NAIROBI (Reuters) - Ethiopian security forces have detained minors as young as 11 in their crackdown on a militant group in western Gambella region and have also repressed opposition politicians, the state-appointed human rights commission said on Monday. The commission said that in a Dec. 21-24 visit to the Agnwah zone of Gambella, it found worrying prison conditions. The Tigrayans were held on suspicion of supporting the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF) in that northern region, the commission said. Gambella region spokesman Oudol Agwa told Reuters the local government had no information on detained minors while the Tigrayans had been arrested for conspiring with the TPLF. Asked about political repression, Oudol said some youths had been arrested for creating "havoc" at a meeting led by the regional president.

Source: Ethiopian News January 25, 2021 14:55 UTC