Ethiopia region, with a population of 25,000, captured by the militants: EHRC | Ethiopian Stories

The Ethiopian Human Rights Committee said it had received reports that the army had control over Sedal Woreda, where civilians had been killed and government officials arrested.

The military has the power to seize another country in western Ethiopia with about 25,000 people, allegedly killing civilians and kidnapping civil servants, according to the Ethiopian Human Rights Commission (EHRC).

The government agency said in a statement on Wednesday that it had received reports that Sedal Woreda, in the Kamashi area of ​​Benishangul-Gumuz province, “had been in the military since April 19”.

The commission did not name which group had the weapons.

“Refugees told the EHRC that the army had set fire to and confiscated state and state property and that county officials (police) and local police had fled the area. There were also reports of civilians being killed and government officials arrested,” the agency said. his words.

“According to residents and EHRC officials, the small security forces in the region are more numerous,” the agency said, urging the government in Addis Ababa to deploy security forces in the region “to prevent the loss of many lives.”

There was nothing that the government official said.

#Ethiopia: Killing civilians, vandalism in Kamashi area in Benishangul-Gumuz province https://t.co/qbLZ7gJCgl pic.twitter.com/SZePh0bBDA

– Ethiopian Human Rights Commission (@EthioHRC) April 21, 2021

With people of many races, including Gumuz, Agaws, Shinasas and Amhar, Benishangul-Gumuz is home to the Great Renaissance Lake of Ethiopia.

Ethiopia has said a multimillion-dollar project built on the Blue Nile is essential for economic growth and electricity generation, but the river states Egypt and Sudan see the lake as a threat, fearing water disruption from the Nile River.

In recent months, Benishangul-Gumuz has witnessed other forms of violence, including a December uprising that killed more than 200 people.

This is one of the events of the world of over 100 million people when ethnic disputes over land, power and wealth erupted ahead of the June elections.

In the midst of a series of political and political upheavals, the government on Monday declared a state of emergency in the south of Amhara. The move followed three days of violence in the town of Ataye where unknown individuals were killed.

Earlier this month, more than 100 people were killed on border disputes between Afar and Somalia regions. The two constituencies have criticized private groups for doing so.

In March, robbers killed at least 30 people during an attack on a village in Oromia.