Torture / ill-treatment by government militia in Dugda, East Shewa (4 Feb 2026)
- Ref
- OHRM-2026-0124
- Date of incident
- Zone
- East Shewa
Extortion of 8,800 birr and 50 kg of grain from households in several villages in Zeway Dugda district was reported in mid-January and up to twice those amounts of cash and grain at the end of the month. In the district of Adami Tullu and Jiddo Kombolcha in the middle of the zone, households were reported on 4 February to have been ordered to give 45 kg of grain and ‘half of their daily food requirement’ to local militia. Failure to comply was met with beating and detention.
Source: Oromia Support Group, OSG Report 72 (2026-03-03), p.20. https://oromiasupport.org/wp-content/uploads/simple-file-list/OSG-Report-72-3-March-2026.pdf