Tuesday, December 18, 2012

16 Members of the European Parliament Call for the Release of Imprisoned Ethiopian Journalist Eskinder Nega


December 18, 2012
Ethiopia: Serkalem Fasil accepted PEN award for Eskinder NegaFor Immediate Release

Washington, D.C.: Today, 16 members of the European Parliament issued a public letter to Ethiopian Prime Minster Hailemariam Desalegn expressing their grave concern regarding the continued detention of imprisoned journalist and blogger Eskinder Nega.
Arrested in 2011 and detained without access to an attorney for nearly two months,The letter, notes that the Ethiopian government has an obligation to uphold the right to free expression and reminds the newly appointed Prime Minister that he has “the unique opportunity to lead Ethiopia forward on human rights and bring the country fully within the community of nations.” The letter closes by urging the Prime Minister to take all measures within his power “to facilitate the immediate and unconditional release of Mr. Nega.”Mr. Nega was sentenced to 18 years in prison under the country’s broad 2009 Anti-Terrorism Proclamation on July 13, 2012. Mr. Nega’s arrest and prosecution came after he wrote online articles and spoke publicly about the possibility of an Arab Spring-like movement taking place in Ethiopia. After his sentencing, the government initiated proceedings to seize his assets, including the home still used by his wife and young son. An appeal hearing in the case is scheduled for Wednesday, December 19th.
“This is an important recognition by members of the European Parliament from across the political spectrum that the right to free expression is universal and must be respected by the Ethiopian government,” said Freedom Now Executive Director Maran Turner. “Mr. Nega has been wrongfully detained in Ethiopia in violation of his right to freedom of expression, and he must be released.”
The text of the letter is copied below and a full PDF of the letter can be found at the below link. Freedom Now, a legal advocacy organization that represents prisoners of conscience around the world, serves as international pro bono counsel to Mr. Nega.
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Dear Prime Minister Desalegn,
We write to express our grave concern regarding the continued detention of independent Ethiopian journalist and blogger Eskinder Nega and urge you to facilitate his immediate release.
Mr. Nega, a longtime publisher and journalist, was arrested in 2011 and charged under the country’s 2009 Anti-Terror Proclamation after he wrote and spoke publicly about the Arab-Spring movements then unfolding across the Middle East and North Africa. Although clearly sympathetic, Mr. Nega consistently emphasized that any similar movements in Ethiopia must remain peaceful. Despite this, the government of your predecessor Prime Minister Meles Zenawi arrested Mr. Nega, held him without access to family for nearly one month and without access to an attorney for nearly two months, and ultimately sentenced him to 18 years in prison. Even now, reports indicate that proceedings are underway to seize Mr. Nega’s home, where his wife and young son continue to live.
Unfortunately, Mr. Nega is not alone—journalists Woubshet Taye and Reyot Alemu have also received long prison sentences on terror charges. In response to your government’s use of the 2009 Anti-Terror Proclamation against journalists and opposition leaders, the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights, the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, and five United Nations Special Rapporteurs—including the Special Rapporteur on counter-terrorism and human rights—have all expressed alarm at this worrying trend. As some have noted, the use of vague anti-terror legislation to silence legitimate expression threatens to seriously undermine the credibility of efforts to address real security threats to the region.
It is our understanding that appeal proceedings in Mr. Nega’s case are ongoing and we respect your need to allow the judicial process to continue. However, it is also your government’s obligation to respect the right to freedom of expression as established under customary international law and codified in Article 19 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, to which Ethiopia is a party.
You now have the unique opportunity to lead Ethiopia forward on human rights and bring the country fully within the community of nations. As such, we urge you to take all measures within your power to facilitate the immediate and unconditional release of Mr. Nega.
Sincerely,
Alexander Graf Lambsdorff
Ana Gomes
Charles Tannock
Eduard Kukan
Eija-Riitta Korhola
Emilio Menendez del Valle
Fiona Hall
Frank Engel
Kinga Gál
Laima Liucija Andrikienė
Maria Da Graça Carvalho
Mariya Gabriel
Source: Freedom Now

ራሳቸውን ተበዳይ ኮሚዩኒተሮች በማለት የሚጠሩ የመንግስት የህዝብ ግንኙነት ሰራተኞች የተቀነባበሩ መረጃውን ለአለም ይፋ እንደሚያደርጉ አስጠነቀቁ


በአቶ በረከት ስምኦን በሚመራው የኮምኒኬሽን መስሪያ ቤት ውስጥ የሚሰሩ ሰራተኞች ፣ መስሪያ ቤቱ የሚፈጽመውን አድሎአዊ አሰራር በመንቀፍ ለአቶ በረከት ስምኦን የጻፉትን ደብዳቤ ግልባጭ ለኢሳት ልከዋል።
በደብዳቤው  አቶ በረከት በሚመሩት መስሪያ ቤቱ ወስጥ በህዝብ ግንኙነት ስራ ላይ ተሰማርተው በሚገኙ ኮሚኒተሮች ላይ የሚፈጸመው አድሎ የማይቆም ከሆነ እንዲሁም ድብዳቤው የቀረበላቸው አቶ በረከት በተለመደ ንቀታቸውና ዝምታቸው የሚቀጥሉ ከሆነ ” በምስልና በድምጽ የተቀነባበሩ መረጃዎችን ለተለያዩ የውጭና የሀገር ውስጥ ሚዲያዎች በመስጠትና ለህብረተሰቡ በማድረስ የምንቀጥል መሆኑን” ፣ እንዲሁም “እስከሚቀጥሉት 2 ሳምንታት መልስ የማይሰጠን ከሆነ ወደ ቀጣዩ የከፋ እርምጃ ለመሄድ እንገደዳለን።” ብለዋል።
በኮሚተር ሰራተኞች መካከል ያለው አድልኦ ቆሞ ሁሉም በእኩል አይን ታይተው አስፈላጊው ስልጠናና የደሞዝ ማስተካከያ የማይደረግላቸው ከሆነ ” በተከታታይ የሚወሰዱት እርምጃዎች እጅግ የከፉና እነሱንም ሆነ መንግስት ውድ ዋጋ የሚያስከፍሉ” እንደሚሆኑ ሰራተኞች ጠቅሰዋል።
የህዝብ ግንኑነት ሰራተኞች ስራ ለማቆም አድማ እንደሚጠሩና ከስራ እንደሚለቁ ለአቶ በረከት በጻፉት ደብዳቤ ላይ ገልጸዋል።
ሰራተኞቹ የአቶ በረከት መስሪያ ቤት ለተወሰኑ የህዝብ ግንኙነት ሰራተኞች ስልጠና እየሰጠ ልዩ ደሞዝ ይከፍላል በማለት ወቀሳ አቅርበዋል።
ሙሉውን ደብዳቤ በኢሳት ድረገጽ ላይ እንዲመለከቱ እንጋብዛለን።

    ኢሳት በናይል ሳት ወደ ኢትዮጵያ የሚያሰራጨው ስርጭቱ ቢቋረጥም፣ ስርጭቱን በአሞስ ሳተላይት እያስተላለፈ ነው


    -ኢሳት ላለፉት ሶስት ወራት ስርጭቱን በ ናይልሳት ሲያሰራጭ ከቆየ በሁዋላ የኢትዮጵያ መንግስት ስርጭቱን ከማፈን አልፎ ባደረገው ከፍተኛ የሎቢንግ ዘመቻ የኢሳት ስርጭት እንዲቋረጥ አድርጓል።
    በመላው አገሪቱ ኢሳት ቁጥር አንድ ተመራጭ የቴሌቪዥን ጣቢያ በመሆን የሰፊውን ህዝብ የመረጃ ጥማት ለማርካት ከፍተኛ ጥረት ሲያደርግ መቆየቱ ለገዢው ፓርቲ ከፍተኛ ራስ ምታት ሆኖበት እንደነበር ኢሳት የኢትዮጵያ  ወኪል ገልጿል።
    ምንም እንኳ ኢሳት የናይል ሳት ስርጭቱ ቢቋረጥም፣ በአሞስ 5 የሚያካሂደው ስርጭቱ አሁንም እንደቀጠለ ነው።
    ኢሳት በቅርቡ ተጨማሪ ቻናል ለማስተዋወቅ በዝግጅት ላይ ነው።
    ኢሳት በናይል ሳት የሚያሰራጨው የራዲዮ ዝግጅቱ፣ አዲስ የጀመረው በአረብሳት የ ሚያስተላልፈው ራዲዮ አሁንም እንደቀጠለ ነው።
    ኢሳት  Amos 5 KU  17 Degrees East  Downlink: 10961.200 V  Symbol Rate 2.200  FEC: 1/2 እንደሚተላለፍ ለማስታወስ እንወዳለን።

    Monday, December 17, 2012

    የአዲስ አበባ ነዋሪዎች በኢህአዴግ ፕሮፓጋንዳ መማረራቸውን ገለጹ


    የቀድሞ የኢትዮጵያ ጠ/ሚኒስትር አቶ መለስ ዜናዊ በሞት ከተለዩ ካለፉት አራት ወራት ወዲህ በየመድረኩና
    በመንግስት መገናኛ ብዙሃን “የመለስን ራዕይ እናሳካለን” በሚል የሚነገረው ፕሮፖጋንዳ እጅግ የበዛና አሰልቺ
    እንደሆነባቸው ያነጋገርናቸው አንዳንድ የአ/አ ከተማ ነዋሪዎች አስታወቁ፡፡
    እንደ ኢትዮጵያ ቴሌቪዥን እና ራዲዮ ያሉ የመንግስት መገናኛ ብዙሃን ወሬያቸው ሁሉ በመለስ ራዕይ ማሳካት ጋር
    የተያያዘ ከመሆኑም ባሻገር አቀራረቡም ሆነ የድግግሞሹ ብዛት አድማጭና ተመልካቹን የሚያሰለች መሆኑን አንድ
    አስተያየት ሰጪ ተናግረዋል፡፡
    የትኛውም ዓይነት ስብሰባዎችን ለአቶ መለስ ጸሎት በማድረግ መጀመር የግድ እየሆነ መምጣቱን የጠቀሰው አስተያየት
    ሰጪያችን በአዲስ አበባ አስተዳደር በአንዳንድ መ/ቤቶች ደብዳቤ መጻጻፊያ ማሳረጊያ ላይ “ከሰላምታ ጋር” በሚለው
    የመልካም ምኞት መግለጫ ምትክ “የመለስ ራዕይ ይሳካል!” በሚል መጻፍ መጀመሩ ነገሩ የቱን ያህል ግለሰብ
    ወደማምለክ ደረጃ መውረዱን የሚያሳይ ተጨባጭ ምሳሌ ነው ብለዋል፡፡

    አቶ መለስን ማምለኩ መቼ እንደሚያቆምም አሳሳቢ መሆኑን ጠቁመዋል፡፡
    በአዲስ አበባ ከተማ በየጎዳናውና በመንግሰት መ/ቤቶች አቶ መለስን የሚያሞግሱ መፈክሮችን የመስቀሉ ሥራም
    ተጠናክሮ መቀጠሉን የጠቆሙት ሌላው የአ/አ ነዋሪ ቀጣዩን የአገሪቱን ዕጣ ፈንታ በሞተ ሰው ራዕይ ለማስቀጠል ሌት
    ተቀን የሚደረገው ውትወታ ከፍተኛ አመራሩ ለምን የሙጢኝ እንዳለ ግልጽ አይደለም ብለዋል፡፡

    በአሁን ሰዓት ኢህአዴግ የሚባለው ግንባር በአቶ መለስ ራዕይ ሙሉ በሙሉ መተካቱ ለግንባሩ ውድቀት ነው በማለት ተናግረዋል፡፡

    ከፍተኛው ፍርድቤት በሙስሊም መሪዎች ላይ ብይን ሰጠ


    የፌደራል ከፍተኛው ፍርድ ቤት 4ኛ ወንጀል ችሎት በእነ አቶ አቡበክር የክስ መዝገብ በሽብረተኝነት ወንጀል በተከሰሱት የኢትዮጵያ ሙስሊም ማህበረሰብ ችግሮች መፍትሄ አፈላላጊ ኮሚቴ አባላት ላይ  ብይን ሰጥተዋል።
    ችሎቱ ተጀምሮ እስኪጠናቀቅ እና ታሳሪዎች ወደ ማረሚያ ቤት እስኪመለሱ ድረስ ከልደታ እሰከ ኮካ ኮላ ድረስ ያለው አካባቢ በመላ በፌደራል ፖሊስ ተወጥሮ ነበር።
    ፍርድ ቤቱ ከቀረቡት ክሶች ውስጥ መንግስትን የመገልበጥ ሙከራ የሚለውን ሁለተኛውን ክስ ውድቅ አድርጎታል። ከአንደኛው ክስ ላይ ደግሞ የሽብር ፈጠራ ከሚለው ላይ ሙከራ ፣ ማነሳሳት የሚለውን አንቀጽ 4 ወጥቶ በአንቀጽ 3 ድርጅቱን በራስ ማድረግ የሚለው ላይ እንዲጠቃለል ወስኗል።
    23ኛን ተከሳሽ  በሚመለከት የአእምሮ ህመምተኛ በመሆኑ ተነጥሎ እንዲታይ ፍርድ ቤቱ ትእዛዝ አስተላልፎ፣  ከአማኑኤል ሆስፒታል የምርመራ ውጤት እንዲመጣለት አዟል። ነገር ግን ተከሳሹ በዋስትና ወጥቶ እንዲከራከር ጠበቆች ያቀረቡትን ጥያቄ ፍርድ ቤቱ ሳይቀበለው ቀርቷል።
    በመጨረሻም ፍርድ ቤቱ ተከሳሾችን ክሱን ይከላከሉ ሲል ብይን በማስተላለፉ ከጥር 14 ፣ ቀን 2005 ዓም ጀምሮ ለተከታተይ 10 የስራ ቀናት የአቃቢ ህግ ምስክሮች ቀርበው በተከሳሾች ላይ የምስክርነት ቃላቸውን እንዲሰጡ ውሳኔ አሳልፎአል።
    ፍርድ ቤቱ በዛሬው እለት የአቃቢ ህግ ክስን፣ የጠበቆችን መቃወሚያ እና የአቃ ህግ የመቃወሚያ መቃወሚያ ሀተታ በንባብ የሰማ ሲሆን፣ ጠበቆቹ የጸረ ሽብር አዋጁ የህግ ትርጉም ስለሚያሻው ወደ ፌደሬሽን ምክር ቤት ይሂድ የሚለውን ፣ የአቶ ጁነዲን ሳዶ ሚስት ክስ ተነጥሎ ለብቻው መታየት አለበት ፣ ፍርድ ቤቱ ይህን ክስ የማየት ስልጣን እንደሌለው እና ክሱ መሰረት ስለሌለው ሊዘጋ ይገባል የሚለውን አቤቱታ አልተቀበለውም። የህገመንግስት ትርጉም ፍርድ ቤት ሲያምንበት ብቻ ወደ ፌደሬሽን ምክር ቤት እንደሚልከው ፍርድ ቤቱ ገልጿል።
    ፍርድ ቤቱ ተከሳሾችን የእምነት ክህደት ቃላቸውን የጠየቃቸው ሲሆን እነሱም ህገመንግስታዊ መብታችንን ከመጠየቅ ውጭ ምንም አይነት ወንጀል አልፈጸምንም፣ መብታችንን በሰላማዊ መንገድ መጠየቃችን ወንጀል ሆኖ ነው ያሳሰረን ያሉ ሲሆን ፣ ጋዜጠኛ የሱፍ ጌታቸው በበኩሉ ምንም ወንጀል አልሰራሁም ነገር ግን በእኔ ላይ ወንጀል ተፈጽሞብኛል ሲል ለፍርድ ቤቱ አስረድቷል።
    ይህ በእንዲህ እንዳለ ከተለያዩ መስጊዶች በገንዘብና በጥቅማጥቅም የተመለመሉ የአቃቢ ህግ ምስክሮች  በአቃቢያን ህግ እና መርማሪ ፖሊሶች ድጋፍ የምስክርነት ስልጠና እና የተግባር ልምምድ በማእከላዊ ወንጀል ምርመራ በማድረግ ላይ እንደሚገኙ ምንጮች ገልጸዋል።

    Sunday, December 16, 2012

    Will the U.S. Stand by the Side of Brave Africans?


    by Alemayehu G. Mariam

    If History is on the Side of Brave Africans, Shouldn’t the U.S. be Too?

    When President Obama visited Accra, Ghana in 2009, he delivered two distinct political messages within one overarching moral imperative: “History is on the side of brave Africans”. His message to African governments and leaders was emphatic:
    …Make no mistake: history is on the side of these brave Africans, and not with those who use coups or change Constitutions to stay in power. Africa doesn’t need strongmen, it needs strong institutions… [G]overnments that respect the will of their own people are more prosperous, more stable, and more successful…
    His message to the people of Africa was inspiring, upbeat and passionate:
    …You have the power to hold your leaders accountable, and to build institutions that serve the people. You can conquer disease, end conflicts, and make change from the bottom up. You can do that. Yes you can. Because in this moment, history is on the move.
    President Obama also made a solemn promise to Africans:
    … What we will do is increase assistance for responsible individuals and institutions, with a focus on supporting good governance - on parliaments, which check abuses of power and ensure that opposition voices are heard; on the rule of law, which ensures the equal administration of justice; on civic participation, so that young people get involved; and on concrete solutions to corruption… to advance transparency and accountability.
    Now, at the cusp of the beginning of President Obama’s second term, we have to ask some tough questions: Are there more African strongmen in 2012 than in 2009? Are there fewer brave Africans on the streets and more of them in jail in 2012 than in 2009? Does Africa today have more debilitated institutions than it had in 2009? Do more African governments respect the will of their people today than they did in 2009? Is there less conflict in Africa today than in 2009? Does Africa today have good governance and is the rule of law the rule in Africa? Are more opposition voices heard, more civic participation seen and more youth and women involved in the political process in Africa today than they did in 2009? Does the U.S. today “stand with all those who seek to advance human dignity”?  Is history in Africa today on the move forward to democracy, freedom and human rights, or is Africa marching backwards into the darkness of dictatorship and tyranny?
    Is the U.S. today standing tall with the brave Africans or in bed with Africa’s strongmen?
    Whatever Happened to the Brave Africans President Obama Spoke About in 2009? 
    According to the U.S. Department of State’s Human Rights Practices Report for 2011 (May 2012), many of the “brave Africans” President Obama spoke about in 2009 are jailed, tortured, silenced, on the run, dead or just scared stiff under relentless official harassment and persecution. Arbitrary arrests, lengthy pretrial detentions, torture, and mistreatment of detainees by security forces, harsh and life-threatening prison conditions, illegal searches and seizures and infringements of citizens’ privacy rights, restrictions on freedom of speech and of the press and assembly in one form or another are the common facts of African daily life. African societies and institutions are decimated by official corruption and bloated bureaucracies. Justice is traded to the highest bidder in politically-controlled judiciaries; and rubberstamp parliaments crank out laws and proclamations like a Chinese toy factory.  African societies are plagued by discrimination on the basis of ethnicity, gender, language, religion, culture and region.
    Among the most flagrant violators of human rights in Africa is the regime in Ethiopia. In May 2010, the ruling party in that country “won” 545 of 547 [99.6 %] seats in parliament. A White House Statement on that election turned a blind eye and  voiced muted “concern”:
    An environment conducive to free and fair elections was not in place even before Election Day. In recent years, the Ethiopian government has taken steps to restrict political space for the opposition through intimidation and harassment, tighten its control over civil society, and curtail the activities of independent media. We are concerned that these actions have restricted freedom of expression and association…
    … In Ethiopia, we are faced with a challenge. The principal question is how to work constructively with both the government and civil society to advance democracy and human rights when the government has limited political and civil space. This has included restrictions on civil society organizations, the curtailment of media freedom, and the conviction of journalists and members of the political opposition under the Anti-terrorism Proclamation. We’re particularly concerned about the Charities and Societies Proclamation and the Anti-terrorism Proclamation…
    The “challenge” Hanrahan talks about includes the arrest of  “more than 100 opposition political figures, activists,
    Obama (seated) signs H.R. 6156, the Russia and Moldova.
    U.S. President Barack Obama (seated) signs H.R. 6156, the Russia and Moldova Jackson-Vanik Repeal and Magnitsky Rule of Law Accountability Act, in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, December 14, 2012. REUTERS/Larry Downing
    journalists, and bloggers,” massive suppression of the independent press, virtual bans on civil society and nongovernmental organizations,beatings and torturing of detainees by security forces and poor prison conditions. It also includes the unlawful persecution and imprionsment of the 2012 PEN America Freedom to Write Award winner Eskinder Nega;  Reeyot Alemu, the 2012 winner of the International Women’s Media Fund’s Courage in Journalism Award; Woubshet Taye,  editor of a popular weekly, opposition party leaders Andualem Aragie and Natnael Mekonnen among many others. The evidence reported in the  latest U.S. State Department Human Rights Practices Report on Ethiopia (May 2012)  shows that describing the human rights situation in Ethiopia as a “challenge” and glossing it over with a polite expression of “concern” is tantamount to adding insult to injury.  The human rights situation in that country should provoke unmitigated moral outrage and immediate and direct action to uphold democratic principles and standards of universal human rights.
    Perhaps current U.S. leaders could learn valuable lessons from their predecessors who faced similar “challenges” posed by tyrannies and dictatorships. President Truman once said, “Once a government is committed to the principle of silencing the voice of the opposition, it has only one way to go, and that is down the path of increasingly repressive measures, until it becomes a source of terror to all citizens and creates a country where everyone lives in fear.” Such is the indisputable fact of life in Ethiopia today and no amount of empty talk  about “concerns” and hollow promises about overcoming  “challenges”  will change the situation!
    The U.S. Record in Africa Today Leaves Much to be Desired
    According to Assistant Secretary Johnnie Carson who heads the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of African Affairs, there are “five pillars that serve as the foundation of U.S. policy toward Africa.” These include “(1) support for democracy and the strengthening of democratic institutions including free, fair, and transparent elections; (2) support for African economic growth and development; (3) conflict prevention, mitigation, and resolution; (4) support for Presidential initiatives such as the Global Health Initiative, Feed the Future, and the Global Climate Change Initiative and (5) working with African nations on transnational issues such as drug smuggling, money laundering and trafficking in persons.” Carson reported that U.S. policy in Africa “in recent years”

    በጅጅጋ በዘራችን ብቻ የንግድ ድርጅቶቻችንን ተቀማን በማለት ነዋሪዎች ገለጹ


    በሶማሊ ክልል በጅጅጋ ከተማ ተወልደው ያደጉ  በንግድ ስራ ላይ የተሰማሩ ነጋዴዎች፣ የክልሉ ፕሬዚዳንት በአማራ ክልል በመገኘት የብሄር ብሄረሰቦችን በአል አክብረው በተመለሱ ማግስት የንግድ ድርጅቶቻችሁን አስረክቡ እንደተባሉ ገልጸዋል።
    ቀደም ብሎ ታይዋን እየተባለ በሚጠራው አካባቢ የልብስ እና የተለያዩ ሸቀጣሸቀጥ ሱቆችን ከፍተው ሲሰሩ የነበሩ ነጋዴዎች እንደገለጹት፣ መንግስት ሱቆቻቸውን እንዲያስረክቡ ያደረጋቸው ፣ የሌሎች አካባቢ ተወላጆች የንግድ ድርጅቶችን በብዛት ይዘዋል በሚል ምክንያት ለክልሉ ተወላጆች ለማስረከብ ነው። የሌላ አካባቢ ተወላጆች ብቻ በመሆናችን ጉልበታችንንና ገንዘባችንን አፍስሰን ያለማነውን  ቦታ ተቀምተናል በማለት ነጋዴዎች ተናግረዋል።
    ስሙ እንዳይጠቀስ የፈለገ በጅጅጋ ተወላጅ የሆነ የመንግስት ሰራተኛም በጅጅጋ እየተፈጸመ ያለው ጉዳይ አሳሳቢ መሆኑን ተናግሯል::
    በክልሉ የሚኖር ሌላ ኢትዮጵያዊም እንዲሁ ከመሀል አገር የመጣ ወይም ዘመዶቹ ከመሀል አገር መጥተው በክልሉ የተወለዱ ሰዎች ምንም መብት የላቸውም ብሎአል ::
    በሶማሊ ክልል የሚፈጸመው የሰብአዊ መብት ጥሰት እየከፋ ቢመጣም የፌደራሉ መንግስት እርምጃ ለመውሰድ አልቻለም። አንዳንድ ነዋሪዎች ክልሉ ከፌደራል መንግስቱ እጅ እየወጣ ነው በማለት ስጋታቸውን ይገልጻሉ።
    አንድንድ ወገኖች የሰብአዊ መብት ጥሰቱ በመሀል አገር ተወላጆች ላይ ብቻ ሳይሆን በሶማሊ ተወላጆች ላይም የሚፈጸም ነው።
    የሶማሊ ተወላጆች በሚፈጸምባቸው የሰብአዊ መብቶች ጥሰት የኦጋዴን ነጻ አውጭ ድርጅትን በብዛት እየተቀላቀሉ መሆኑን ዘገባዎች ያመለክታሉ።