Petition Prime Minister Meles Zenawi to stop human rights crimes against Somalis in Ogaden
- Target:
- Meles Zenawi, Prime Minister of Ethiopia
- Region:
- Ethiopia
For years, the Ethiopian government has perpetrated war crimes and crimes against humanity against Somalis living in the Ogaden region of Ethiopia under the pretext of cracking down on the Ogaden National Liberation Front and fighting terrorism.
Please consider signing this petition to Meles Zenawi, Prime Minister of Ethiopia, demanding an end to these egregious human rights crimes against the Ogadeni people. Please include your full name, city, and country, and if you live in the United States, please also include your state.
This petition is being circulated by the Horn Institute of Peace and Social Justice in St. Paul, Minnesota.
Dear Prime Minister Zenawi:
We, the undersigned, are extremely devastated by the Ethiopian government’s extremely brutal and inhumane treatment of the Somalis living in the Ogaden region of Ethiopia.
The Ethiopian government has perpetrated war crimes and crimes against humanity against thousands upon thousands of innocent Ogadeni civilians under the pretext of cracking down on the Ogaden National Liberation Front and fighting terrorism. These egregious human rights crimes must stop and they must stop now. Ethiopia’s armed forces have subjected Ogadeni civilians to brutal and extrajudicial killings, enforced disappearances and abductions, torture, and arbitrary detentions. They have raped and gang raped Ogadeni women. They have abducted Ogadeni men to work for the army.
The Ethiopian government has wreaked massive starvation and malnutrition in Ogaden. The armed forces have burned entire villages in Ogaden and confiscated livestock, forcing inhabitants to flee. The Ethiopian authorities have blocked food, medicine, and other humanitarian aid from reaching Ogaden.
We, the undersigned, ask you to bring an end to this egregious and horrific persecution of the Ogadeni people. The people of Ogaden have rights under both Ethiopian and international law and those rights must be respected and protected.
Sincerely,
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The Petition Prime Minister Meles Zenawi to stop human rights crimes against Somalis in Ogaden petition to Meles Zenawi, Prime Minister of Ethiopia was written by Kathy Polias and is in the category Human Rights at GoPetition.