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Press Release: Qorahay Media Journalist Group urges the UK government reconsider its decision to aid and train paramilitary forces in the Ogaden

Press Release: According to a recent report published by the Guardian the United Kingdom government intends to offer millions of pounds to aid and train a paramilitary force in the Ogaden known as the “Liyu Police”. The Ogaden has quite … read more »

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Resolve Ogaden Coalition urges UK to refrain from funding Ethiopia’s “special police”

(LONDON) – An exiled independent advocacy group, Resolve Ogaden Coalition (ROC), on Saturday urged the British government to refrain from sending money to train Ethiopian paramilitaries that are widely accused of human rights abuses in the ethnic Somali region. Britain … read more »

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Ethiopia: Have Ogaden independence requirements support in International Law?

By Mohamed Dheeg Sovereignty is the theoretical principle that gives a people the freedom to form their own government, state form and structure. The principle is often used by ethnic minorities in a geographic area where there is oppression or … read more »

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Ethiopia: Human Rights Abuses in the Ogaden Region

Thousands of Somalis are arbitrarily arrested and unlawfully detained every year in the Somali region of Ethiopia. The prisoners are housed in military bases, federal prisons, regional and local prisons, and unofficial detention facilities. According to a report titled Collective … read more »

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