(OLF News Source-ONS/ Finfinne-22 May 2010)The Oromo community members and Oromo friends condemned the brutal atrocities committed against the Oromo and other oppressed nations in Ethiopia by the tyrant Meles Zenawi regime.
According to ONS the rally held at the Parliament House on Friday 21 May 2010 at 11: 00 AM to condemn the tyrant Meles Zenawi regime was strong.
“Since coming to power in 1991, the Ethiopian security forces of Meles Zenawi have been committing systematic and widespread abuses including massacre, extrajudicial executions, rape, torture and forced exile of ordinary people, students, journalists, artists, etc in Oromia and other regions,” said the press release given by the Organizers.
The current regime also encroaches on the media using sophisticated techniques to censor and block access to independent news outlets such as the Voice of America (VOA). Journalists are increasingly harassed, assaulted and murdered. These atrocities are well documented and reported by the international humanitarian organizations including Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch, State Department (US) and Oromia Support Group in their annual reports.
As the fake election of 2010 is fast approaching, the Ethiopian Government has escalated its attacks on human rights activists, students, journalists and ordinary citizens who appear to be opposing its policies and voting for the opposition parties.
The press release also added that the Ethiopian tyrant group still committing continuous harassing and killing civilians. “We fear the security forces may commit the same atrocities as committed during the 2005 Ethiopian Election.”
We are also concerned by the politically motivated death and long term sentences passed against 15 innocent Oromo men and women by the Wayane (Meles Zenawi’s militia) Kangaroo court. We strongly denounce and condemn this dictatorial action and call upon the Australian Government and public to urge the Ethiopian Government to reverse the decision and release these and all other political prisoners immediately.
Despite its appalling human rights records, the Ethiopian government tries to portray itself as an emerging democracy and continues to enjoy the support of Western Nations and their largess. Unless the donor countries listen to voice of the oppressed nations, carefully assess the cause behind the conflicts in Ethiopia and form a balanced view, they will continue to waste their resources and perpetuate the atrocities committed by tyrant like Meles Zenawi.
The rally urged the donor countries to persuade the Ethiopian government to stop detaining, torturing and killing and to respect the rights of the Oromo and other oppressed peoples in Oromia and Ethiopia. How long do we have to wait for the killings to end and for freedom and democracy to fledge? Not another generation.
