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Persecution Of Amhara People
Since the 1990s, the Amhara people, Amhara people of Ethiopia have been subject to ethnic violence, including massacres by Tigrayans, Tigrayan, Oromo people, Oromo and Gumuz people, Gumuz ethnic groups among others, which some have characterized as a genocide. Large-scale killings and grave human rights violations followed the implementation of the ethnic-federalist system in the country. In most of the cases, the mass murders were silent with Perpetrators, victims, and bystanders, perpetrators from various ethno-militant groups—from Tigray People's Liberation Front, TPLF/Tigray Defense Forces, TDF, Oromo Liberation Front, OLF–Oromo Liberation Army, OLA, and Gumuz armed groups. Ethnically motivated attacks against the Amhara have been reported, with mass graves being discovered in various locations. The results of two consecutive National Census Analyses and a report by Central Statistical Agency, CSA head Samia Gutu revealed that over 2 million Amhara could not be traced. T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amhara Association Of America
The Amhara Association of America (AAA) mharic: የዐማራ ማህበር በአሜሪካis a non-profit organization based in Charlotte, North Carolina, focused on advocating for the human rights of the Amhara people in Ethiopia. AAA is a non-profit 501(3)c organization with a stated mission to "end the suffering and sidelining of Amharas across Ethiopia" and its activities include conducting independent human rights investigations, collaborating and organizing with other Amhara civic organizations and engaging policy makers (e.g. U.S. Department of State), U.S. Congress members, international media agencies, and human rights organizations to inform them of human rights violations and humanitarian crises affecting the Amhara people of Ethiopia. AAA's prominence in advocacy work has shaped policy towards Ethiopia since at least 2017 when AAA Chairman Tewodrose Tirfe was an invited speaker at the 2017 U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Foreign Affairs hearing tit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |