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Ethiopia: federal troops accused of being behind Oromia massacre

Ethiopia: federal troops accused of being behind Oromia massacre

The Ethiopian Human Rights Commission (EHRC) has accused federal troops in Oromia, the country’s largest region, of killing 14 civilians in December, including local elders. Earlier, the authorities had said an armed rebel group, the Oromo Liberation Army (OLA), was behind the attacks. The report from the commission – hailed …

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Rebel group kidnaps dozens of people in western Ethiopia

Rebel group kidnaps dozens of people in western Ethiopia

Nearly 145 civilians have been abducted by a rebel group in the western Benishangul-Gumuz region following heavy fighting with security forces in Ethiopia. The state-appointed Ethiopian Human Rights Commission (EHRC) said a group calling itself the Gumuz People’s Democratic Movement (GPDM) abducted the civilians in Sedal Woreda following the clashes. …

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