Oromo Political Prisoners Appeal

Oromo Political Prisoners Appeal
Date- /8/1998 EC
To:
Ministry of Justice
House of People's Representatives
Oromo National Congress
Oromo Federalist Movement
Dr. Negaso Gidada (MP)
Council of Oromia
Supreme Court of Oromia
Oromia Justice Bureau
Ethiopian Human Rights Council
The US Congress
European Union
African Union
Amnesty International
Human Rights Watch
VOA &BBC
German Radio
From: Oromo Political Prisoners.
We the Oromo political prisoners, charged with false accusations for the crimes of attempting to overthrow the regime and inciting war, were detained and have been suffering for such a long time in prison without trial and justice only for our political outlook and being Oromo. Moreover, our human rights are always violated and we have been denied of humane treatment as a result of which we have been suffering from sickness, torture and death.
Even though Article 20(1) of the FDRE Constitution provides that the accused have the right to speedy trial by an independent judiciary, this constitutional right of ours has been utterly violated and our trial is excessively delayed. Read more at www.oromoliberationfront.org/News/2006/Oromo_prinors_appeal.htm