ETHIOPIA: AUTHORITIES MUST PROVIDE JUSTICE FOR SCORES OF PROTESTERS KILLED, INJURED AND ARRESTED IN OROMIA
13 May 2014
Amnesty International condemns the use of excessive force
by security forces against peaceful protesters in a number of locations
across the Oromia region during the last two weeks, which has resulted
in the deaths and injuries of dozens of people including students and
children. Many hundreds of protesters are reported to have been
arbitrarily arrested, and are being detained incommunicado and without
charge. Detainees are at risk of torture.
The Ethiopian government must immediately instruct the security forces
to cease using deadly force against peaceful protesters, and to release
any person who has been arrested solely because of their involvement in
peaceful protests. These incidents must be urgently and properly
investigated, and suspected perpetrators should be prosecuted in
effective trial proceedings.
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