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Extrajudicial Killing critical East Wollega

Eight young men killed by security forces in Ano after being detained on suspicion of collaborating with OLA

Ref
OHRM-2023-0138
Date of incident
Zone
East Wollega
Number of people affected
8

After the army retook Ano town on 2 February 2023, it detained eight young men on suspicion of collaborating with "Shene"; EHRC confirmed they were then killed by security forces.

Source: Ethiopian Human Rights Commission statement (Amharic (summarised in English)), published 2023-02-15. https://ehrc.org/%e1%8a%a6%e1%88%ae%e1%88%9a%e1%8b%ab-%e1%8a%ad%e1%88%8d%e1%88%8d%e1%8d%a1-%e1%89%a0%e1%88%9d%e1%88%a5%e1%88%ab%e1%89%85-%e1%8b%88%e1%88%88%e1%8c%8b-%e1%8b%9e%e1%8a%95-%e1%8c%8e%e1%89%a1-%e1%88%b0/

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