Bekele Gerba, a leading Ethiopian opposition figure from the Oromo ethnic group, was very ill and due to be taken to hospital for treatment. The 60-year-old is one of 20 senior political detainees, including the most prominent, Jawar Mohammed, who have been on hunger strike for the past three weeks. Facebook Twitter Pinterest Oromo activist Jawar Mohammed leaves court in Addis Ababa after an appearance in July last year. “Very close supervision is required to prevent any grave threat to their health and life,” said Ethiopian Human Rights Commission head Daniel Bekele on 5 February. “The consequences would be huge,” said Bahar Oumer, a human rights lawyer based in the US.

Source: Ethiopian News February 17, 2021 11:47 UTC