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Ethiopian Government and OLA Accused of Human Rights Violations in Oromia
The conflict involves widespread abuses by both sides, displacing hundreds of thousands and leaving 3.2 million children out of school, U.N. reports say.
- Recently, federal forces and the Oromo Liberation Army clashed in Oromia, where fighting has persisted since 2018 and Jaal Marroo directs the OLA from remote outposts in the region of roughly 40 million people.
- Many Oromo say they remain marginalised despite Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed being from Oromia, while the government brands the Oromo Liberation Army a terrorist group and accuses it of massacres, which the OLA denies.
- Humanitarian groups say schools and health services have been critically disrupted, with 3.2 million children out of school and nearly all 42 Begi district health posts looted or damaged.
- Restricted access means much of the human cost goes unseen, as Ethiopian federal authorities claim returns while displaced families and returnees remain fearful amid killings and threats, Human Rights League co-founder Getu Saketa Roro said.
- Limited access for investigators complicates efforts to verify abuses and hold actors accountable, while Amnesty International and other human rights organisations document atrocities and criminal enterprises operating in Oromia deepen insecurity.
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Leaning Left6Leaning Right3Center4Last UpdatedBias Distribution46% Left
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46% Left
L 46%
C 31%
R 23%
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