HRLHA Urgent Action October 12, 2015

Harassments and intimidations through arbitrary arrests, beatings, torture and rapes were committed in Ada’a Berga district Western Showa Zone of Oromia Regional State against young Oromo nationals on September 24 and 25, 2015. More than 30 young Oromos were picked up from their homes at night by an Oromia paramilitary force. According to HRLHA informants in Ada’a Berga, the major targets of this most recent District Administration officials-sponsored violence were mostly young Oromos working in the Dangote Cement Factory and university students who were there to visit their families in the summer break. HRLHA informants from the area confirmed that this particular operation against young Oromo nationals in Ada’a Barga was led by the local government official obbo Tolera Anbasse. In this incident more than 30 young Oromos (16-25 ages) were arrested; more than 20 were severely beaten by the Oromia Paramilitary and confined in the Ada’a Barga district Police station for three days in violation of the Constitution of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, Article 19 (3) “Persons arrested have the right to be brought before a court within 48 hours of their arrest. Such time shall not include the time reasonably required for the journey from the place of arrest to the court. On appearing before a court, they have the right to be given prompt and specific explanation of the reasons for their arrest due to the alleged crime committed”. Although it has been difficult to identify everyone by their names, HRLHA informants have confirmed that the following were among the arrestees: Oromia – HRLHA U A Oct 2015

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Obboo Dabbasaa Guyyoo  ykn Obboo Abbaa Liban Dabbasaa Guyyoo ji’a Fulbaana 27,2015 Ayyaana Irreechaa Nairobi ti kambajamee oolee irratti argamuun eebba sirna ayyaanichaa akka raawateen booda gara mana isaatti galee deebi’ee akka gadi ba’een booda osoo maatiin hin beekiin bakka buuteen isaa wallaalamee hanga har’aatti dhabamee jiraachuu maatiin isaanii fi hawaasi Oromooo Nairobi gabaasu.

Obbo Dabbasaa guyyuu hayyuu fi qaroo Oromoo seenaa fi aadaa akkasumas amantii Oromoo ganamaa irratti beekumsa ol aanaa kan qabanii fi aadaa,seenaa fi afaan Oromoo guddisuu keessatti qoodaa fi gahee ol-aanaa kan qaban qaroo hayyoo Oromoo keessaa tokko.

Ummanni Oromoo bakka maraa dhabama isaanii kana irratti birmatna godhchuun waajiba waan ta’eef hawaasi keenya biyya keessaa fi alaan argama isaaf gumaacha akka kafalaniif bakka wal iyyaafataa jiraachuunis beekame.

Fulbaana 27,2015 Nairobi Irratti Eebba Obbo Dabbasaa Guyyoo