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Extrajudicial Killing critical West Arsi

Seven killed in their homes in Dodola town, including a church servant's and a deacon's families

Ref
OHRM-2024-0136
Date of incident
Zone
West Arsi
Number of people affected
7

Between 9 and 11 p.m. on 25 March 2024, unidentified armed men killed seven people in Dodola town 02 kebele: a servant of St Gebre Kristos church with his wife and two children, and a deacon with his wife and sister, all in their homes.

Source: Ethiopian Human Rights Commission statement (Amharic (summarised in English)), published 2024-05-28. https://ehrc.org/%e1%89%a0%e1%8a%a2%e1%89%b5%e1%8b%ae%e1%8c%b5%e1%8b%ab-%e1%89%a0%e1%89%b0%e1%88%88%e1%8b%ab%e1%8b%a9-%e1%8a%a0%e1%8a%ab%e1%89%a3%e1%89%a2%e1%8b%8e%e1%89%bd-%e1%89%a0%e1%8c%8d%e1%8c%ad%e1%89%b5/

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