Torture / ill-treatment by government forces in Guliso, West Wollega (Dec 2025)
- Ref
- OHRM-2025-0915
- Date of incident
- Zone
- West Wollega
A young coffee shop owner in West Wallega was badly beaten in December by the commander of the local military post and one of his soldiers. His injuries are shown in the images shown right. The two soldiers pursued a civilian to and fro through the coffee shop but were unable to catch him. They blamed the owner of the coffee shop for not stopping the fugitive and beat him with the butt of a gun on his back and left forearm, as shown.
Source: Oromia Support Group, OSG Report 72 (2026-03-03), p.44. https://oromiasupport.org/wp-content/uploads/simple-file-list/OSG-Report-72-3-March-2026.pdf