I am writing this appeal letter on behalf of the Oromo Community
Organization (OCO) of the Washington DC Metropolitan Area to express my
deep concern about Human Rights Violations against Oromos and other
Ethiopian people by the Ethiopian Government. OCO is a non-profit
community organization established in 1988 to assist Oromos who came to
the United States to smoothly transition, integrate, and become
productive citizen in the United States of America.
Jawar Mohammed, A Young Oromo Political Analyst, Interviews on Muslim Protests in Ethiopia
May 7, 2012 (Oromia Support Group) – Refugees from Ethiopia and officials of NGOs and governments were interviewed in Somaliland and Djibouti in November and December 2011. Formal interviews with 43 refugees, including 26 in Djibouti, confirmed other reports that a high proportion of refugees from Ethiopia have been tortured. Twenty one of the 43 interviewees (49%), including eight of the 26 interviewed in Djibouti, had been tortured. Every male former detainee (17) and four out of six female former detainees had been tortured – 91% of 23 former detainees. Caamsaa 4, 2012 Maxxanfame >> Guutuu Isaa Dubbisi
OCO of Washington DC's Human Rights Forum Features Amnesty International Speaker
The Oromo Community Organization (OCO) of the Washington D.C. Metropolitan area organized an educational forum on human rights.
Strong Demonstration at Anwar Mosque and The Killing of Demonstrators in Arssi by Security forces
April 27 2012, According to eye witness report to Radio Bilal, Security forces shot and killed seven Muslims of Asasa residence in( Arsi zone) that refused to accept the indoctrination of the Ahbash sect. The incident took place when security forces approached a gathering right after the Friday Prayer when security forces approached a gathering and attempted to arrest a individual and the people asked an explanation and without any provocation the security foresees started clubbing the crowed and opened fire killing three individuals and seriously wounded seven others who are being treated in nearby health clinic. To get more info visit www.bilalcommunication.com
Massacre In Asasa
Massacre by Wayyanne's federal police at Asasa, Arsi Zone, Oromia is wayyanne's continuation of war against Oromo people...Oromo Liberation Front......Ebla 28, 2012 Maxxanfame >> Guutuu isaa dubbisi
ADDIS ABABA - In
Ethiopia, a series of high-profile trials is being closely watched as a
test of recently-enacted anti-terrorism legislation. A three-judge
federal panel is hearing the trials of as many as 150 people arrested on
terrorism-related charges last year, including prominent politicians
and journalists.
May
12, Ogaden Region- ( Ogadentoday Press)-Ogaden National Liberation
Front ( ONLF) , the Ethiopian Rebel group active In Ogaden Region
attacked a military trucks convey on Saturday, according to a reliable
source in Bali Zone.
According to our sources from Oromia, the
Ethiopian government thorough its ministry of education reversed part
of the constitutional rights of the Oromo people under its rule in many
ways.
Before she and her husband, Mamfoud Mohamed, moved to Garden City in 2008, Ibrahim lived in Kansas City, Mo.The community has been welcoming and has given the family many opportunities, Ibrahim said.Ibrahim and Mohamed are members of the Oromo community, made up
mostly of refugees from the east African countries of Ethiopia and
Kenya. Ethiopia shares a border with war-torn Somalia, and its poor economy
and repressive government have forced some of its people to seek refuge
and an opportunity at a new life in countries like the United States.
Everyone sat in silence as the Oromo community paid respects to the
traditional Aboriginal owners of the Australian lands on which we were
meeting with and then, videos explaining stories of real Oromo tragedies
as well as Oromo resilience...
April 6, 2012 (The Guardian) – What do Kenenisa Bekele, Tirunesh
Dibaba, Derartu Tulu and Fatuma Roba have in common, apart from being
Olympic gold medal-winning runners? They all come from Bekoji in
Ethiopia – and they were all trained by one man.
Earth's Alien Sounds These radio
waves, called Auroral Kilometric Radiation (AKR), are created high
above Earth where solar particles interact with the planet's magnetic
field. Credit:ESA/Cluster
