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Thousands of Ethiopian/Oromo migrants in Saudi prisons are still living in horrifying conditions, locked up in overcrowded and dirty cells, starving, mistreated and beaten, and in need of medical attention. Some of them are in mortal danger. Join us in a Twitter campaign to create awareness and give a voice to the lost and forgotten souls still suffering in the Saudi detention centers.
As the Ethiopian govāt invited diaspora for the āGreat Ethiopia Homecomingā, 1000s of its citizens suffered in Saudi prisons. #SaveOromoSaudiMigrants @AsstSecStateAF @LaetitiaBader @AmnestyEARO @ICRC_Africa @UN_HRC @AJEnglishā¦ Share on X
Detainees complained about Embassy & Ministry of Foreign Affairs officials abandoning their responsibilities & ignoring their pleas. #SaveOromoSaudiMigrants @AsstSecStateAF @LaetitiaBader @AmnestyEARO @ICRC_Africa @UN_HRCā¦ Share on X
Oromo youth are forced to leave Ethiopia because of unlivable economic conditions & flee human rights abuses. #SaveOromoSaudiMigrants @AsstSecStateAF @LaetitiaBader @AmnestyEARO @ICRC_Africa @UN_HRC @AJEnglish @USAmbUN @TheBlackCaucus @HouseForeign @SFRCdems Share on X
Ethiopian govāt is compromising human lives to maintain good relations with Saudi govāt. A govāt that does not care for its people cannot be trusted to lead. #SaveOromoSaudiMigrants @AsstSecStateAF @LaetitiaBader @AmnestyEARO @UN_HRC @TheBlackCaucus @USAmbUN Share on X
More than 150 people are held in our cell,ā said Hayat, a mother who traveled from Amhara regionās Oromia Special Zone #SaveOromoSaudiMigrants @AsstSecStateAF @LaetitiaBader @AmnestyEARO @ICRC_Africa @UN_HRC @AJEnglish @USAmbUN @TheBlackCaucus Share on X
They donāt provide us with sufficient food. They give us a loaf of bread in the morning & another one in the evening. We donāt have enough medicines or blankets.ā#SaveOromoSaudiMigrants @AsstSecStateAF @LaetitiaBader @ICRC_Africa @UN_HRC @AJEnglish @TheBlackCaucus Share on X
We are detainedā¦sleeping on waste overflowing from a nearby toilet. We really want to go back home but no one is assisting us including Ethiopian officials.ā #SaveOromoSaudiMigrants @LaetitiaBader @AmnestyEARO @UN_HRC @AJEnglishā¦ Share on X
Bombing migrant prison by Saudi Arabia disregards migrantsā lives. Ethiopian govāt must protect its citizens from Saudi & Yemeni abuse. #SaveOromoSaudiMigrants @AsstSecStateAF @LaetitiaBader @AmnestyEARO @UN_HRC @USAmbUN @TheBlackCaucusā¦ Share on X
Saudi govāt doesnāt protect migrants from abuse. Ethiopian govāt prefers good relations with Saudis instead of their people #SaveOromoSaudiMigrants. @AsstSecStateAF @LaetitiaBader @AmnestyEARO @UN_HRC @TheBlackCaucus MAID IN HELL documentaryā¦ Share on X
Saudi Arabia has recently joined Yemeni Houthis in brutalizing migrants. In March 2021 Houthis sparked a deadly fire that killed many Oromos. #SaveOromoSaudiMigrants @AsstSecStateAF @LaetitiaBader @AmnestyEARO @UN_HRC @USAmbUNā¦ Share on X
Ethiopian detainees subjected to inhumane conditions inside Saudi detention centers, says Human Rights Watch #SaveOromoSaudiMigrants @AsstSecStateAF @AmnestyEARO @ICRC_Africa @UN_HRC @AJEnglish @USAmbUN @HouseForeign @SFRCdemsā¦ Share on X
I have never witnessed more brutal treatmentā¦Food was not given to us directly, it was put on the floor, people were visibly sick, officers kicked us..ā #SaveOromoSaudiMigrants @AsstSecStateAF @LaetitiaBader @AmnestyEARO @UN_HRCā¦ Share on X
Ethiopian detainees report being held in extremely overcrowded rooms & guards torture & beat them with rubber-coated metal rods, killling some. #SaveOromoSaudiMigrants @AsstSecStateAF @LaetitiaBader @AmnestyEARO @UN_HRC @TheBlackCaucusā¦ Share on X
Saudi Arabia must release Ethiopian migrant prisoners instead of treating them in such inhumane, unsanitary & crowded conditions during a pandemic. #SaveOromoSaudiMigrants @AsstSecStateAF @LaetitiaBader @AmnestyEARO @ICRC_Africa @UN_HRC @USAmbUN @TheBlackCaucus Share on X
While Abiyās govāt is obsessed with creating an illusion that Ethiopia is prospering, 1000s especially Oromos, are forced to flee to save their lives. #SaveOromoSaudiMigrants@AsstSecStateAF @LaetitiaBader @AmnestyEARO @UN_HRC @AJEnglish @USAmbUN @TheBlackCaucus Share on X
Ethiopian consulate employees in Saudi require bribes from Ethiopian migrants who want to return home. #020522 @AsstSecStateAF @LaetitiaBader @AmnestyEARO @ICRC_Africa @UN_HRC @AJEnglish @TheBlackCaucusā¦ Share on X
Ethiopiaās foreign ministry offered thanks, not criticism, to Saudi Arabia āfor the outstanding support extended toā¦Ethiopian migrants, in particular.ā #SaveOromoSaudiMigrants @AsstSecStateAF @LaetitiaBader @UN_HRC @TheBlackCaucus @USAmbUNā¦ Share on X
Amnesty: āall those interviewed said they knew of people who had died in detention & four people said they had seen bodies themselvesā #SaveOromoSaudiMigrants @AsstSecStateAF @LaetitiaBader @ICRC_Africa @UN_HRC @AJEnglish @USAmbUN @TheBlackCaucusā¦ Share on X