Detention by government forces in Dugda, East Shewa (2 May 2025)
- Ref
- OHRM-2025-0396
- Date of incident
- Zone
- East Shewa
Ransom payments for detainees and forced conscripts The largest amounts are being demanded for the release of prisoners, especially those who are detained before being sent to military training camps (See Forced conscription, pp.11-14). Some, like farmers from Baraka village, Shanan Dhugo district, West Hararge, have been released after paying as little as 2,000 birr in May, following spurious allegations of supporting OLA were made solely for the personal gain of government officials. Others, like residents of ten villages in Shashemane district, West Arsi, were forced to pay between 100,000 and 500,000 birr to be released.
Source: Oromia Support Group, OSG Report 70 (2025-06-24), p.8. https://oromiasupport.org/wp-content/uploads/simple-file-list/OSG-Report-70-24-June-2025.pdf