Human Rights Watch (HRW) issued a statement on Monday calling on Ethiopian authorities to immediately release seven “arbitrarily detained” opposition figures. The seven detained individuals belong to the formerly banned Oromo Liberation Front (OLF). The seven OLF figures were arrested in 2020 and 2021. HRW points out the detention violates Ethiopian law as well as international law. The OLF claims to represent the Oromia region and Oromo people of Ethiopia.

Source: Ethiopian News July 25, 2023 17:56 UTC