It has been over 12 days since Ermias was abducted and his whereabouts are unknown. Forced disappearance is a violation of human rights. It has become characteristic of #Ethiopia's regime where journalists and activists are abducted on a daily basis. #WhereIsErmias
ETHIOPIA: The ethically motivated forced displacement and demographic engineering in Oromia and Addis Ababa is a form of ethnic-cleansing and must immediately stop.
In a country that currently holds the world record for the most number of internally displaced people (IDP), it's inhumane and counter-productive for the Ethiopian govt to conduct forced eviction and home demolition campaigns. An immediate moratorium on demolishing and forced evictions must be declared!
According to local media, survivors and eyewitnesses, thousands of residents and students in the Kolfe neighborhood of Addis Ababa were attacked today by police for protesting the government's demolition of homes and the forced evictions of thousands of families in and around Addis Ababa.
Just a few days ago, the Ethiopian Human Rights Commission (@EthioHRC) condemned the government for these ethnically motivated discriminatory evictions and human rights violations.
Pushing ethnic minorities in the Oromia region and the people of Addis Ababa into a corner will backfire on @AbiyAhmedAli and exacerbate the unprecedented humanitarian crises in #Ethiopia. Today's unrest in the Kolfe (ኮልፌ) neighborhood of Addis Ababa is a sign.
We call for an immediate eviction moratorium in and around Addis Ababa to stop the unnecessary and massive displacement of citizens.
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Ethiopian people are in dismay over @AbiyAhmedAli's barring of the Ethiopian flag and Emperor Menilik's name from #AdwaVictory celebrations. 88yrs Sr Citizen speaks of the abuse she faced by security forces for wearing the Ethiopian flag & pan-African colors to #Adwa celebration.
Today we celebration Ethiopian 🇪🇹 Emperor Menelik II’s victory over Italian colonial forces at the Battle of Adwa, 2 March 1896. The decisive victory helped keep Ethiopia as 1 of only 2 African nations (alongside Liberia) never to be colonized. #RASTAFARI#Ethiopia#AfricaUnite