December 11, 2016
The TPLF/EPRDF’s hidden agenda, under a democratic facade in the past quarter century, has been challenged by Oromo youth for freedom against subjugation “Qeerro Bilisuma” ever since March 2014. The Oromo youth for freedom against subjugation has been supported by Oromos from all walks of life; the cause was reignited in November 2015 up until the TPLF/EPRDF declared the State of Emergency on October 8, 2016.
Since the State of Emergency was declared, human rights violations in Oromia have intensified on a daily basis, specifically targeting Oromo youths and elites. In the past sixty days since the State of Emergency was declared, several Oromo youths, students of universities, colleges and high schools were targeted and oppressed. The HRLHA monitored the TPLF/EPRDF atrocities against humanity through its reporters and will continue to share them with the world.
According to these reports, the TPLF/EPRDF government killing squad Agazi force has committed all sorts of human rights violations, including killings, rapes, abducting and detaining of Oromos on a daily basis.
Among the eight students who were abducted from Wollaga University in Nekemt Town in the first week of December 2016 are Sabona Chalshisa (4th year Civil Engineering) , Keraji Motima (2nd year Civil Engineering), and Nabuli Misgana Workneh (2nd year Accounting) from Rift Valley University. In the same way, an economics teacher Abebe Angassa was abducted from Hibrest school in the Tulu Bollo District, South West Showa Zone on December 1, 2016.
The HRLHA also received from its informants in south Oromia, Bale zone, in Adabba district, Gadedo community and Daraba Town information that a number of Oromo youths and elites had been picked up on December 6, 2016 at night and had been taken to an unknown destination
The following are among the many Oromos in Adabba district who have been abducted by TPLF forces
1. Sheeh Usamaan Fatoo, Gadedo
2. Leencoo Hiikoo, Gadedo
3. Ibrahim Aloo Gadedo
4. Bayaan Saburoo Gadedo
5. Muhammad Umar Gadedo
6. Xahir Muhammad Gadedo
7 Musa Husein Daraba
8 Aman Haji Daraba
9 Idiris Awalo Daraba
10 Asia Abas Daraba
11 Husein Talmo Daraba
12 Ibrahim Haji Daraba
In the same month-December 2016- over 53 Oromos were taken from the southern Oromia Guji Zone, Saba Boru district. Their names are below:
1 Arid Safay Saba Boru
2 Gamachu Negari Saba Boru
3 Bakitti Oda Saba Boru
4 Danbal Dalbi Saba Boru
5 Nigusie Bosona Saba Boru
6 Tesema Nagesso Saba Boru
7 Kota Jirma Saba Boru
8 Bati Bekele Saba Boru
9 Alemu Bariso Saba Boru
10 Utra Bariso Saba Boru
11 Bune Adola Saba Boru
12 Mi’essa Alake Saba Boru
13 Darara Shegatu Saba Boru
14 Kali Muktar Saba Boru
15 Baketi Oda (F) Saba Boru
16 Dembi Dade Saba Boru
The TPLF/EPRDF has turned Oromia Regional State into a state of mourning every day. Citizens are crying, no one appears to be helping, even though the world community is aware of what is happening. The world community is in a state of silence and is refusing to take concrete actions to stop the crimes against humanity taking place in the country. How many people have to be murdered before there is an intervention?
The HRLHA again expresses its deep concerns and calls on the world community to show solidarity with the Oromo people by taking concrete action against the TPLF/EPRDF dictatorial government.
Background:
Under remembering from the past, the HRLHA highlights the human rights violations reported by HRLHA and other human rights organizations against Oromo youths in the past ten years which continue to the present.
The TPLF/EPRDF government has targeted Oromo youth since the Oromo youth peaceful revolt against subjugation started in Oromia in 2005. The following is a summary of Oromo students killed, imprisoned, and disappeared by TPLF/EPRDF security forces in different universities in school year 2007
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