Report decries Ethiopia's 'never-never land' of prisoners

CNN - October 1, 2008

Ethiopian officials have previously acknowledged holding detainees, both foreign and Ethiopian, without charge or contact with their embassies. In April 2007, Ethiopia's Foreign Ministry acknowledged holding 41 suspects and ordered their release.

Wednesday's report also says Ethiopia secretly arrested Ethiopian men accused of being members of internal rebel groups, such as the separatist movements the Oromo Liberation Front and the Ogaden National Liberation Front. Read More.

The entire Human Right's Watch publication - "Why Am I Still Here?" - The 2007 Horn of Africa Renditions and the Fate of Those Still Missing - click here.

Picture: The notorious Kaliti Prison, 85% of whose inmates are Oromo political prisoners.