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 the
Agazi Federal Armed Force, daily movements and activities becoming almost impossible.
According to information obtained by HRLHA (this morning) form its
correspondents, the Agazi Special Squad has been deployed in Ambo Town
and its surrounding in much larger number than before and engaged in
indiscriminately kidnapping the local people
from along the streets and throwing them into detention centres in the
area. There are also reports of widespread rapes being committed against
female detainees.
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