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Enforced Disappearance critical East Wollega

Gobu Sayo resident disappears after transfer from police custody to Nekemte

Ref
OHRM-2022-0195
Date of incident
Zone
East Wollega
Number of people affected
1

A resident of Gobu Sayo woreda was arrested by woreda police with three friends on 1 June 2022. His family was told he was moved to a police station in Nekemte on 16 June 2022; his whereabouts have been unknown since.

Source: Ethiopian Human Rights Commission statement (Amharic (summarised in English)), published 2023-06-05. https://ehrc.org/%e1%89%a0%e1%8a%a2%e1%89%b5%e1%8b%ae%e1%8c%b5%e1%8b%ab-%e1%8a%a5%e1%8b%a8%e1%8c%a8%e1%88%98%e1%88%a8-%e1%8b%a8%e1%88%98%e1%8c%a3%e1%8b%8d-%e1%88%b0%e1%8b%8e%e1%89%bd%e1%8a%95-%e1%8a%a0%e1%88%b5-2/

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