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Ethiopian government violently quashes protests in Addis Ababa

Norma | 20.04.2001 19:01

At least 41 Ethiopians were killed and over 250 wounded by police gunfire on April 18 as clashes between Ethiopian police and civilians escalated in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, following student protests demanding greater academic and political freedom.

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Please contact Ethiopian Embassy to protest

20.04.2001 19:18

Please contact the Ethiopian Embassy to urge the Ethiopian government to respect its obligations under the international human rights covenants to which it is a state party, and to request the following:
Ÿ immediate disclosure of the whereabouts of all missing people
Ÿ proper medical attention for arrested and injured demonstrators
Ÿ release of arrested students and political dissidents, including members of the Ethiopian Democratic Party
Ÿ reinstatement of expelled students, and
Ÿ removal of armed police from campus.

Click on  http://www.ethiopianembassy.org/faqs/index.shtml to contact the Ambassador of Ethiopia.

Also e-mail  info@ethioembassy.org.uk
Ethiopian Embassy
United Kingdom 17 Princes Gate, London SW7 1PZ
Tel: +44 (0)20 7589 7212, Fax: +44 (0)20 7584 7054

Prime Minister: His Excellency Meles Zenawi
P.O.Box 1031 Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Phone:2511-55-20-44 or 2511-11-32-41 Fax: 2511-55-20-20

W/O Genet Zewdie
Minister of Education
P.O.Box 1367 Addis Ababa Ethiopia
P:55-31-33




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