Ethiopia: Ethnic Oromos arrested, tortured and killed by the state in relentless repression of dissent | Amnesty International USA

29.10.14

Ethiopia: Ethnic Oromos arrested, tortured and killed by the state in relentless repression of dissent | Amnesty International USA: “The Ethiopian government’s relentless crackdown on real or imagined dissent among the Oromo is sweeping in its scale and often shocking in its brutality,” said Claire Beston, Amnesty International’s Ethiopia researcher.

“This is apparently intended to warn, control or silence all signs of ‘political disobedience’ in the region.”

More than 200 testimonies gathered by Amnesty International reveal how the Ethiopian government’s general hostility to dissent has led to widespread human rights violations in Oromia, where the authorities anticipate a high level of opposition. Any signs of perceived dissent in the region are sought out and suppressed, frequently pre-emptively and often brutally.