Free Oromo prisoners!
New York, November 27, 2008 – The Ethiopian government should immediately free 53 ethnic Oromos arrested several weeks ago on allegations of support for terrorism if it cannot credibly charge them, Human Rights Watch said today. Human Rights Watch said that a court should not grant further police requests to extend their detention without charge past a December 1, 2008, deadline, in part because of serious risks of torture. Ethiopian authorities have arrested more than 100 ethnic Oromo Et
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