Abdisa Tsegaye

Am Oromo first

[Abdisa Tsegaye @abdisatk]

@jaalbontu Glta rabbi ngaadha?

[Abdisa Tsegaye @abdisatk]

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[Abdisa Tsegaye @abdisatk]

.@MinorityRights went public blaming Oromos for ethnic cleansing when 80% of those killed were Oromos themselves. #MRGHowDoesThisAddUp?
#MRGWhatisYourEvidence?
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[Abdisa Tsegaye @abdisatk]

On July 22 @MinorityRights issued unverified claims about Oromo youth which the International media and policy makers accepted and used to blame a nation with the false charge of 'ethnic cleansing'. One result: Oromo people are being silenced and attacked. #MRGWhatisYourEvidence?

[Abdisa Tsegaye @abdisatk]

When @MinorityRights makes a serious allegation against a historically marginalized group, we expect it to back up its claim with clear evidence. #MRGWhatisYourEvidence? @JoshCastellino, what definition of ethnic cleansing did you rely on? What acts constitute ethnic cleansing?

[Abdisa Tsegaye @abdisatk]

MRG has said that it relied on Ethiopian partners to issue the July 22 statement. Who are these partners? Dr. @JoshCastellino, is protecting your partners more important than truth, justice & human rights - or the prestige and reputation of @MinorityRights? #UnaccountableMRGÂ

[Abdisa Tsegaye @abdisatk]

The @MinorityRights failure to respond to alerts about the dire effects of the use and misuse of its July statement reveal either an intention or lack of concern about the reach and the consequences of MRG’s decision to issue this rush to judgement. #MRGDoBetter and retract NOW.

[Abdisa Tsegaye @abdisatk]

The passage of time and repeated plea for retraction has afforded adequate opportunity for reconsideration and correction by @MinorityRights. Yet @JoshCastellino refuses to correct this misguided stance. It is unacceptable.
#MRGDoBetter
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[Abdisa Tsegaye @abdisatk]

The @MinorityRights unsupported statement was inserted into the public arena to an extremely destructive effect. It continues to be cited in various platforms to the delight of anti-Oromo political groups. @JoshCastellino, this is not OK. #IndegenousRightsMatter #MRGDoBetter

[Abdisa Tsegaye @abdisatk]

Thanks in no small part to @MinorityRights, the Oromo youth- who led a sustained nonviolent resistance from 2015-2018 have been maligned, attacked, sidelined and removed from active participation in election preparation. Many are languishing in overcrowded prisons. #MRGDoBetter

[Abdisa Tsegaye @abdisatk]

MRG is responsible for gross violation of the human and civil rights of the Oromo in Ethiopia. @JoshCastellino and @MinorityRights Council Members have failed to set the record straight after being made aware of problems in their statement. This is unacceptable. #MRGDoBetter

[Abdisa Tsegaye @abdisatk]

The @MinorityRights July statement on #Ethiopia has been weaponized to vilify Oromo youth and to justify attacks on local Oromo residents. Dr. @JoshCastellino is that something that you are proud of, willing to defend and stand by? #MRGDoBetter Take down the piece.
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[Abdisa Tsegaye @abdisatk]

The @MinorityRights failure to investigate politically-motivated allegations exposed indigenous Oromo youth to prejudice and hateful defamatory discrimination. #MRGWhatisYourEvidence that locals were involved? Take down your irresponsible statement and apologize.
@Freedom_fund

[Abdisa Tsegaye @abdisatk]

The violence @MinorityRights addressed was not perpetrated by Oromo youth. That violence is part of a wider practice of the Ethiopian state to instill division among groups to be ruled from the center. #MRGDoBetter and disclose the facts through responsible investigation.
@Sida

[Abdisa Tsegaye @abdisatk]

The @MinorityRights July statement remains unsubstantiated and has contributed to the unrest in the country by fueling disinformation. #UnaccountableMRG refused to act after it was made aware of the high stakes and the impact the piece was having. Why? #MRGDoBetter
@hameem3

[Abdisa Tsegaye @abdisatk]

Foreign correspondents took MRG’s rush to judgement as definitive and did not further scrutinize who was to blame for vicious attacks following Haacaaluu Hundeesaa’s June 29 killing. Their statement put the lives of innocent youth in danger. #MRGwhereistheEvidence #MRGDoBetter

[Abdisa Tsegaye @abdisatk]

To @MinorityRights: #MRGWhatisYourEvidence that members of the local Oromo community members carried out the killings that followed #HaacaaluuHundeessaa’s murder? That they spoke Afaan Oromo? That they looked like Oromo? #MRGDoBetter. Take down that piece
@DFID_UK
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@Sida

[Abdisa Tsegaye @abdisatk]

The inflammatory @MinorityRights statement of July 22 was weaponized to advance a political narrative which victimized indigenous Oromo. Yet #Oromo were disproportionately affected by the violence that followed the killing of #HaacaaluuHundeessa. #MRGWhatisYourEvidence?
@DFID_UK

[Abdisa Tsegaye @abdisatk]

The July 22 @MinorityRights statement was irresponsible, inflammatory and politically charged. It cast blame for horrific killings and property destruction on innocent local citizens. Please take it down. #MRGwhereistheEvidence #IndeginousRightsMatter #MRGDoBetter #TakeItDown

[Abdisa Tsegaye @abdisatk]

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