Ethiopia: Harrowing accounts of Deaths, Torture, and Inhuman Conditions In Ethiopia’s Notorious Prison
__________________________________________________ August 10, 2017 Ever since the TPLF/EPRDF came to power in 1991, Ethiopian government forces have used torture, forced disappearances, intimidation, and arrests to crush the opponents of TPLF/EPRDF. Tens of thousands of Oromos and others have been incarcerated, thousands of prisoners have been murdered, or denied access to…
The Deeply Rooted Oromo nation’s Grievances Require a Sustainable Solution
HRLHA’s Statement on the Draft Law on Oromia’s Special Interest in Addis Ababa July 3, 2017 Addis Ababa (built on the place named Finfine) was like other colonial cities around the world was built by colonizers on the site of pre-existing Oromo populations in the last quarter of the nineteenth…
Breaking the Silence: the Hard Truth about the Oromo Nation Uprising in Ethiopia
HRLHA Appeal and Request for immediate Action January 3, 2016 Appeal To: The US Department of State Secretary His Excellency Mr. John Kerry WASHINGTON, D.C. HEADQUARTERS (202) 895-3500 OFMInfo@state.gov Office of Foreign Missions 2201 C Street NW Room 2236 Washington, D.C. 20520 Customer Service Center 3507 International Place NW Washington,…
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….
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,…
President Obama’s Visit to Ethiopia is an insult to America’s Democratic Traditions
July 18, 2015 An Open Letter to President Barak Obama on his Ethiopia Visit Dear Mr. President Obama, The Human Rights League of the Horn of Africa wants to express its deep concern about what it regards as the wrong decision made by you and your staff in making a…
Ethiopian Election 2015: Is Democracy Prosperous or Destitute?
HRLHA Press Release June 28, 2015 Public, For Immediate Release Ethiopia holds general elections every five years; the most recent one was held on May 24, 2015. The ruling TPLF/EPRDF party, which has been in power for the past twenty-four years, officially announced on this past Monday, June 22, 2015…
UNHCR-Urgent Life – saving Assistance is needed to Refugees and Asylum Seekers in Yemen
May 16, 2015 HRLHA’s Appeal to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) Mr.Antonio Guterres United Nations High Commissioner for Refugee (UNHCR) Case Postale 2500 CH-1211 Geneve 2 Depot Suisse Email. infoDesk@ohchr.org;GUTERRES@unhcr.org Attention To: Mr Amin Awad Middle East and North Africa Bureau UNHCR, Geneva Dear Mr. Guterres, The…
Ethiopia: The Ethiopian Government is Responsible for the Inhuman Treatments against Ethiopian Refugees and Asylum Seekers around the World
April 25, 2015 HRLHA Press Release The Human Rights League of the Horn of Africa has been greatly saddened by the cold-blooded killing of 30 Christian Ethiopian refugees and asylum seekers in the past week in Libya by a group called Islamic State in Iraq and Syria/ ISIS. The HRLHA…
U.S Department of State Endorsing of Upcoming Elections: Denial and Disrespect
The Human Rights League of the Horn of Africa (HRLHA) 23 – April – 2015 HRLHA Statement: The Human Rights League of the Horn of Africa (HRLHA) strongly opposes to the position that the U.S Department of State has taken in regards to the upcoming Ethiopian election and the overall…
Ethiopia: TPLF’s Leaders Arrogance and Contempt: Inviting Further Bloodshed and Loss of Lives
HRLHA Statement February 23, 2015 Since the downfall of the military government of Ethiopia in 1991, the political and socioeconomic lives of the country have totally been controlled by the Tigray People’s Liberation Front/TPLF leaders and business institutions. As soon as the TPLF controlled Addis Ababa, the capital city, in…
ETHIOPIA: Political Violence Intensifies as the Fifth National Election Approaches
HRLHA Urgent Action February 16, 2015 According to a schedule released by the National Electoral Board of Ethiopia, citizens will go to the polls to elect a new government on 24 May 2015. It will be Ethiopia’s fifth national election since EPRDF came to power in 1991. In connection with…
HRLHA Holds Public Meetings with Oromo Community Members
HRLHA Holds Public Meetings with Oromo Community Members The Human Rights League of the Horn of Africa (HRLHA) held, over the past three weeks, public meetings with members of Oromo Communities in four cities of Canada and discussed human rights issues in the Horn of Africa in general and in…
ETHIOPIA: Outbreak of Deadly Disease in Jail, Denial of Graduation of University Students
HRLHA – URGENT ACTION December 10, 2014 The Human Rights League of the Horn of Africa (HRLHA) would like to express its deep concern over the outbreak of a deadly disease at Gimbi Jail in Western Wollega, as a result of which one inmate has already died and sixty (60)…
Ethiopia: The Endless Violence against Oromo Nationals Must be Halted
Ethiopia: The Endless Violence against Oromo Nationals Must be Halted Fear of Torture, HRLHA Press Release __________________________________________________ November 16, 2014 Harassments and intimidations through arbitrary arrests, indefinite detentions without trial, kidnappings and disappearances have continued unabated in Ambo and the surrounding areas against peaceful protestors since the crackdowns of April,…
ETHIOPIA: ‘BECAUSE I AM OROMO’: SWEEPING REPRESSION IN THE OROMIA REGION OF ETHIOPIA October 28, 2014
Amnesty International released a-166 page report on the repression committed against Oromo by the TPLF. Please find the report in PDF herewith. amnesty“I was arrested for about eight months. Some school students had been arrested, so their classmates had a demonstration to ask where they were and for them to…
General Assembly confirms Jordan’s Prince Zeid as new UN human rights chief
The United Nations General Assembly today unanimously approved Prince Zeid Ra’ad Zeid al-Hussein of Jordan as the new High Commissioner for Human Rights, succeeding Navi Pillay of South Africa. “I am going to be the first High Commissioner from the Asian continent and from the Muslim and Arab worlds,” Prince…
ETHIOPIA: Arrests and Detentions of Oromo Students Continued
While fresh arrests and detentions, kidnappings and disappearances of Oromo nationals have continued in different parts of the regional state of Oromo following the April-May crackdown of peaceful demonstrators, court rulings over the cases of some of the earlier detainees by courts of the regional state are being rejected by…
Ethiopia: Worrisome Situations in Detention Centres HRLHA – Urgent Action
May 24, 2014 For Immediate Release While kidnappings and/or extra-judicial arrests and detentions have continued particularly around academic institutions in different parts of the regional state of Oromia in Ethiopia, disturbing and worrisome reports are coming out of detention centres where the Oromo students arrested in the past two weeks…
OromoProtests FDG: Oromo Civic Organizations’ Letter of Appeal to the U.S. Department of State
May 09, 2014 Secretary of State John Kerry US Department of State 2201 C Street NW Washington, DC 20520 RE: Joint Appeal Letter of OCO, OYSA, IOWO, and HRLHA on the Current Massacre of Oromo Students by the Ethiopian Government Dear Mr. Secretary, The Oromo Community Organization of Washington D.C….
OromoProtests FDG: Oromo Civic Organizations’ Letter of Appeal to the U.S. Department of State
May 09, 2014 Secretary of State John Kerry US Department of State 2201 C Street NW Washington, DC 20520 RE: Joint Appeal Letter of OCO, OYSA, IOWO, and HRLHA on the Current Massacre of Oromo Students by the Ethiopian Government Dear Mr. Secretary, The Oromo Community Organization of Washington D.C….
Ethiopia: Ambo under Siege, Daily Activities Paralyzed HRLHA Urgent Action
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 13 May, 2014. The brutal attempts of crackdown against Oromo protesters by the Agazi Special Squad continuing unabated in different parts of the regional state of Oromia, reports coming from Ambo in central Oromia indicate that the town and its surrounding has come under virtual seizure by…
ETHIOPIA: Region-Wide, Heavy-Handed Crackdown on Peaceful Protesters HRLHA Urgent Action
May 01, 2014 The human rights League of the Horn of Africa (HRLHA) would like to express its deepest concern over the widespread brutalities of the Ethiopian Government in handling protests in different parts of the regional state of Oromia by peaceful demonstrators. In a heavy-handed crackdown being carried out…
Kenya: Flagrant Violations of Human Rights against Asylum Seekers and Refugees HRLHA Urgent Action
The Kenyan police and security agents have arbitrary arrested and detained around 6000 refugees who are originally from neighboring Horn of African countries; and have continued hunting for more, reported HRLHA reporter in Nairobi, Kenya on April 13, 2014. Kasarani Football Stadium This indiscriminate action against all…
