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,...
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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...
January 10, 2022 We, members of Oromia Global Forum (OGF), a global alliance of Oromo Civic, Professional, and Faith-Based Organizations and individual Human Rights defenders and activists residing in North America, Europe, Australia, Asia, and Africa welcome the release of Jawar Mohammad, Bekele...
December 16, 2021 Member States,United Nations Human Rights Council We, the undersigned members of Oromo Scholars and Professional (OSP) and of Oromia GlobalForum (OGF), a global alliance of Oromo Civic, Professional and Faith-Based Organizationsresiding in North America, Europe, Australia, Asia,...
Dear Honorable Representative Betty McCollum,I hope this letter finds you and your family in good health in this time of the COVID-19 pandemic.I am contacting you to seek your help in regards to H. Res. 445, “Condemning all violence and...
The Honorable Congresswoman Karen Bass,We, members of the Oromia Global Forum (OGF) would like to express our appreciation for your concern about the deteriorating humanitarian and security situation in Ethiopia and the Horn of Africa region. OGF is a global coalition of...
By Oromia Global Forum (OGF) In this short letter, we argue that the article, written by Ann Fitz-Gerald and Hugh Segal [1], concerning Ethiopia’s current security situation, is highly flawed and not based in reality. The article, “Ethiopia launches a...