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Extrajudicial Killing critical West Shewa

Killing by government forces in Abuna Gindeberet, West Shewa (18 Jul 2025)

Ref
OHRM-2025-0624
Date of incident
Zone
West Shewa

Also in Abuna Gindeberet district, government soldiers shot dead a youth named Warquu Laggasaa in Ginci town on 18 July. They withheld his body from his family (ONM). Hingaabbuu Irree Damissee, a 14 year-old boy, was taken with his mother and brothers and beaten behind the village school in Erer Taarar, Abuna district, on 27 July. He was then taken into custody, where he died. His father, a member of the local government militia was visiting the Abuna Gindeberet district police station on government business, and was unable to prevent the killing of his son in police custody (ONM).

Source: Oromia Support Group, OSG Report 71 (2025-11-20), p.11. https://oromiasupport.org/wp-content/uploads/simple-file-list/OSG-Report-71-20-November-2025.pdf

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