Sexual violence by government forces in Horo Guduru Wollega (8 Sep 2025)

ONM wrote ‘There are more than 20 girls among the political prisoners, who are being carried to the toilet, unable to cope with the crimes of rape, severe fever and severe beatings.’ Arrests intensified in and around the capital in August and around Ethiopian New Year in September according to W1 and ONM. On 8 September, ONM wrote ‘the city police, federal police, plain-clothed security men and others are deployed to arrest and search civilians from the streets and vehicles.’ Oromo, Tigrayans and Amhara were all included and accused of having links to regional opposition forces.

Source: Oromia Support Group, OSG Report 71 (2025-11-20), p.8. https://oromiasupport.org/wp-content/uploads/simple-file-list/OSG-Report-71-20-November-2025.pdf