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Arbitrary Detention medium Special Zone Surrounding Finfinne

Rights Commission confirms OLF leaders detained against due process, subjected to abuse

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OHRM-2022-0182
Date of incident
Zone
Special Zone Surrounding Finfinne

EHRC asked for the immediate release of all detainees held without due process, for Oromia state to investigate its security officers and officials who beat prisoners and held them to account, as well as for compensations to be offered to the detainees The Ethiopian Human Rights Commission (EHRC) released the findings of its monitoring on the detention of senior leaders of the opposition, Oromo Liberation Front (OLF) in various police stations in Oromia regional state.

Source: Addis Standard, "News: Rights Commission confirms OLF leaders detained against due process, subjected to abuse", published 2022-05-19. https://addisstandard.com/news-rights-commission-confirms-olf-leaders-detained-against-due-process-subjected-to-abuse/

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