Forced Displacement and “Villagization” in Ethiopia’s Gambella Region
This report in Ethiopia’s Gambella Region examines the first year of Gambella’s villagization program. It details the involuntary nature of the transfers, the loss of livelihoods, the deteriorating food situation, and ongoing abuses by the armed forces against the affected people. Many of the areas from which people are being moved are slated for leasing by the government for commercial agricultural development.
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ISBN: 1-56432-854-6
ISBN: 1-56432-854-6
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- “Waiting Here for Death”
- Glossary of Abbreviations
- Summary
- Recommendations
- Methodology
- Background to Villagization in Ethiopia
- Gambella’s Villagization Process
- Human Rights Abuses in the Villagization Process
- Violations of Economic, Social, and Cultural Rights
- Role of International Donors
- Legal Framework
- Acknowledgements
- Appendices












