- The Guardian : Human waves fall as war aims unfold
- BBC: Ethiopian forces ‘killed 400 Oromo protesters’
- New York times: Lethal Government Force Brings Ethiopian Region to Fearful Standstill
- Washington Post: Group: Ethiopia’s security forces killed over 400 protesters
- The World Weekly: Ethiopian security forces have killed 400 Oromo people, Human Rights Watch reports
- Fox News: Group: Ethiopia’s security forces killed over 400 protesters
- ABC News: Group: Ethiopia’s Security Forces Killed Over 400 Protesters
- Datch Walls: HRW: Scale of crackdown on Ethiopia’s Oromo ‘unprecedented’
- African Spot Light: Ethiopia kills more than 400 protesters – HRW
- Financial Times: Ethiopia 6-month crackdown leaves at least 400 dead
- Ibtimes: Ethiopia: Oromo people flee persecution, arrests and torture at hands of government forces
- Times of India: Over 400 killed in Ethiopia protests, Human Rights Watch says
- VOA: Hiwmaan Raaytis Waach Tarkaanfii Mootummaan Mormii Oromiyaa Keessaa Ukkaamsuuf Fudhateen Namoonni 400 ol Ajjeefamuu Gabaase
- The World Weekly: Ethiopian security forces have killed 400 Oromo people, Human Rights Watch reports
- CTV News: Ethiopia’s security forces accused of killing more than 400 protesters
- Bellingham Herald: Group: Ethiopia’s security forces killed over 400 protesters
- Outlook India: Ethiopia Killed ‘Over 400’ in Protest Crackdown: HRW
- Press TV: Over 400 killed in Ethiopia protests since November 2015: HRW
- VOA News: በኦሮሚያ ከ400 በላይ ሰዎች መገደላቸውን የሂውማን ራይትስ ወች አስታወቀ
- The News Tribune: Group: Ethiopia’s security forces killed over 400 protesters
(Nairobi) – Ethiopian security forces have killed more than 400 protesters and others, and arrested tens of thousands more during widespread protests in the Oromia region since November 2015. The Ethiopian government should urgently support a credible, independent investigation into the killings, arbitrary arrests, and other abuses.
The 61-page report. “‘Such a Brutal Crackdown’: Killings and Arrests in Response to Ethiopia’s Oromo Protests,” details the Ethiopian government’s use of excessive and unnecessary lethal force and mass arrests, mistreatment in detention, and restrictions on access to information to quash the protest movement. Human Rights Watch interviews in Ethiopia and abroad with more than 125 protesters, bystanders, and victims of abuse documented serious violations of the rights to free expression and peaceful assembly by security forces against protesters and others from the beginning of the protests in November 2015 through May 2016.
“Ethiopian security forces have fired on and killed hundreds of students, farmers, and other peaceful protesters with blatant disregard for human life,” said Leslie Lefkow, deputy Africa director at Human Rights Watch. “The government should immediately free those wrongfully detained, support a credible, independent investigation, and hold security force members accountable for abuses.”
Human Rights Watch found that security forces used live ammunition for crowd control repeatedly, killing one or more protesters at many of the hundreds of protests over several months. Human Rights Watch and other organizations have identified more than 300 of those killed by name and, in some cases, with photos.
The November protests were triggered by concerns about the government’s proposed expansion of the capital’s municipal boundary through the Addis Ababa Integrated Development Master Plan. Protesters feared that the Master Plan would displace Oromo farmers, as has increasingly occurred over the past decade, resulting in a negative impact on farm communities while benefiting a small elite. Read More
