Oromia Regional State /Ethiopia: More Victims of Extra-Judicial Killings, Kidnappings, Arrests and Detentions
HRLHA Urgent Action December 25, 2015 The Human Rights League of the Horn of Africa (HRLHA) has confirmed that deaths resulting from the ongoing crackdown of peaceful protesters in various parts of the regional state of Oromia has now reached 122, while mass arrests and detentions have also been intensified….
Open Letter to the Prime Minister of Ethiopia
———————————————————————————————————— December 23, 2015 Dear Honorable Haile-Mariam Desalegn – the Prime Minister of Ethiopia, I am writing this letter on behalf of the Board of Human Rights League of the Horn of Africa (HRLHA) to implore you to stop the killing of peaceful Oromo demonstrators and free all political prisoners….
Ethiopia: Oromia Regional State under Siege
HRLHA Urgent Action FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 15 December, 2015 The brutal crackdown against Oromoprotesters by the Agazi Special Squad and Liyu Police (literally special police) continues unabated in different parts of the regional state of Oromia. Reports coming from all around Oromia Regional State indicate that Oromia Regional State is…
Oromia/Ethiopia: Region-Wide, Heavy-Handed Crackdown on Peaceful Protesters
HRLHA Urgent Action December 05, 2015 For Immediate Release The Human Rights League of the Horn of Africa expresses its grave concern at the continuation of gross human rights violations in Oromia Regional State, violations that have regularly occurred since 1991 when the TPLF/EPRDF came into power. The most recent…
Kenya: Oromo Refugees and Asylum Seekers are at Risk
Kenya: Oromo Refugees and Asylum Seekers are at Risk October 25, 2015 For Immediate Release Appeal To: The President of the Republic of Kenya Your Excellency President Uhuru Kenyatta President of the Republic of Kenya Nairobi PO. Box 74434-00200 Nairobi, Kenya, Tel: 254 203 247000 Your Excellency, First of all,…