July has been another bloody month for the people of Oromo, bringing further reports of extrajudicial killings and attacks against civilians to the region, as government forces continue to target Oromo citizens, often alleging they are OLA supporters.The data collected below details individuals who were reported by the mass media as having been extrajudicially killed by Ethiopian government security forces in July throughout Oromia.
It should be noted that those individuals listed below are only those whose deaths have been made public through the media, and does not include mass executions or other incidents which have gone unreported, or in which the victims names are unknown. It seems likely that the true number of victims is much higher than the figures reported below, as many incidents of violence have gone unreported or underreported. For example, during the month of July, the Ethiopian Peace Observatory recorded 32 separate attacks against civilians in Oromia. Of these attacks, 26 were perpetrated by Ethiopian security forces, leading to 68 reported fatalities, although the victims’ names were not reported by the EPO.
Reported Extrajudicial Executions in July 2022:
- July 12
- Bersisa Gebeyo, Werkina Tamasgen, Fayera Negesa, Busha Negesa, Abushe Haile, Tola Gonfa, and Shasho Kanen (Muka village, Limmuu District, East Wollega Zone)*
- Fikedue Teshoma (Haro Guddisa Village, Gudayya Bila District, East Wollega Zone)*
- July 13
- Getechow Haile and Temesgen Itane (Haro Limmuu district, East Wollega Zone)
- July 17
- Dawit Misganu Wakjira (Sasiga town, East Wollega Zone)
- July 20
- Batii Ode (Shala District, West Arsi Zone)
- Biratu Jara and Megersa Dinsa (Ebantu District, East Wollega Zone)*
- Shifera Jemena (Wanci District, Southwest Shewa Zone)*
- July 22
- Borje Feyisa, Guluma Hachalu, and Fixuma Alemu (Ammayya district, Southwest Shewa Zone)*
- Gemechu Asfa Fakansa (Kutaye district, West Shewa zone)*
- July 24
- Tolesa Rgasa (Meta Robi district, West Shewa Zone)
- Mohammed Ali Sadiq, Ali Mohammed Addayu, Aisha Ibrahim Adam, Dubayi Usman Hassan, and Gamteessa Ali Mohammed (Oda Bultum District, West Hararghe Zone)
- July 26
- Shembali Shumi, Arasa Dima, Wakuma Hirphasa (Galan Waldessa village, Ambo District, West Shewa Zone)
- July 27
- Kayo itikku and Abdoo Hasan (Jimma Ganati district, Horroo Guduru zone)*
OLLAA continues to urge the Ethiopian government to fulfill its duties under international law by protecting its citizens and launching independent investigations into these attacks. Furthermore, as the government forces continue to inflict violence on civilian populations with impunity, OLLAA continues to appeal to the international community to take action, including by condemning these incidents and by launching independent investigations into these reports of human rights violations and injustices.
[Please note: If an individual’s name is followed by the following symbol (*), it indicates that the date when they were killed was not listed in the media report about their death. The listed date instead refers to the publication date of the article that first reported their death.]