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Extrajudicial Killing critical South West Shewa

Five civilians killed by OLA in Ameya woreda for allegedly supporting government forces

Ref
OHRM-2024-0339
Date of incident
Zone
South West Shewa
Number of people affected
5

On 8 October 2024, OLA fighters killed five civilians in three Ameya kebeles, accusing them of supporting government forces in the area.

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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