In deliberating on this state of emergency proclamation, it is essential that you pay full account to the human rights of the people of Ethiopia. In deliberating on this state of emergency proclamation, it is essential that you pay full account to the human rights of the people of Ethiopia,” Shetty said. Since September 2017, Amnesty International has documented a series of grave human rights violations in Ethiopia. These include the forced displacement of at least 700,000 residents, since September 2017, from districts in Oromia Regional State bordering the Somali Regional State. Amnesty International documented similar killings by the members of the Federal Defence Force in Shashemene, Oromia Regional State on 11 October 2017; in Hamaressa, Harari Regional State on 11 February 2018; in Meda Walabu town, in Bale Zone of Oromia Regional State on 12 February 2018; and in Itteya town, in Arsi Zone of Oromia Regional State on 14 February 2018.

Source: Ethiopian News March 02, 2018 03:00 UTC