It also included “civilians caught violating curfews” and detained members of the Fano armed group. Gonder, Lalibela, Mekaneselam, Kobo and Shewa Robit cities in Amhara region are named where arbitrary arrests were made. Similar detentions are also made in Oromia region, especially in the newly formed Sheger city as well as the capital Addis Abeba city. Similarly, those arrested under the state of emergency proclamation should also get justice speedy by completing the investigation timely. The Commission once again urged that all measures taken in the context of implementing the state of emergency especially detentions and curfew implementations, “should be guided by the basic principles of necessity, proportionality, non-discrimination and legality.” AS

Source: Ethiopian News September 16, 2023 05:03 UTC