Detention by government militia in East Shewa (7 Mar 2026)
- Ref
- OHRM-2026-0196
- Date of incident
- Zone
- East Shewa
Wives and mothers were detained because husbands and sons were suspected of joining OLA or had refused to become local militia members. For example, Alamitu Dhaabaa, a mother from Siree Barga in Ada’a Barga district was imprisoned on 7 March because her husband ‘disappeared from the militia’ and was accused of ‘surrendering’ to OLA.
Source: Oromia Support Group, OSG Report 73 (2026-06-12), p.24. https://oromiasupport.org/wp-content/uploads/simple-file-list/OSG-Report-73-12-June-2026.pdf