Human Rights Violations in Sidama, Southern Ethiopia
Appeal to:- Mr. Ban Ki -Moon, United Nation’s Secretary General, United Nations, 760 United Nations Plaza Manhattan, NY 10017, USA Mr. José Manuel Barroso President of the European Commission 1049 Brussels, Belgium Mrs. Inkosazana Dlamini Zuma, African Union’s Secretary General P.O. Box 3243 Roosvelt Street (Old Airport Area) W21K19 Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Secretary Hillary Rodham Clinton The US Department of State 2201 C Street Northwest Washington, DC, USA 20 November 2012 Subject: - Human Rights Violations in Sidama, Southern Ethiopia The Sidama people live in Southern Ethiopia. According to the Ethiopian Government’s official statistics, the current population of Sidama is 3.4 million (independent estimates suggest that the current total population is above 5 million). The Sidama nation had a long history, vibrant culture and democratic systems of governance based on traditional Kingships and various democratically elected traditional councils of elders. This traditional system of go