UK-based advocacy group Survival International says it has received reports that violent conflict between Ethiopian soldiers and Hamar pastoralists left dozens dead last month. The Hamar are one of several tribal peoples of the Lower Omo Valley who are subject to the government's policy of "villagization." They are being forcibly relocated to government-created villages along new roads through the region, while their ancestral grazing lands are sold off to investors for commercial plantations. These land-grabs have already led to starvation in parts of the Lower Omo Valley. Tensions have been rising as a result of these evictions and, at the end of May, Hamar were reportedly attacked by soldiers with rifles and mortars. Survival says a "news blackout" imposed by the government makes it impossible to know the exact number of casualties, but one observer referred to what took place as a "massacre." The incident follows a pattern of abuses in the Lower Omo, including beatings, rape and arbitrary arrest. One displaced Hamar told Survival, "The government told us that if we don't give in to them we will be slaughtered in public like goats." (Survival International, June 5)
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Wednesday, June 17, 2015
Sunday, May 3, 2015
Police fire tear gas during demo against racism, police brutality in Tel Aviv (VIDEO)
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| Israelis take part in a demonstration in Tel Aviv called by members of the Ethiopian community against alleged police brutality and institutionalised discrimination, on May 3, 2015 (AFP Photo / Jack Guez)
Security forces have fired pepper spray, stun grenades during a protest against racism and police violence, staged by Jews of Ethiopian descent in Tel Aviv. Up to 20 policemen and one protester have been injured in the clashes.
Protesters tried to break into the City Hall, according to Haaretz, and at least three people have been arrested.
They shouted “not black, not white, we're all human beings” and “a violent cop should be jailed.”
“Being black, I have to protest today. I never experienced police violence against me personally, but it is aimed at my community which I have to support,” 34-year-old protester Eddie Maconen told AFP.
The demonstration started next to the key city artery Kaplan Interchange, with protesters blocking major junctions and surrounding streets. They also went up to the train station, but were cracked down on by police.
Two protesters have been detained, one of whom has already been released.
Brigade General Yoram Ohayon, deputy commander of the Tel Aviv police district, accused social activists and organizations of “inciting members of the community to keep protesting after the police has already reached understandings with them,” YNet reported.
The country’s premier, Benjamin Netanyahu, is set to meet the representatives of the Israeli Ethiopian community on Monday.
Police didn’t deploy officers of Ethiopian descent, fearing a conflict of interests that already led to clashes last week during a protest in Jerusalem, Haaretz reported.
More forces could be deployed if needed, security forces stressed.
This is the second such protest in a week: On Thursday, hundreds of demonstrators blocked streets and the Jerusalem Light Rail, and marched on the prime minister’s home.
Thirteen protesters and three policemen were injured in the clashes then, Times of Israel reported.
Over 135,000 Ethiopian Jews are Israeli residents, with most of them having immigrated in two waves, in 1984 and 1991.
Source: http://rt.com/news/255281-israel-protest-racism-violence/ |
Thursday, April 9, 2015
በአፋር በሁለት ጎሳዎች መካከል በተፈጠረ ግጭት በርካታ ሰዎች ተገደሉ
መጋቢት ፴(ሠላሳ) ቀን ፳፻፯ ዓ/ም ኢሳት ዜና :-የአፋር የሰብአዊ መብት ድርጅት ለኢሳት በላከው መረጃ አብሌክ አድአሊ እና ሲዲ ሃቡራ የሚባሉት ጎሳዎች መካከል ከትናንት በስቲያ በተነሳው ግጭት 15 ሰዎች ሲገደሉ፣ 7 ደግሞ በጽኑ ቆስለዋል።
አቶ ጋአስ አህመድ እንደገለጸው ከሶስት ወራት በፊት ከመሬት ጋር በተያያዘ ተፈጥሮ የነበረው ግጭት ተባብሶ ባለፈው ሰኞ ደም አፋሳሽ ግጭት ተካሂዷል። በግጭቱም ከአንደኛው ጎሳ 9 ከሌላኛው ደግሞ 6 ሰዎች መሞታቸውን የገለጹት አቶ ጋአስ የግጭቱ መንስኤ ከመሬት ባለፈ የጠመንጃ መስፈታት አጀንዳም እንዳለው ገልጸዋል። የመከላከያ ሰራዊት አባላት አካባቢውን መቆጣጠራቸውን የገለጹት አቶ ገአስ፣ የአካባቢውን ህዝብ መሳሪያ ማስፈታታቸውን ገልጸዋል።
ችግሩን አስቀድሞ መፍታት ሲገባ እዚህ ደረጃ እስከሚደርስ ድረስ መጠበቁ አሳዛኝ መሆኑም አክለው ተናግረዋል።
source: ethsat.com
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