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,…
Kenya: Oromo Refugees and Asylum Seekers are at Risk
HRLHA’s Urgent Action and Appeal 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, the Human Rights League…
Oromia/ Ethiopia: Oromia Paramilitary Commits Torture and Rape
October 12, 2015, HRLHA Urgent Action: Harassments and intimidations through arbitrary arrests, beatings, torture and rapes were committed in Ada’a Berga district Western Showa Zone of Oromia Regional State against young Oromo nationals on September 24 and 25, 2015. More than 30 young Oromos were picked up from their homes…
Ethiopia: The endless suffering of Oromo Nationals continued even after the landmark victory claim of the EPRDF in the election of May 2015
HRLHA Urgent Action For Immediate Release August 29, 2015 Even though the government of Ethiopia claimed 100% of the victory during the parliamentary election of May 2015, harassment and intimidation through arbitrary arrests, kidnappings and disappearances of civilians have continued unabated in all corners of the Oromia Regional State under…
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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 Endless Violence against Oromo Nationals Continues
Fear of Torture HRLHA Urgent Action ______________________________________________ For Immediate Release May 7, 2015 Harassments and intimidations through arbitrary arrests, kidnappings and disappearances have continued unabated in Ambo and the surrounding areas against Oromo youths and intellectuals since the crackdowns of last year April, 2014, when more than 79 Oromos, mostly…
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…
ETHIOPIA: Flagrant Human Rights Abuse against Oromo Nationals Continues
HRLHA Urgent Action Feb 01, 2015 For immediate Release It is cruel, brutal and inhumane to hang any person for any wrongdoing particularly in Ethiopia, a country that claims democracy is its core principle of governance. The execution of Ketama Wubetu and his friend by Ethiopian solders- by hanging on…
ETHIOPIA: Oromo Voices from Ethiopia Prisons
HRLHA Urgent Action Jan 05. 2015 For immediate Release Since the March-April 2014 crackdowns against the peaceful Oromo protesters who have protested against the Ethiopian Federal Government’s plan of annexation of 36 small Oromia towns to the capital city of Addis Ababa under the pretext of the “Addis Ababa Integrated…
Ethiopia: Release protestors, stop crushing political opposition
Amnesty December 11, 2014 (Amnesty International) — On 5 and 6 December, security services in Addis Ababa arrested an estimated 90 people during attempts to stage a demonstration by a coalition of nine opposition political parties. The arrests are the latest manifestation of the authorities’ hostility towards the political opposition…
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: The unresolved “Border Dispute” has claimed more lives in eastern Ethiopia HRLHA Urgent Action
November, 09, 2014 The Human Rights League of the Horn of Africa (HRLHA) would like to express its deepest concerns about the so-called “Border dispute” between Oromo and Ogadenia nationals which began at the beginning of this month- for the second time in four years- in eastern Hararge Zone of…
ETHIOPIA: A Minor Gets Prison Terms for Alleged Instigation
HRLHA – URGENT ACTION October 14, 2014 The Human Rights League of the Horn of Africa (HRLHA) strongly condemns the sentencing of Abde Jemal, a fourteen-year old minor, in adults’ court to four years in prison and $700.00 Birr fine for allegedly inciting people to political violence. According to…
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…
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…
Ethiopia: Arrests and Detentions of Oromo Students in Southern Oromia
HRLHA Urgent Action ______________________________________________________________________________ March 25, 2014 Human Rights League of the Horn of Africa (HRLHA) would like to express its deep concern over the safety and fates of Shakiso High School Oromo Students who became victims of discriminate mass arrest and detention in Shakiso Town of Guji Zone in…
