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Extrajudicial Killing critical Kellem Wollega

Two men detained by security forces on suspicion of supporting OLA and found shot dead the same day

Ref
OHRM-2024-0337
Date of incident
Zone
Kellem Wollega
Number of people affected
2

On 5 October 2024, government security forces detained two residents of Lalo Geleta kebele, accusing them of supplying food and information to the OLA. They were shot dead the same day and their bodies left on the road.

Source: Ethiopian Human Rights Commission statement (Amharic (summarised in English)), published 2025-01-24. 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%8c%8d%e1%8c%ad%e1%89%b5-%e1%8b%90%e1%8b%8d%e1%8b%b5-%e1%8b%8d%e1%88%b5%e1%8c%a5-%e1%8b%ab%e1%88%89-%e1%8a%a0%e1%8a%ab%e1%89%a3-2/

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