without consent and compensations, and ended up in joblessness and poverty. He has also pointed at how the Ethiopian Government has violated the international laws and instruments that relate to investments and/or developments through partnerships of Transnational Corporations and local governments.

Mr. Tesfaye Deresaa on his part in his presentations under the title The Encroachments of Fundamental Rights discussed the direct and systematic denials of freedoms of expression, assembly and organization, religion, as well as the overall democracy and rule of law. Mr. Tesfaye underlined that, instead of the promised democracy, the exact replica of absolute authoritarianism of one party rule of the Dergue time has reigned in the country in the past twenty years, and that the democratization process has failed as a result of the denial of the fundamental freedoms.

The two presenters, among other things, reiterated that everything about democracy and fundamental rights was well-written in the Constitution and other relevant documents only to win acceptance by Western donors, and then to remain on paper. Representatives of the Ethiopian Government who attended the event had nothing to say in defending the ruling party, but admit failures and repeat the never unfulfilled promises to fix the problems.

Most of the Horn of African countries were represented by more than one human right organizations, whereas the Human Rights League of the Horn of Africa was the only agency to host an event on the current situations in Ethiopia as part of this 23rd regular session of the Human Rights Council.

Y.G(2005) Kutaa 2ffaa | Waxabajjii 11, 2013

Addunyaan har’a keessa jirru kun , tokko isa tokko liqimsee, bakka bal’ifatee kan itti jiraachuu barbaadudha yoo jenne, dhugaa irraa fagaachuu hin ta’u. haqi addunyaa kana irraa eegaa jirru , dantaan takaalamtee afuura baafachuu isheen qofaa jirtii jennee dubbachuu dandeenya. Adeemsa hannaa kana hubatanii fi addunyaa dantaa ishee waliin arreedaa jirtu kana waliin harka keessa naqatanii hegaree isaanii kanneen dagatan “wayyaanoonni” , guyyaan isaa haa dheeratu malee, addunyaa kana keessaa adda durummaan , kan harka isaanii akka argatan hin shakkisiisu. Wayyaaneen har’a humnaan jiraachuuf waraana ijaarrachuu fi Dinagdee biyyaa tu’attee isa kaan harkattoota ishee qofa taasisuu qofaa odoo hin taane, kan na dura dhaabbata jettu hundumaa dhabamsiisuu, dadhabdu ammo, diiguu akka qabdu beektiif, karaa gara garaa duula gara garaa gaggeeffataa jirti. Kan ishee dura dhaabbate kaasuuf , hidhaa fi godaansiisu irra dabranii, akka nama rashanuu danda’an, Addunyaan dantaan takaalaman hayyamuufii ragaa hedduu tarrisuun ni danda’ama.

Adeemsa addunyaa hannaan guutame kana keessatti addu durummaan miidhamuun keenya waan hin hafneedha. Kan miidhamne ammoo , waanuma sirnoonni hundi ittiin nu miidhaniin yennaa ta’u , kan wayyaanee garuu ija kan baaseedha. Qabsoo Oromoo diiguuf bara wayyaanee kana yaaliin taasifame waan ifa jiru. Yaalii wayyaanee fi dadhabiina keenyaan waan nu irra ga’e , waan keessa jirru irraa herreeggachuun hin ulfaatu. Irra jireessi isaa garuu , kan kaleessaa irraa barachuu dhabuu keenya irraa kan maddaniidha yoo jedhame, dhugaa irraa fagaachu hin ta’u. kanaafidha, akkuma mammaaksa Oromoo “ MANNI GOGAA HARREEN IJAARAMEE , GAAFA WARAABEESSI YUUSU DIIGAMAA ” san, hundumtuu of labsee deebisee yeroo gabaabaa keessatti bakka itti of yaadu irraa kan of dhabe.

KUTAA 1ffaa barreeffama dabree keessatti , kan dabre irraa barachuuf waan sirreeffachuu qabnu, qabxiilee 3n tokko kaaseera. Namoonni hedduunis yaada hedduu irratti gumaachitanii jirtani, GALATOOMAA ! Warra har’allee qalbii arrabsoo “Ganda marqaa jennaan, ijoolleen boojitoo qabattee yaate ” san keessa warra gangalataniif, kan jedhu hin qabu. Sababaan waa sadiif.

1. Halagaa Afaan Oromoo katabanii dubbisan heddummaachuu irraa ,
2. Qalbiin isaanii obboloota isaanitti waan hin kalaa’iniif,
3. Kaayyoo halgaan oofamuun waggaa 150 booda illee waan hin galiiniif.

Garuu adeemsi itti jiran waanuma waggaa 150 oliif keessa gangalannu waan ta’eef, isaanu kana keessaa of baasanii ilaa fi ilaameef of qopheessuu qabuun jedha.qabxiileen ka’an:-

MANNI GOGAA HARREEN IJAARAMEE, kutaa 2ffaa.docx

Published on Jun 9, 2013

South Africa: sanctuary at a price

Summary

Fifty-eight Oromo and two Ogadeni refugees from Ethiopia were interviewed in Johannesburg, Alexandra township and Randfontein, in Guateng province, and in Kinross and Evander, Mpumalanga province, in October and November 2012. They reported serious abuse in Ethiopia and hazardous journeys to South Africa.

The 60 interviewees corroborated previous reports of extraordinarily high rates of torture in places of detention in Ethiopia. 26 (43%) had been tortured – 58% of the men and 26% of the women. Of the 38 who had been detained, 68% reported being tortured. All had been severely beaten. 76% of detained men and 54% of detained women were tortured.

Reported conditions of detention in Ethiopia were atrocious. Torture was routinely practised in military camps, prisons, police stations and unofficial places of detention. Methods included arm-tying (falantis), severe enough to cause nerve damage; flaying of the soles of the feet (bastinado); mock execution; whipping; immersion of the head in water and other forms of asphyxiation; walking and running on gravel, barefoot or on knees; suspension by the wrists or upside-down; stress positions; sleep deprivation by flooding cells; drenching and other exposure to cold; electrocution; suspension of weights from genitalia; and castration.

Previous reports of high mortality rates among detainees in military camps, especially Hamaresa in E. Hararge, were corroborated by former detainees. In addition to the many who were killed or died in detention, the interviewees reported 91 killings of family and friends. These included 21 summary executions, some of which were public. Interviewees reported 18 disappearances.

Only two of 13 women former detainees were raped in custody, considerably fewer than previously reported, but this probably reflects the small size of the sampled population. Another interviewee was raped in her home by a government official and then in Kakuma camp, Kenya, by an Ethiopian government security agent. Three interviewees reported rape of others in Ethiopia, including the multiple gang-rape of a 14 year-old in the Ogaden, who was strangled to death after ten days by the soldiers who raped her.

Travellers to South Africa were at risk of abuse, including rape, by people smugglers. Several deaths were witnessed during dangerous and harsh journeys lasting up to 12 months, during which migrants were often short of food and water. Detention in unsanitary, severely overcrowded conditions, especially in Zambia, Tanzania and Malawi, for up to five months, was experienced by 18 interviewees (21 episodes). Deportation and attempted deportation was reported by four.

Making a living in South Africa, although legal, is difficult and dangerous. The majority of interviewees work or have worked in township tuckshops, which are frequently subject to armed robbery and xenophobic attacks. At least five Oromo died in tuckshop attacks in 2012 alone. On average, tuckshops are robbed every 5-6 months. Several organised racist attacks against tuckshops were reported and xenophobic threats, direct and via distributed leaflets, were recorded.

Violence and robbery on the street is common. One young woman was raped on her way to work one Sunday morning, in central Johannesburg, a few days before interview.

The South African government appears unenthusiastic in tackling xenophobic violence and, at best, ambivalent in honouring its responsibilities to refugees, according to international law and its own constitution. It has failed to address the general high level of violence in the country. Xenophobia is fuelled by local leaders and politicians in order to bolster their popularity and power.

The refugee determination process is thoroughly corrupted and meaningless. Refugee status is virtually sold as a commodity.

Whereas refugees are able to make a living in South Africa better than elsewhere on the continent, this is at a price. The violence which is characteristic of everyday life in the country is particularly likely to impact on the poor and the immigrant.

A vibrant civil society stands in bright contrast to the ANC government and is a hopeful sign that prosperity and tolerance may eventually prevail in South Africa.

South Africa June 2013.pdf