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*** News
Conference Invitation ***
Ethiopia: Collective Punishment in Ethiopia's
Somali Region |
Human Rights
Watch is pleased to invite you to a news
conference on the release of its new report
on Ethiopia, "Collective Punishment: War
Crimes and Crimes against Humanity in the
Ogaden area of Ethiopia's Somali Region."
When: 10:00 a.m., Thursday, June 12, 2008
Where: Fiesta Restaurant, 3rd Floor, Chester
House, Koinange Street, Nairobi
Who: Georgette Gagnon, Africa director at
Human Rights Watch, will present the
report's findings and recommendations
About the report: Tens of thousands of
ethnic Somalis in Ethiopia's eastern Somali
Regional State have suffered serious abuses
in the context of a little-known conflict
between a rebel movement – the Ogaden
National Liberation Front (ONLF) – and the
Ethiopian government. Thousands of people
have fled since mid-2007, seeking refuge in
neighboring Somalia and Kenya from
widespread Ethiopian military attacks on
civilians and villages that amount to war
crimes and crimes against humanity.
Based on more than 100 eyewitness accounts
and additional research conducted in five
countries, "Collective Punishment" presents
the first in-depth description of the
patterns of abuses committed in the region.
Note to journalists: The report is embargoed
until after the news conference. Copies of
the entire report will be available at the
news conference.
For more information or to schedule
interviews, please contact:
In Nairobi, Daniel Ooko: +254 (0)
736-779657
In London, Urmi Shah: +44-20-7713- 2788 |
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