Killing in Nekemte, East Wollega (9 Apr 2024)
- Ref
- OHRM-2024-0151
- Date of incident
- Zone
- East Wollega
Among their advocates and a regular visitor was Bate Urgessa who would have been released alongside the others if he had not been freed because of severe ill health in March 2022. His assassination by Ethiopian security forces on 9 April this year and the summary execution in cold blood of Lammi Benya’s 19 year-old brother, Fira’ol, in July 2022 in Nekemte, added poignancy to the release of the men.
Source: Oromia Support Group, OSG Report 67 (2024-10-10), p.3. https://oromiasupport.org/wp-content/uploads/simple-file-list/OSG-Report-67.pdf