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Arbitrary Detention medium Guji

Detention by government forces in Goro Dola, Guji (2 Nov 2021)

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OHRM-2021-0319
Date of incident
Zone
Guji

On 2 November, OLLAA released the names of 176 detainees in Goro Dola woreda police station, E Guji. Unless otherwise stated, they are all from Goro Dola woreda. In reasons given for their detention ‘Shane’ essentially means OLA, the Oromo Liberation Army. Among the detainees are 41 teenagers, including three 14 year-olds (one girl), five 15 yearolds (two girls) and eight 16 year-olds (three girls). Four of twenty 18-19 year-olds were girls -ten teenage girls in all.

Source: Oromia Support Group, OSG Report 58 (2021-12-14), p.25. https://oromiasupport.org/wp-content/uploads/simple-file-list/Report-58.pdf

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