The international human rights organisation Human Rights Watch alleges he had committed human rights abuses. Human Rights Watch's Elaine Pearson says, initially, there were reports of 30 arrests of relatives from the Melbourne protest. Human Rights Watch has questioned how Abdi Mohamoud Omar was ever issued a visa to visit Australia. It says that includes what it calls foreign officials with potential character concerns or subject to allegations of human rights abuses. Human Rights Watch is urging the Australian government to negotiate the immediate release of anybody detained as a result of the Melbourne rally.

Source: Ethiopian News November 07, 2016 10:37 UTC