17 Amhara students from Dembi Dollo University abducted and missing
- Ref
- OHRM-2019-0022
- Date of incident
- Zone
- Kellem Wollega
- Number of people affected
- 17
Seventeen Amhara students from Dembi Dollo University were abducted on various dates in November 2019 as they fled deadly ethnic clashes at the university; one said he was taken on 28 November by a group of Oromo youth and held in a forest. Families last heard from them on 18 December 2019. A government task force formed in January 2020 gave families no information.
Source: Amnesty International, "Ethiopia: Parents fear for missing Amhara students as universities close over Covid-19", 2020-03-25. https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2020/03/ethiopia-parents-fear-for-missing-amhara-students-as-universities-close-over-covid19/