OLA fighters subject women and girls to gang rape and sexual slavery in Sayo and Anfillo woredas
- Ref
- OHRM-2024-0452
- Date of incident
- Zone
- Kellem Wollega
- Number of people affected
- 10
Amnesty interviewed 10 survivors of gang rape by OLA fighters in Sayo and Anfillo woredas between 2020 and 2024; seven were under 18 at the time and five were held in sexual slavery, in one case a mother and her 12-year-old daughter held in a cave for three weeks. Survivors said they were targeted for having relatives in government forces; male relatives were killed and those who refused to leave had homes burned.
Source: Amnesty International, "Ethiopia: Authorities must investigate sexual violence, summary killings and torture by OLA fighters", 2026-03-06. https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2026/03/ethiopia-authorities-must-investigate-sexual-violence-summary-killings-and-torture-by-ola-fighters/