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Genocide on Amhara people by Savage Gallas! as Reported by The European Centre for Law and Justice (ECLJ)


"The Silent Suffering of the Amhara People in Ethiopia."

The European Centre for Law and Justice (ECLJ) has recently published a comprehensive report titled "The Silent Suffering of the Amhara People in Ethiopia." This document provides an in-depth examination of the severe human rights challenges and abuses faced by the Amhara community in Ethiopia, whilst highlighting the intertwined persecution of Christians within these crises.


C. The Shashemene Massacres

The “Shahsemene Massacres” revealed the ethno-religious character of this persecution. On June 29, 2020, a renowned Oromo singer and political activist was assassinated in Ethiopia, leading to massive protests that escalated into a premeditated massacre. In the subsequent weeks, a group identifying as “Queroo” (literally translating to youth in Oromo language) targeted Amhara and Orthodox believers in the Oromia region. Towns including Shashemene, Arsi, Dera, and Zeway witnessed significant destruction, with properties of non-Oromo ethnicities being vandalized and burned. The violence resulted in an estimated 239 casualties.

A harrowing account from a survivor details the brutal killing of his nine-month-pregnant wife in front of their children. "They killed her because she is an Orthodox Christian" he recalls, "They said that Christian children should not be born, Amhara children should not be born"25
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According to the head of the Western Arsi diocese, the mob targeted Orthodox Christians of all ethnicities in his area, giving the massacres a purely religious dimension. The NGO "Minority

https://static.eclj.org/pdf/ECLJ_The_Si ... 024_EN.pdf

https://eclj.org/geopolitics/un/the-sil ... pia?lng=en

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