Ethiopia: Human Rights First Alleges 'Arbitrary Arrests' Targeting Tigrayan Youths in Addis Abeba

Ethiopia: Human Rights First Alleges 'Arbitrary Arrests' Targeting Tigrayan Youths in Addis Abeba

Addis Abeba- Human Rights First, a local rights organization, has alleged that authorities in Addis Abeba are conducting "arbitrary arrests" targeting Tigrayan youths "solely based on their identity," without formal charges or court appearances.

Arbitrary arrests targeting Tigrayan youths in Addis Abeba - Ethiopia Observer

Authorities in Addis Ababa are rounding up Tigrayan youths in arbitrary arrests, targeting them solely because of their ethnic background and holding them without due process or formal charges, according to former detainees and their families. Human Rights First Ethiopia stated that it has verified cases of arbitrary detention of Tigrayans in at least six sub-cities of Addis Ababa. Mebrhi Brhane, deputy director of Human Rights First Ethiopia, s…