Ethiopia audio page
Ethiopia: Political Detainees Tortured
Embargoed for Release
Not for Publication Until:
03:01 in Nairobi, Friday, October 18, 2013
00:01 GMT, October 18, 2013
(Nairobi, October 18, 2013) – Ethiopian authorities have subjected political detainees to torture and other ill-treatment at the main detention center in Addis Ababa, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today. The Ethiopian government should take urgent steps to curb illegal practices in the Federal Police Crime Investigation Sector, known as Maekelawi, impartially investigate allegations of abuse, and hold those responsible to account.
The 74-page report, “
_____________
በግዳጅ የእምነት ቃል እንዲሰጡ ለማድረግ ፖሊስ በጋዜጠኞች እና በተቃዋሚዎች ላይ በደሎችን ይፈጽማል።
October 18, 2013
“መረጃ ለማግኘት ሲሉ የኢትዮጵያ ባለስልጣናት በዋናከተማዋ እምብርት በየጊዜው ጥቃት ይፈፅማሉ” ብለዋል፡፡ ሌፍኮ እንዳሉት “ድብደባ፣ ማሰቃየት እና በማስገደድ ቃል መቀበል ለጋዜጠኞች እና ተቃዋሚ ፖለቲከኞች የተገባ አይደለም።”
በሂዩማንራይት ስዎች የአፍሪካ ምክትል ዳይሬክተር ሌስሊ ሌፍኮ
(ናይሮቢ፣ጥቅምት 7 ቀን 2006 ዓ.ም)
Torture and Ill-Treatment in Ethiopia’s Maekelawi Police Station
October 17, 2013
Get the report:
Download the summary and recommendations in Amharic
ለ አእምሮ / Le'Aimero
