Resolve Ogaden Coalition recognizes that the continued existence of conflict and misery for the inhabitants of the Ogaden has caused continued suffering and poverty, and has catastrophically affected the lives of millions of people!
Five Europeans Killed in Attack in Ethiopia (Reuters) - Gunmen killed five European tourists and kidnapped two further foreigners and two Ethiopians in northern Ethiopia's remote Afar region where separatist rebels have operated, the government said on Wednesday. Ethiopian government spokesman Bereket Simon said two Germans, two Hungarians and an Austrian died in ... READMORE |
Ethiopian Regional Leader said to Admit Role in Ethnic Killings The president of a volatile Ethiopian regional state has been fired from his party leadership position after reportedly admitting involvement in a 2003 ethnic massacre. The leadership of the southern Gambella region is coming under increasing scrutiny for corruption and abusing the rule of law.Two privately-owned ... READMORE |
China, Oil and Ethnic Cleansing in Horn of Africa Chinese oil workers once again seem to be at the center of a nasty counterinsurgency ... READMORE |
Foreign battles fought in Kenyan refugee camp The Standard – Nairobi They are in the country seeking refuge after being hunted by their government day and night, but still they can’t get the peace they were seeking, writes BONIFACE ONGERI Life in the Dadaab refugee camp may look calm for most of the over 300,000 refugees, but not... READMORE |
OHRC says Swedish Journalists are innocent and should be released Immediately On December 21st 2011, an Ethiopian court, in Addis Ababa, convicted Johan Person and Martin Schibbye of supporting terrorism. Today they were given an eleven – year sentence by the same kangaroo court. The Ogaden Human Rights Committee (OHRC) is shocked and distressed by the Ethiopian court’s unjustifiable sentence and ... READMORE |
Resolve Ogaden Coalition: U.N. Draft Recommendation on Guaranteeing the Rights of Minority Women 29 November 2011 Original: English Draft recommendations on guaranteeing the rights of minority women Despite numerous reports and findings of both national and international human right organizations, the government of Ethiopia continues to commit war crimes and crimes against humanity against the people of the Ogaden region, women in particular. Se... READMORE |
Fleeing Ethiopians decry atrocities in own countryBy Boniface Ongeri Sometime last year, security officers in Mandera County came across a group of terrified people at an unofficial entry point on Kenya’s border with Ethiopia. They listened as the group told of a horrid encounter with men in military uniforms. They claimed they were members ... READMORE |
Ethiopian Court: 2 Swedish Reporters Guilty ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) — A court in Ethiopia convicted two Swedish journalists Wednesday of supporting terrorism after the pair illegally entered the country with an ethnic Somali rebel group. The pair, who now face up to 15 years in prison at their sentencing next week, have ... READMORE |
2 Swedish journalists await Ethiopian court's verdict on terrorism charges Two Swedish journalists charged with terrorism in Ethiopia will hear their verdict Wednesday, according to the Committee to Protect Journalists. If they are found guilty they could face up to 15 years in prison. Ethiopian troops captured Johan Persson and Martin Schibbye in July during an exchange ... READMORE |
Amnesty: Ethiopia Using Terror Laws to Arrest Government Critics Amnesty International says Ethiopian authorities have been using anti-terror laws as a pretext to arrest and silence politicians and journalists who criticize government policies. In a report released Friday, the human rights group said at least 114 opposition politicians and six journalists have been arrested since March. Amnesty sa... READMORE |
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