A Call for Discussion to all Diaspora based Oromo Youth Organizations
June
8, 2014
8, 2014
Since the Oromo Protests began, Ethiopian security forces responded to
the peaceful protests by massacring, imprisoning and torturing innocent
students. Government forces famously known as the (Agazi Commandos) have
been abducting university students both at school and home.
Furthermore, thousands of students have been expelled from universities
and are continuously terrorized outside of school. Due to Ethiopia’s
repressive policies and lack of free media not much is known about the current
crisis. Continuous murders and arbitrary arrests of Oromo students go
unreported. However, Oromo groups in the diaspora have organized and
rallied in solidarity with Oromo Protests to pressure the international
community to condemn human rights violations in Ethiopia. This allowed
for some media coverage from the international community, but not enough
to get mass media attention.
crisis. Continuous murders and arbitrary arrests of Oromo students go
unreported. However, Oromo groups in the diaspora have organized and
rallied in solidarity with Oromo Protests to pressure the international
community to condemn human rights violations in Ethiopia. This allowed
for some media coverage from the international community, but not enough
to get mass media attention.