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Torture & Ill-treatment high East Wollega

Torture / ill-treatment by police in Nekemte, East Wollega (25 Mar 2025)

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OHRM-2025-0180
Date of incident
Zone
East Wollega

On 25 March, OSG was informed that Daba Fikadu, (right), a business graduate from Wallega University, and a former detainee in Kilinto prison, was so badly injured after seven months torture in Nekemte 05 Police Station, that he was no longer able to sustain his family. He is now living ‘on the road’ with his wife and two children (W1).

Source: Oromia Support Group, OSG Report 69 (2025-04-10), p.25. https://oromiasupport.org/wp-content/uploads/simple-file-list/OSG-Report-69-10-April-2025.pdf

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