Kidnapping Archives - Ethio Negari

04 Nov

Ethiopian Human Rights Council urges the government to stop kidnapping by militants

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The Ethiopian Human Rights Council (EHRC) has stated that the government didn’t pay attention to the kidnapping made by the militants. EHRC stated that in addition to Ethiopians, foreign nationals are also being kidnapped in the Oromia region. Attacks and obstructions by militants in various areas, especially in the Oromia region, neither the federal government nor the regional state governments have paid enough attention to EHRC in his statement. EHRC announced that the attacks being carried out by armed groups against citizens of the country as well as foreigners in various parts of the country are increasing. "The government's responsibility…

Oromia militants kidnaps more than 50 people in Ethiopia

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The militants asking to pay one million birr to each of them to free the hostages. More than 50 passengers who were traveling from Addis Ababa to Bahirdar were kidnapped by oromia militants near Gebre Guracha town in the North Showa zone of Oromia. The hostages were carried out by the militants commonly lnown as "Shene", and the hostages' families were urged to pay one million birr per person. The area where the blockade was carried out is 75 kilometers from Addis Ababa the capital city of Ethiopia. The local residents said that, neither the federal police nor the national…

Ethiopia scale up in global kidnapping index

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The International Committee of the Red Cross, which conducted a study on the protection of hostages' human rights. The organization announced that, Ethiopia is one of the leading countries in hostages are held by armed forces other than government security forces. The committee looked into the situation of tens of thousands of hostages held by 80 armed groups. The study has made recommendations to the armed groups regarding the treatment of hostages. Congo, Syria, Colombia and Ethiopia are the main countries with many hostages. In Ethiopia, the Tigray region is being controlled by armed forces and here are similar restrictions…