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አገር አቀፍ የወጣቶች ንቅናቄ ለነፃነት እና ለዲሞክራሲ

የኢፌድሪ መንግስት በኢንጅነር ተስፋሁን ጨመዳ ላይ የፈፀመው ግድያ በኢትዮጵያ ግዛት ውስጥ ለሚታዩ ችግሮች መፍትሄ አይሆንም፡፡

ከወጣቶች ነፃነት ንቅናቄ የተሰጠ መግለጫ

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የወያኔ መንግስት በኢንጅነር ተስፋሁን ጨመዳ ላይ የፈፀመው አሰቃቂ ግድያ ለሁሉም የኦሮሞ ህዝብ ያለውን ንቀት የሚያሳይ ነው፡፡ የኦሮሞ ህዝብ በሀበሻ የባርነት አገዛዝ ስር ወድቄያለሁ አንድም ቀን ተስፋ ቆርጦ ትግሉን አቁሞ አያውቅም፡፡ የህወሀት/ኢፌዲሪ/ አገዛዝ አዛውንት፣ መምህር፣ ተማሪ፣ አርሶ አደር፣ ሰራተኛና ነጋዴ እንዲሁም ወንድ፣ ሴት፣ ትንሽ፣ ትልቅ ሳይል በኦሮሞ ላይ ለረጅም አመታት በኦሮሞነቱ ብቻ ወንጅሎ ወደር የሌለው በደል እያደረሰበት ከዚህ ደርሷል፡፡ በኦሮሞ ማህበረሰብ ላይ የሚደረገው ከመኖሪያ መፈናቀል፣ ዝርፊያና ወደር የሌለው ጭቆና ተባሶ ቀጥሏል፡፡

ይህ በደል ጭካኔ በተሞላበት ሁኔታ በመባባሱ በአሁኑ ወቅት የኢፌዲሪ መንግስት በኦሮሞ ህዝብ ላይ እያሳደረ ያለው ጫና እየተጠናከረ በመምጣቱ ለ7 አመታት በጨለማ ውስጥ ታፍኖ የተለያየ እንግልት ሲደርስበት የነበረው ኢንጅነር ተስፋሁን ጨመዳ ነሀሴ 24/2013 በቃሊቲ ማረሚያ ቤት ውስጥ መገደሉ የተሰማ ሲሆን ኢንጅነር ተስፋሁን ጨመዳን ቢገድለውም የኦሮሞን ትግል መግደል እንደማይቻል ለወያኔ መንግስት እናረጋግጣለን፡፡

ከዚህ በፊት በማረሚያ ቤት ውስጥ ሲደርስበት በነበረው ስቃይ ምክንያት ታሞ የነበረ ሲሆን እንዲታከም በተደጋጋሚ የማረሚያ ቤቱን አስተዳደሮች /ህወሀትን/ የጠየቀ ቢሆንም ሳይፈቀድለት መቅረቱ ይታወቃል፡፡ ቃሊቲ ማረሚያ ቤት ውስጥ በሚታሰሩ በርካታ ምሁራን የኦሮሞ ልጆች ላይ ጉዳት ማድረስና ግድያ መፈፀም የወያኔ ባህል ሲሆን አለማየሁ  ገርባ፣ ጋዲሳ ሂርጳ እና ተስፋሁን ጨመዳ በደረሰባቸው አሰቃቂ ስቃይ መስዋእት መሆናቸው በኦሮሞ የትግል ሜዳ እና ህዝብ ዘንድ የማይሽር ጠባሳ ጥሏል፡፡

የወያኔ መንግህስት የኦሮሞ ህዝብ ለሚያነሳው ጥያቄ መልስ እያደረገ ያለው አስከፊ ድርጊት አገሪቷ ውስጥ ያለውን ችግር ያባብሳል እንጅ የስርአቱን ውድቀት አና በታሪክ ውስጥ ኢፍትሀዊ ድርጊቶችን መፈፀሙን አያስቀርለትም፡፡

ይህን የወያኔ ድርጊት የወጣቶች ነፃነት ንቅናቄ አጥብቆ ያወግዘዋል፡፡ የወያኔ መንግስት እና ስርአቱ ከተጠያቂነት እንደማያመልጥም የወጣቶች ነፃነት ንቅናቄ አጥብቆ ያሳስባል፡፡

በአገር ውስጥም ሆነ በውጭ የሚገኘው ሁሉም የኦሮሞ ተወላጅ በኦሮሞ ልጆች ላይ እየደረሰ ያለውን መስዋእትነት በመቃወም ባላችሁበት ሁሉ ለኦሮሞ ድምፃችሁን እንድታሰሙ በአፅንኦት እንጠይቃችኋለን፡፡

 ሀሁነኔረተታ ጭከካነኔ  በተመሞለላበት መንፈስ ነበመበባበባስ በአሀሁነኑ ወቅት የአኢፈረጨየአኢፈፌድረሪ መንግስት በአኦረሮመሞ ህዝብ ለላይ እየያሰሳደረ የያለ

ታጋይ ይሞታል ትግሉ ይቀጥላል!!

ድል ለኦሮሞ ህዝብ!!

ነሀሴ 24/2013

Amaariffaa:- Ibsa Qeerroo Bilisummaa Ajjeechaa Mootummaan Wayyaanee Raawwatu Amaariffaan( Ajjeechaa Tasfaahun) the Afaan Engliffaa:– murder of engineer tesfahun chemeda will not be a solution to the pressing problem of the ethiopian empire  Afaan Oromoo:- Injinera Tasfahun Camadaa ilaalchisee Ibsa Qeerroo Bilisummaa

HRLHA Statement

August 26, 2013

The Human Rights League of the Horn of Africa strongly condemns the atrocious torture and inhuman treatment by the Ethiopian government against its citizens and hold it accountable for the death of a political prisoner and prisoner of conscience Engineer Tesfahun Chemeda on August 24, 2013 in Kaliti prison.

HRLHA informants confirmed that Engineer Chemed died in Kaliti Penitentiary due to the severe torture inflicted on him while he was in different detentions centers from 2007 until the day he died. We also protest the fact that he was denied medical treatment by the government.

Engeener Tesfahun Chemeda, an Oromo national, was handed over by Kenyan authorities to Ethiopian Security agents in April 2007 from where he had granted a refugee status from UNHCR in Kenya after he had fled to Kenya to escape persecution by the EPRDF government of Ethiopia.

Engineer Tasfahun Chemeda was one of the 15 Oromo nationals who was sentenced to life in prison in 2010 by the Ethiopian court (http://humanrightsleague.com/2010/07/a-call-for-the-reversal-of-the-racial-politically-motivated-and-discriminatory-sentence-by-a-court-in-ethiopia/ for his activism and political beliefs that were different from the ruling EPRDF government of Ethiopia

The Ethiopian Government is accountable for

1. Torturing Mr. Chemeda in prison, thereby violating the 1984 Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment, an agreement which Ethiopia signed and ratified in 1994

2. For denying Engineer Tesfahun medical treatment, violating the rights of prisoners which are clearly stated in international law and International covenants on civil and political rights article 10(1) . All persons deprived of their liberty shall be treated with humanity and with respect for the inherent dignity of the human person. and Constitution of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, the Rights of Persons Held in Custody and Convicted Prisoners article 21 (1) All persons held in custody and persons imprisoned upon conviction and sentencing have the right to treatments respecting their human dignity.

By handing over the Oromo refugees and others, the Kenyan Government is also breaching its obligations under international treaties as well as customary laws. Read More:- HRLHA Statement, August 26, 2013.pdf

The murder of Engineer Tesfahun Chemeda will not be a solution to the pressing problem of the Ethiopian Empire.

Press Release of the Qeerroo Movement

Finfinnee

The cold blood killing of Engineer Tesfahun Chemeda while in custody is clear show of an utter disrespect the TPLF has for the Oromo people.

Since its fall under the Habesha colonial hegemony, there was no time when the Oromo stopped its struggle.  On the other hand, the TPLF/EPRDF leadership has sustained a protracted and targeted attack against the Oromo of all walks of life (Elders, Teachers, Students, Farmers, Public Servants, Merchants and others) and it appear that the only crime is their identity to be an Oromo. Countless number of Oromo’s has since been exiled, displaced, robbed, imprisoned under fabricated charges and exposed to other inhuman treatments.

While the trend of repression is accelerating, the senseless and inhuman act of the government continued unabated. On the same development, today August 24, 2013 we have received one of the saddest news that Engineer Tesfahun Chemeda was murdered in Kalitti prison after serving 7 years in dark room.  Nevertheless, we would like to remind the Woyane government that even if Engineer Tasfahun was killed; it is impossible to kill the struggle of the Oromo people.

Due to the severe torture and mistreatment he sustained, Tesfahun’s repeated request to the TPLF prison official for a medical attention has ended up on deaf ear and forced to live with his anguishing pains.  Even though it is very normal for the TPLF government to target and hunt-down highly qualified Oromo elites in Kaliti prison,  the death of student Alemayo Gerba, Gadisa Hiphasaa and now Tesfahun Chemeda while serving harsh prison terms will be remembered by the Oromo people with great pain and anguish.

The Ethiopian government is responding to the Oromo question in a brutal fashion and heavy handed measures, but these blind measures cannot save the regime from collapsing. Qeerroo strongly condemns this cowardly and brutal killing and its history of atrocity will be kept for the regime to answer, sooner of later.

In this case, we urge all Oromo in and outside of the country to denounce the ongoing atrocity and to bring the ordeal of your people to the International community.

The struggle shall continue!!!

Victory to the Oromo People

August 24, 2013.

The murder of Engineer Tesfahun Chemeda will not be a solution to the pressing problem of the Ethiopian Empire..pdf

Date: August 26th 2013

Open letter 

Death in Ethiopian custody of Engineer Tesfahun Chemeda, after refoulement from Kenya

To: Honourable Kevin Rudd,

Australian Prime Minister

It is with sadness and anger that Oromia Support Australia Inc. OSGA reports the death of a young Oromo in Kaliti prison, Ethiopia, on 24 August, 2013, yesterday. Tesfahun Chemeda was a student activist in Ethiopia and a political asylum seeker among refugees in Kenya, where he was granted refugee status by UNHCR. He was arrested with a colleague, Mesfin Abebe, by Kenyan ‘anti-terrorist police’ on 2 April 2007.

Although cleared by the anti-terrorist unit and by the FBI, the men were subject to refoulement to Ethiopia at the request of the Ethiopian authorities. UNHCR, the Refugee Consortium of Kenya and the Kenyan Human Rights Commission were told in court, after their application for habeas corpus that the men had been returned to Ethiopia, whereas they remained in custody in Kenya for at least two more days after the court hearing.

Tesfahun and Mesfin disappeared in detention in Ethiopia until charged with terrorist offences in December 2008. They were sentenced to life imprisonment in March 2010. [1] (Mesfin’s death sentence was later commuted.)

Tesfahun was transferred from Zeway prison to Kaliti, where he had been held in solitary confinement for nearly two years before he was killed.[2]

This is not the first time young Oromo men and women have been killed in detention. For example, Alemayehu Garba, partially paralysed with polio, was shot dead with 18 others in Kaliti prison in November 2005.[3]

Refoulement of UNHCR-recognised refugees from Sudan, Djibouti and Somaliland continues.[4]

How long must we wait for Australian Government and other western governments to stop maintaining the Ethiopian People’s Revolutionary Democratic Front (EPRDF) in power? Over one third of Ethiopia’s budget is in foreign aid. Ethiopia receives more aid from the Australia than any other country in the Africa.

It is a shocking state of affairs and an appalling way to spend Australian taxpayers’ money. Oromia Support Group in Australia Inc. tired of hearing from officials that they take every opportunity to engage with representatives of the Ethiopian government at the highest level to express their serious concerns about human rights abuses and lack of democratic progress in Ethiopia.

We have been hearing this for years. When are we going to see an effective response by those who control Ethiopia’s purse strings? Page 2 of 2

If Australia is so committed to providing aid to Ethiopia, than at least we should insist on it being contingent on real, measurable benchmarks of human rights and democratisation and not the desk-based studies of government-controlled data which support the status quo in Ethiopia.

This should be backed by effective sanctions so that members of the Ethiopian government are prevented from travelling to Australia and other western countries and investing in property and businesses outside of Ethiopia.

Unless meaningful sanctions are applied, growing disaffection with the west, previously noted by former US Ambassador Yamamoto, is likely to mature further. Under the oppression of the Ethiopian regime, opposition voices are becoming more likely to find expression in the very movements which the support of Ethiopia, because of its cooperation in the ‘war on terror’, is meant to avoid.

The authoritarian regime in Ethiopia is a major cause of instability affecting the whole of the Horn of Africa. Supporting it and investing in it is a short-sighted policy.

Yours sincerely,

Marama F. Qufi

Chairperson,

Oromia Support Group in Australia Inc.

(For – Dr Trevor Trueman, Chair, Oromia Support Group).

[1] http://www.oromo.org/osg/Report_46.pdf, pp.43-44.

[2] http://www.opride.com/oromsis/news/horn-of-africa/3701-oromo-activist-tesfahun-chemeda-dies-in-prison-while-serving-life-sentence

[3] http://www.oromo.org/osg/Report_43.pdf, p.22

[4] For example, Badassa Geleta was among 18 refugees returned to Ethiopia from Djibouti on 31 December 2012 and detained in Dire Dawa. He was awaiting resettlement in Canada. Riyana Abdurahman, a 23 year-old teacher, was abducted from

Mark Simmonds MP

Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth
Affairs (Africa)
Foreign and Commonwealth Office
King Charles Street
London SW1A 2AH
25 August 2013

Open letter
Death in Ethiopian custody of Tesfahun Chemeda, after refoulement from Kenya

Dear Minister,

It is with sadness and anger that I report the death of a young Oromo in Kaliti prison, Ethiopia, on 24 August, yesterday. Tesfahun Chemeda was a student activist in Ethiopia and a political activist among refugees in Kenya, where he was granted refugee status by UNHCR. He was arrested with a colleague, Mesfin Abebe, by Kenyan anti-terrorist police on 2 April 2007.

Although cleared by the anti-terrorist unit and by the FBI, the men were subject to refoulement to Ethiopia at the request of the
Ethiopian authorities. UNHCR, the Refugee Consortium of Kenya and the Kenyan Human Rights Commission were told in court, after their application for habeas corpus, that the men had been returned to thiopia, whereas they remained in custody in Kenya for at least two more days after the court hearing.
Tesfahun and Mesfin disappeared in detention in Ethiopia until charged with terrorist offences in December 2008. They were sentenced to lifebimprisonment in March 2010. [1] (Mesfin’s death sentence was later
commuted.)
Tesfahun was transferred from Zeway prison to Kaliti, where he had been held in solitary confinement for nearly two years before he was killed.[2]
This is not the first time young Oromo men have been killed in detention. For example, Alemayehu Garba, partially paralysed with
polio, was shot dead with 18 others in Kaliti prison in November 2005.[3] Refoulement of UNHCR-recognised refugees from Djibouti and Somaliland continues.[4]

How long must we wait for Her Majesty’s Government and other western governments to stop maintaining the EPRDF in power? Over one third of Ethiopia’s budget is in foreign aid. Ethiopia receives more aid from the UK than any other country in the world.

It is a shocking state of affairs and an appalling way to spend UK taxpayers’ money. I am tired of hearing from Ministers and officials
that they take every opportunity to engage with representatives of the Ethiopian government at the highest level to express their serious concerns about human rights abuses and lack of democratic progress in Ethiopia.

I have been hearing this for over twenty years. When are we going to see an effective response by those who control Ethiopia’s purse strings?
If the UK is so wedded to providing aid to Ethiopia, than at least we should insist on it being contingent on real, measurable benchmarks of human rights and democratisation and not the desk-based studies of government-controlled data which support the status quo in Ethiopia.
This should be backed by effective sanctions so that members of the Ethiopian government are prevented from travelling to the UK and America and investing in property and businesses outside of Ethiopia.
Unless meaningful sanctions are applied, growing disaffection with the west, previously noted by former US Ambassador Yamamoto, is likely to mature further. Under the oppression of the Ethiopian regime, opposition voices are becoming more likely to find expression in the very movements which the support of Ethiopia, because of its cooperation in the ‘war on terror’, is meant to avoid.

The authoritarian regime in Ethiopia is a major cause of instability affecting the whole of the Horn of Africa. Supporting it and investing in it is a short-sighted policy.

Yours sincerely,

Dr Trevor Trueman, Chair, Oromia Support Group.

1 http://www.oromo.org/osg/Report_46.pdf, pp.43-44.
2 http://www.opride.com/oromsis/news/horn-of-africa/3701-oromo-activist-tesfahun-chemeda-dies-in-prison-while-serving-life-sentence
3 http://www.oromo.org/osg/Report_43.pdf, p.22
4 For example, Badassa Geleta was among 18 refugees returned to Ethiopia from Djibouti on 31 December 2012 and detained in Dire Dawa. He was awaiting resettlement in Canada. Riyana Abdurahman, a 23 year-old teacher, was abducted from Hargeisa on 23 Novermber 2012 and imprisoned in Jigjiga, Somali Region, Ethiopia.tesfahun-chemeda-dies-in-prison-while-serving-life-sentence

[3] http://www.oromo.org/osg/Report_43.pdf, p.22

[4] For example, Badassa Geleta was among 18 refugees returned to Ethiopia from Djibouti on 31 December 2012 and detained i Dire Dawa. He was awaiting resettlement in Canada. Riyana Abdurahman, a 23 year-old teacher, was abducted from