1/ Thread on #DembiDollo students - For nearly 2 months, more than 17 students from Dembi Dollo university in Oromia, most female, have reportedly been missing @hrw
@hrw 2/ An increasing number of Ethiopians, including several human rights organizations, have begun to speak out against the government’s response to the students' reported abduction bit.ly/2uyehgl
@hrw 3/ Family members have told the media that they are desperate for answers as they have also not been able to speak to or reach their loved ones
@hrw 4/ The Amhara Student Association, a licensed civic association representing the Amhara students across Ethiopia, was planning demonstrations in several towns across the Amhara region and were seeking permission to hold a demonstration in Addis Ababa.
@hrw 5/ But today, 3 leaders from the Amhara Student Association, were sitting outside a restaurant in Addis Ababa when they were taken into police custody.
@hrw 6/ They were reportedly held for nearly five hours at the Addis Ababa Police Commission and questioned about their plans.
@hrw 7/ #Ethiopia's government should be allowing individuals to question and criticize its response to the fate and whereabouts of the missing #DembiDollo students, not intimidating those who want to speak out addisstandard.com/analysis-more-…
@hrw 8/ It should also be seeking to share as much information on the fate of the students as possible. Families have a right to know the fate of their loved ones.
