17 young day labourers detained by Oromia police in Dukem for forced army recruitment
- Ref
- OHRM-2024-0390
- Date of incident
- Zone
- East Shewa
- Number of people affected
- 17
On 1 November 2024, Oromia police detained two young men looking for day work near the Eastern Industry Zone in Dukem, with about 15 others, saying they would be recruited into the army. They were held for two days and released after negotiations by their families.
Source: Ethiopian Human Rights Commission statement (Amharic (summarised in English)), published 2024-12-05. 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%88%95%e1%8d%83%e1%8a%93%e1%89%b5%e1%8a%95-%e1%8c%a8%e1%88%9d%e1%88%ae-%e1%88%b0%e1%8b%8e%e1%89%bd%e1%8a%95-%e1%8a%a8%e1%88%95/