War Crimes and Crimes against Humanity in the Ogaden area of Ethiopia’s Somali Region
This 130-page report documents a dramatic rise in unchecked violence against civilians since June 2007, when the Ethiopian army launched a counterinsurgency campaign against rebels who attacked a Chinese-run oil installation. The Human Rights Watch report provides the first in-depth look at the patterns of abuse in a conflict that remains virtually unknown because of severe restrictions imposed by the Ethiopian government.
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ISBN: 1-56432-322-6
ISBN: 1-56432-322-6
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- Collective Punishment
- Map 1: Ethiopia and SomaliRegionalState
- Map 2: Conflict-Affected Zones of SomaliRegionalState
- Summary
- Methodology
- Note on Terminology
- Part 1: Background
- Political and Historical Context
- Ethnic Federalism and the Somali Region under the EPRDF
- Renewed Insurgency and Conflict in Somali Region
- Part 2: Violations by the Ethiopian Government
- Cases of Forced Evacuation, Killings, and Village Burnings
- Rape and Other Sexual Violence
- Arbitrary Detention, Abuse and Torture, and Execution of Detainees
- Forced Recruitment of Pro-Government Militias
- "Economic war": Confiscation of Livestock, the Trade Embargo, and Other Restrictions
- The Failure of Judicial Protection and the Institutionalization of Collective Punishment
- Part 3: Abuses by the Ogaden National Liberation Front
- Part 4: Applicable Legal Standards
- Part 5: Responses to Allegations of Human Rights Violations
- Recommendations
- Acknowledgements
