Ethiopia: The Government is Responsible for its Failure to Protect Civilians from Indiscriminate Attack by Militias and Bandits in Kiramu and Guto-Gidda Districts of East Wollega Zone; Metekel Zone; and Elsewhere in the Country __________________________________________________________________ HRLHA’s Press Release October 25, 2021

Background Ethiopia kept on overlooking repeated appeals from HRLHA and other human rights organizations (both local and international) to address the deteriorating human rights situation in the country. HRLHA’s recent Written Statement Submission to the UN Human Rights Council on its 48th Session (held from September 13 to October 6,…