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Gambela Massacre
The Gambela Massacre was a three-day-long massacre in the city of Gambela (city), Gambela targeting Anuak people in December of 2003. The massacre perpetrated by the Ethiopian National Defense Force, ENDF and "highlander" militias after an ambush of ARRA employees. Calls from International community made to condemn and stop the various forms of attacks against the Anuak people- i.e. Ethiopia to take immediate action and to comply to the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination (“ICERD”). The calls included actions against: 1) Racial Discrimination, 2) State obligation to protect and ensure economic development, economic, social, and cultural rights, 3) Freedom of movement, 4)The right to equal treatment in the justice system, 5) Protection Against Violence, and 6) Access to Remedies and Justice for Crimes of Racial Discrimination. Background In 2002 Conflict between the Nuer and Anuak communities in Gambela killed over 100 and distanced ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gambela (city)
Gambela ( am, ጋምቤላ), also spelled Gambella, is a city and separate woreda in Ethiopia and the capital of the Gambela Region. It was known as Paanywaa( Anyuak Country) Located in Anyuak Zone, at the confluence of the Openo River and its tributary the Jajjabe, the city has a latitude and longitude of and an elevation of 526 meters. It is surrounded by Gambela Zuria. Gambela is important because bridges over both the Baro and the Jajjaba are located in that city. The Anyuak are the inhabitants of Gambela and they have their own language. The town also boasts an airport ( ICAO code HAGM, IATA GMB) and is near the Gambela National Park. History Gambela was founded because of its location on the Baro, a tributary of the Nile, which was seen by both the British and Ethiopia as an excellent highway for exporting coffee and other goods from the fertile Ethiopian Highlands to Sudan and Egypt. British concession (1902–1956) Emperor Menelik II granted Britain use of a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |