- Washington DC: Call to End Suppression of Oromo People in Ethiopia

Washington DC: Call to End Suppression of Oromo People in Ethiopia

American Chronicle - Nov 28, 2008 - The past weekend, the Oromo community in Washington DC deliberated on a number of issues: gross human rights violation of the Oromo people in Ethiopia and in East African countries, internal affairs of strengthening the coalition amongst Oromo opposition parties to challenge the regime and lobbying western governments to discontinue supporting the Ethiopian regime.

In connection with human rights, economic and political freedoms, Dr Asfaw Beyene, a dedicated Oromo scholar and activist, spoke of the importance of the role of individual in pressing for justice and freedom in repressive countries. "The individual is the most valuable resource that commands all other resources and individual must be respected," said Beyene. Beyene's keyword was for all humans to have "passion" for humanity that currently seems to be lost or misplaced. Read More.

Related: Waves of arrests continue in Ethiopia as the authorities accuse their critics of membership of the Oromo Liberation Front (Article by UOSE/TBOA. Source: UNPO)

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