Sexual violence by government forces in Begi, West Wollega (18 Jun 2025)
- Ref
- OHRM-2025-0545
- Date of incident
- Zone
- West Wollega
On 18 June, a young woman named Darartu (right), in Haro Dima village, Begi district, West Wallega, was shot in the back and killed when running away from soldiers who had attempted to rape her, while she was collecting cattle. She was a singer at the local Evangelical Church of Mekane Yesus and was politically inactive (W1 and ONM).
Source: Oromia Support Group, OSG Report 71 (2025-11-20), p.35. https://oromiasupport.org/wp-content/uploads/simple-file-list/OSG-Report-71-20-November-2025.pdf