We, members of the Oromia Global Forum (OGF) - a global alliance of Oromo civic, professional, faith-based organizations, prominent human rights defenders and activists, residing in North America, Europe, Australia, Asia, and Africa are deeply concerned about the plight of the Oromo...
The Amhara elites, who still dominate over 74% of the Ethiopian state bureaucracy and control the resources of the multiethnic population, have been accustomed to imposing their version of history, culture, language, and religion on other peoples - for more...
Dear Secretary Blinken,The Oromia Global Forum (OGF) - a global alliance of Oromo civic, professional, faith-based organizations, prominent human rights defenders and activists, residing in North America, Europe, Australia, Asia, and Africa welcomes your upcoming visit to Ethiopia. It is...
Mootummaan naannoo Oromiyaa, daangaa bulchiinsaa fi tartiiba gabaasa magaalotaa fi anaalee Oromiyaa jijjiiruun tarkaanfii ifatti faallaa dimmokraasii ta’e, kan saamicha aangoo fi qabeenyaarratti xiyyeeffate, akkasumas ummata Oromoo gidduutti wal dhabdee facaasuun wal irratti bobbaasuu kan kaayyeffate fudhatee jira. Sirnichi jijjiirama...
In a blatant and anti-democratic power and resources grab, and an attempt to sow discord among the Oromo people to pit them against each other, the one-party controlled Oromia regional state government has redrawn the administrative boundaries and reporting relationships...
We, the undersigned members of Oromo Scholars and Professionals Group (OSPG), based in North America, the US, Europe, and Australia, wholeheartedly welcome the UN HRC’s decision to establish an International Commission of Human Rights experts on Ethiopia and the appointment...
During the week following June 18, international print and broadcast media ran a dramatic story about a “massacre” that was supposedly carried out by a “rebel group” driven by “ethnic hatred” in the Oromia region of Western Ethiopia. The report,...
IQ a VeePLQgO\ hLghO\ cRRUdLQaWed faVhLRQ LQYROYLQg EWhLRSLa¶V NaWLRQaO DefeQVe FRUce (ENDF) and its allies (e.g., Amhara Regional State security forces, Amhara militia [Fano] and theEritrean Defense Forces), innocent civilians in Oromia and other occupied regions in Ethiopiaare daily subjected...
Date: February 08, 2022 For Immediate Release Subject: OGF Condemns the Karrayyuu Oromo massacre and calls for justice and accountability Date: February 08, 2022 The "Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia" executed 14 Karrayyuu Oromo community leaders extrajudicially two months ago...
We, the undersigned organizations, are closely following the preparations by thegovernment of Ethiopia to launch a national dialogue process to facilitate consultationsamong various stakeholders on fundamental national issues. The government has unilaterally adopted the proclamation establishing a Commission forNational Dialogue...