Forced Eviction of the Amharas

The government in Ethiopia is forcefully and inhumanly evicting the Amharas who used to live and work in Southern and Western parts of the country. This is contrary to the Ethiopian Constitution and other regional and international human rights and legal frameworks, to which Ethiopia is a signatory. This is one of the several atrocities orchestrated against the Amharas since EPRDF took office in 1991. The government at local, woreda, zonal, regional and federal levels must clearly understand that they will be fully accountable to this mindless act.  


The eviction is causing multifaceted complications at regional and national levels. It:

• is being done without the will of the people 
• does not allow the evictee to take care of their hard-earned properties and assets
• is indiscriminate- kids, children, the pregnant, and senor citizens equally suffer
• unnecessarily led to deaths and wounds
• creates psychological, emotional, and mental disorders to the evictee and their relatives
• disrupts education and all other social services
• leaves the evictee no where- no good accommodation and living allowances
• creates identity confusion- the evictee are told that it is not their country
• reminds all other Ethiopians living and working in different parts of the country the possibility of being persecuted by their own government one day

I am pleased to see that the case is given due coverage by Ethiopian local and Diaspora media. This must be sustained until justice is made. We need to consider exposing the unjust and cruel work of the government to international media and organizations, too. That way, it is possible to create massive pressure on the government. In the meantime, all Ethiopians must lend their hands to their fellows- they immediately need shelter, food, water, and all other basic necessities. A credible body might lead this sort of humanitarian support. All Ethiopians must know that it is the regional and federal governments who masterminded this evil work. All the condemnation and prosecution must thus aim at them.