The Ethiopian Government Intensifies Human Rights Violations by Arresting Innocent Sidama Civilians Following the Fiche Celebration
The Ethiopian Government Intensifies Human Rights Violations by Arresting Innocent Sidama Civilians Following the Fiche Celebration
August 17 2012 - Situation in Sidama continues to worsen as the EPRDF/TPLF regime intensifies the arrest of innocent Sidama people. The latest wave of arrest that included prominent Sidamas such as Duka'le Lamiso, Bekele Wayu, Abate Kimo and Zegeye Hamesso came following over 500,000 Sidama civilians gathered at Hawassa town as part of their New Year celebration and chanted that they deserve self administration right- the basic right that Sidama nation have been demanding for several years.
Over 100 innocent Sidamas involving university students, civil servants, and business people are also remained in jail since the beginning of popular uprising that has begun in early June this year in response to the Ethiopian government’s attempt to remove Sidamas from their ancestral land of Hawassa. Abductions and disappearances also widely reported.
Ethiopia’s court proceedings are seriously flawed and human rights violations of the detainees while under police custody are imminent. All detainees are part of 6 million Sidama people who want nothing but their basic rights are respected. There is no credible basis for promptly charging them.
The government of Ethiopia always violates human rights and indefinitely detains and torture innocent prisoners by shielding them from legal process. In most cases the government also forges the case and defaults to ant-terrorism proclamation when it runs out of bases for charge.
Over 100 innocent Sidamas involving university students, civil servants, and business people are also remained in jail since the beginning of popular uprising that has begun in early June this year in response to the Ethiopian government’s attempt to remove Sidamas from their ancestral land of Hawassa. Abductions and disappearances also widely reported.
Ethiopia’s court proceedings are seriously flawed and human rights violations of the detainees while under police custody are imminent. All detainees are part of 6 million Sidama people who want nothing but their basic rights are respected. There is no credible basis for promptly charging them.
The government of Ethiopia always violates human rights and indefinitely detains and torture innocent prisoners by shielding them from legal process. In most cases the government also forges the case and defaults to ant-terrorism proclamation when it runs out of bases for charge.
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