Torture / ill-treatment by government militia in Dugda, East Shewa (26 Aug 2025)
- Ref
- OHRM-2025-0697
- Date of incident
- Zone
- East Shewa
New Year celebrations cost the residents of Maqi town, Dugda district, dear on 26 August. Each was ordered to pay 2,000 birr to pay for cultural clothes and animals for slaughter. Threats of beating and detention and accusations of involvement with OLA enforced payment. ONM reported there was laughter when Prosperity Party cadres announced at a public meeting that they had ‘destroyed’ OLA.
Source: Oromia Support Group, OSG Report 71 (2025-11-20), p.16. https://oromiasupport.org/wp-content/uploads/simple-file-list/OSG-Report-71-20-November-2025.pdf