Ogaden Human Rights Committee

Ogaden Human Rights Committee

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IV.Detention, Torture, III- Treatment And Looting

Arbitrary detentions without charge or trial, torture of detainees to death, confiscation of property, pillage and looting at gunpoint are commonplace, and are daily practiced by the Ethiopian government forces in the Ogaden with impunity.

On 12^th October 1999, in Qoriile, Wardheer region, the Ethiopian government forces in the Ogaden detained arbitrarily the following individuals. No reason was given for their arrest.

No	Name	Gender	Place	Occupation
72	Abdullahi Hirey Hirsi	Male	Qoriile	Civilian
73	Farah Hassan Tamiin	Male	Qoriile	Civilian
74	Mahad Ali	Male	Qoriile	Civilian
75	Roda Haji Farah	Female	Qoriile	Civilian
76	Siyad Haji Farah	Female	Qoriile	Civilian

On 14^th October 1999, the following two civilians from Garasley were detained and extremely tortured by the Ethiopian government forces under the pretext of having relatives in the ranks of the Ogaden National Liberation Army.

No	Name	Gender	Place	Occupation
77	Abdirahman Sheikh Yusuf	Male	Garasley	Civilian
78	Wali Farah Sheikh Yusuf	Male	Garasley	Civilian

On 22^nd October 1999, in Gary- Go’an, the Ethiopian government forces in the area rounded up a group of civilians under the pretext of having relatives in the ranks of the Ogaden National Liberation Army. Among the detainees were two *nursing mothers with their two newly born babies.

No	Name	Gender	Place	Occupation
79	Addani Budul Muhumed	Male	Gary- Go’an	Civilian
80	Ahmednur Moallin Abdisamad	Male	Gaari Go’an	Civilian
81	Arab Askar Siyad	Male	Gaari Go’an	Civilian
82	Halimo Omar Hassan*	Female	Gaari Go’an	Civilian
83	Hinda Budul Muhumed*	Female	Gaari Go’an	Civilian

On 25^th March 2000, in Cawl-Ku-Dhal, Dhagaxbuur region, the Ethiopian government troops rounded up a group of civilians, then transferred them to Dhagaxbuur military barracks. The detainees went on a hunger-strike. Some of them were released, while others are still in detention without charge or trial. Few among

Them are:

No	Name	Gender	Place	Occupation
84	Abdi Abdullahi Aw Moalin	Male	Dhagaxbuur	Civilian
85	Abdi Hassan Bihi	Male	Dhagaxbuur	Civilian
86	Abdi Ismail Maal	Male	Dhagaxbuur	Civilian
87	Abdi Mohamed Muse	Male	Dhagaxbuur	Civilian
88	Abdi Omar Dhameeye	Male	Dhagaxbuur	Civilian
89	Ahmed Abdi Hassan	Male	Dhagaxbuur	Civilian
90	Ahmed Abdullahi Aw Moallin	Male	Dhagaxbuur	Civilian
91	Ahmed Guhad Abdi	Male	Dhagaxbuur	Civilian
92	Fu’ad Muse Ibrahim	Male	Dhagaxbuur	Civilian
93	Hashi Omar Dhameeye	Male	Dhagaxbuur	Civilian
94	Mohamed Ibrahim Aw Ismail	Male	Dhagaxbuur	Civilian
95	Mohamed Muhumed Ahmed	Male	Dhagaxbuur	Civilian
96	Omar Hudle Hassan	Male	Dhagaxbuur	Civilian
97	Rabi’i Aw Muse	Male	Dhagaxbuur	Civilian
98	Sahane Kaafi dhogor	Male	Dhagaxbuur	Civilian
99	Shafe’a Hassan-nur	Male	Dhagaxbuur	Civilian
100	Shafi Aw Muhumed Rage	Male	Dhagaxbuur	Civilian
101	Shafi Hassan Abdi	Male	Dhagaxbuur	Civilian
102	Yusuf Abdullahi Hassan Hiirad	Male	Dhagaxbuur	Civilian
103	Yusuf Ali Ahmednur	Male	Dhagaxbuur	Civilian

In Gabagabo, they were detained illegally after confiscating their property, and are being held incommunicado detention.

No	Name	Gender	Place	Occupation
104	Abdi A. Abdi	Male	Gabagabo	Civilian
105	Ahmed Abdi Muhumed	Male	Gabagabo	Civilian
106	Ahmed Sheikh Hussein	Male	Gabagabo	Civilian

In Qoriile, the following individuals were detained, tortured and their property looted because of suspected sympathy with the ONLF.

No	Name	Gender	Place	Occupation
107	Abdi Kunbuur	Male	Qoriile	Civilian
108	Khadar Adan Gani	Male	Qoriile	Civilian

In July 2000, following individuals were detained, in different localities because of suspected opposition to the Ethiopian organized elections.

No	Name	Gender	Place	Occupation
109	Abdi Ibrahim Abdi	Male	Diridhabo	Civilian
110	Abdi Wali Hassan	Male	Godey	Civilian
111	Abdighani Mohamed Hussein	Male	Iimey	Civilian
112	Abdirahman Shawr Mohamed	Male	Iimey	Civilian
113	Abdirazaq Qablan Ali	Male	Qoriile	Civilian
114	Abdi-Weli Adan Omar	Male	Diridhabo	Civilian
115	Abdulhakim Hassan	Male	Qoriile	Civilian
116	Ahmed Dahir Mohamed	Male	Dhagaxbuur	Civilian
117	Ahmednur Sheikh Mohamed	Male	Qoriile	Civilian
118	Ahmednur sheikh Mohamed	Male	Qabridaharre	Civilian
119	Ali Dahir Hassan	Male	Qoriile	Civilian
120	Ali Mohamed Okur	Male	Dhagaxbuur	Civilian
121	Amina Shukri	Female	Galadiid	Civilian
122	Amina Yahya	Female	Dhagaxbuur	Civilian
123	Aqil Badal Tamiin	Male	Qoriile	Civilian
124	Ardo Aw Khalif	Female	Diridhabo	Civilian
125	Ardo Mohamed Ibrahim	Female	Diridhabo	Civilian
126	Bisharo Wadi	Female	Qabridaharre	OWDA member
127	Fahmo Farah Ibrahim	Female	Diridhabo	Civilian
128	Farhiya Ahmed Qaas	Female	Dhagaxbuur	Civilian
129	Foos Suldan Qassim	Female	Dhagaxbuur	Civilian
130	Haji Abdi Nassir	Male	Dhagaxbuur	Civilian
131	Halab Hassan Haybe	Male	Dhagaxbuur	Civilian
132	Halimo Haybe	Female	Dhagaxbuur	Civilian
133	Hassan Abdi Muhumed	Male	Qoriile	Civilian
134	Hinda Sheikh Ahmed	Female	Diridhabo	Civilian
135	Ibado Aardoon	Female	Qabridaharre	OWDA member
136	Ibrahim Abdi Aidiid	Male	Dhagaxbuur	Civilian
137	Ibrahim Aw Yusuf	Male	Dhagaxbuur	Civilian
138	Kaad Harbi Folgawe	Male	Iimey	Civilian
139	Kamil Abdi Khaliil	Male	Iimey	Civilian
140	Khayr Hussien Dhuhul	Male	Iimey	Civilian
141	Layli Ahmed Adan	Male	Iimey	Civilian
142	Maryama Muhumed	Female	Dhagaxbuur	Civilian
143	Mawlid Kilas	Male	Dhagaxbuur	Civilian
145	Moallin Agoole	Male	Dhagaxbuur	Civilian
146	Moallin Ahmed Abdi Geedi	Male	Iimey	Civilian
147	Moallin Ali Haji	Male	Dhagaxbuur	Civilian
148	Mohamed Ahmed Hangale	Male	Dhagaxbuur	Civilian
149	Muhubo Arab	Female	Qabridaharre	OWDA member
150	Muhumed Salah Urur	Male	Qoriile	Civilian
151	Nassir Hassan Raage	Male	Qoriile	Civilian
152	Nur Sheikh Mukhtar	Male	Galadiid	Civilian
153	Omar Haji	Male	Dhagaxbuur	Civilian
154	Rahmo Abdullahi Qaman	Female	Qabridaharre	OWDA member
155	Rahmo Hussein Kahin	Female	Qabridaharre	OWDA member
156	Ruqiya Mohamed	Female	Dhagaxbuur	Civilian
157	Safi Alaki Adan	Female	Iimey	Civilian
158	Sayid Harbi Folgawe	Male	Iimey	Civilian
159	Shaafi Mohamed Barkhadle	Male	Iimey	Civilian
160	Sheikh Mohamed Shide	Male	Dhagaxbuur	Civilian
161	Shire Aw Mohamed Ismail	Male	Dhagaxbuur	Civilian
162	Shukri Galadiid	Male	Qabridaharre	OWDA member
163	Taman Ahmed Gamadiid	Male	Diridhabo	Civilian
164	Taman Ahmed Nur	Male	Dhagaxbuur	Civilian
165	Yusuf Ali Gaas	Male	Dhagaxbuur	Civilian
166	Zahra Abdirahman	Female	Dhagaxbuur	Civilian
167	Zahra Ali Guuye	Female	Dhagaxbuur	Civilian
168	Zahra Sheikh Ahmed	Female	Diridhabo	Civilian
169	Zaynab Haji	Female	Dhagaxbuur	Civilian
170	Zubeer Abdullahi Da’ud	Male	Qoriile	Civilian

In September 2000, the following individuals, had their property looted and were illegally detained in military barracks by Ethiopian government forces.

No	Name	Gender	Place	Occupation
171	Abdelaziz H. Omar	Male	Nusdariiq	Civilian
172	Abdi Sheikh Abdi	Male	Shaygoosh	Civilian
173	Abdi Sheikh Hassan Hared	Male	Shaygoosh	Civilian
174	Abdibuur Mohamed Dahir	Male	Shaygoosh	Civilian
175	Abdihabib Sirad Dahir	Male	Shaygoosh	Civilian
176	Abdikoos Hussein Sheikh	Male	Shaygoosh	Civilian
177	Abdirahman Mohamed Wali	Male	Shaygoosh	Civilian
178	Abdiwahab Mohamoud Osman	Male	Shaygoosh	Civilian
179	Ahmed Kaad Sheikh Mohamed	Male	Shaygoosh	Civilian
180	Ahmed Sheikh Hassan Hared	Male	Shaygoosh	Civilian
181	Ahmednur Haybe Hassan	Male	Shaygoosh	Civilian
182	Ardo Mohamed Bulaal	Female	Shaygoosh	Civilian
183	Bashir Hassan Ismail	Male	Barmiilka	Civilian
184	Farah Ahmed Isaq	Male	Shaygoosh	Civilian
185	Hadiis Mohamed Abdimadar	Male	Shaygoosh	Civilian
186	Halimo Bulhan Omar	Female	Shaygoosh	Civilian
187	Hassan Dheere	Male	Nusdariiq	Civilian
188	Hukun Abdulqadir Mohamed	Male	Shaygoosh	Civilian
189	Ibado Abdullahi Abdihayir	Female	Shaygoosh	Civilian
190	Kaad Mohamed Ahmed	Male	Shaygoosh	Civilian
191	Khadar Mohamed Muhumed	Male	Shaygoosh	Civilian
192	Khalif Weyrah Kaariye	Male	Barmiilka	Civilian
193	Li’ilaf Sheikh Mohamed	Female	Dhagaxbuur	Civilian`
194	Mohamed Abdi Qalonbi	Male	Shaygoosh	Civilian
195	Mohamed Abshir Khalif	Male	Shaygoosh	Civilian
196	Mohamed Aw Isse	Male	Dhagaxbuur	Civilian
197	Mohamed Moallin Abdi	Male	Shaygoosh	Civilian
198	Mohamed Qorane Abdi	Male	Shaygoosh	Civilian
199	Mohamoud Sulub Hurre	Male	Shaygoosh	Civilian
200	Nimco Abdi Qani	Female	Shaygoosh	Civilian
201	Nimco Hassan Wabah	Female	Shaygoosh	Civilian
202	Sahane Hassan Ismail	Male	Barmiilka	Civilian
203	Sahane Qalinle Ibrahim	Male	Barmiilka	Civilian
204	Shukri Ahmed Dahir	Male	Nusdariiq	Civilian
205	Suldan Ahmed Sirad	Male	Shaygoosh	Civilian
206	Ubah Hassan Ganey	Female	Nusdariiq	Civilian
207	Zeynab Ali	Female	Nusdariiq	Civilian
208	Zeynab Moallin Bashir	Female	Barmiilka	Civilian

In November 2000, in Daroor, detained and crippled by torture.

No	Name	Gender	Place	Occupation
209	Mukhtar Moallin Yusuf Farah	Male	Daroor	Civilian

In April 2001, they were collected from their homes in Fiiq, Xamaro and Sagag, then have been transferred to military barracks in Fiiq. No reason has been given for their detention.*Amin is 14 years-old boy.

No	Name	Gender	Place	Occupation
210	Abdelaziz Khalif	Male	Fiiq	Civilian
211	Abdi Mukhtar Askar	Male	Fiiq	Civilian
212	Abdi Omar Dahir	Male	Fiiq	Civilian
213	Abdi Shukri Abdi	Male	Fiiq	Civilian
214	Abdirisaq Indhayare	Male	Fiiq	Civilian
215	Abdullahi Ahmed Abdi	Male	Fiiq	Civilian
216	Abdulqadir Muhumed Ibrahim	Male	Fiiq	Civilian
217	Adan Asod	Male	Fiiq	Civilian
218	Ahmed Abdi Dahir	Male	Fiiq	Civilian
219	Ahmed Ayub Abdi	Male	Fiiq	Civilian
220	Ahmed Jamal Sh. Abdi	Male	Fiiq	Civilian
221	Ali Sheikh	Male	Fiiq	Civilian
222	Amin Sayid*	14yrs old Male	Fiiq	Civilian
223	Ardo Hirsi	Female	Sagag	Civilian
224	Bashir Abdi Khalif	Male	Fiiq	Civilian
225	Dahabo Hirsi	Female	Sagag	Civilian
226	Dahir Warsame	Male	Fiiq	Civilian
227	Deh Obeyd	Male	Fiiq	Civilian
228	Deyr Hassan	Male	Fiiq	Civilian
229	Dhol Muhumed Jire	Female	Sagag	Civilian
230	Fadumo Ali Bisle	Female	Hamaro	Civilian
231	Fadumo Obeyd	Female	Sagag	Civilian
232	Farah Abdi Abdullahi	Female	Sagag	Civilian
233	Farhiya Hirsi	Female	Sagag	Civilian
234	Fathi Sheikh Siyad	Female	Hamaro	Civilian
235	Hashi Indhayare	Male	Fiiq	Civilian
236	Ifrah Yassin Ali	Female	Hamaro	Civilian
237	Jamal Elmi Abdi	Male	Fiiq	Civilian
238	Jamal Hassan Hali	Male	Fiiq	Civilian
239	Khadra Ibrahim	Female	Sagag	Civilian
240	Makhtal Ahmed Heban	Male	Fiiq	Civilian
241	Maryan Abdulqadir	Female	Sagag	Civilian
242	Mohamed Ahmed Bidde	Male	Fiiq	Civilian
243	Mukhtar Abdi Gurey	Male	Fiiq	Civilian
244	Nur Shukri Hassan	Male	Fiiq	Civilian
245	Sahardiid Muhumed Ali	Male	Fiiq	Civilian
246	Sayid Dhere Hussein	Male	Fiiq	Civilian
247	Shafi Hayi	Male	Fiiq	Civilian
248	Shafi Mohamed Adan	Male	Fiiq	Civilian
249	Shukriya Ahmed	Female	Hamaro	Civilian
250	Siyad Hussien Ibrahim	Male	Fiiq	Civilian
251	Taman Ahmed Khalif	Female	Hamaro	Civilian
252	Zeynab Sheikh Abdullahi	Female	Hamaro	Civilian

On 11^th November 2001, in Yucub, 37 civilians were detained illegally. They underwent severe physical and psychological torture. Among them were:

No	Name	Gender	Place	Occupation
253	Afirkaan Dahir	Male	Yucub	Civilian
254	Asad Yusuf	Male	Yucub	Civilian
255	Barkin Abdullahi	Male	Yucub	Civilian
256	Afi Haybe	Male	Yucub	Civilian
257	Awke Mohamed Khalif	Male	Yucub	Civilian
258	Dhafor Omar	Male	Yucub	Civilian
259	Gani Adan mire	Male	Yucub	Civilian
260	Hamdi Osman	Female	Yucub	Civilian
261	Jama Haybe	Male	Yucub	Civilian
262	Khadar Adan Mire	Male	Yucub	Civilian
263	Khadar Yusuf	Male	Yucub	Civilian
264	Kiin Mohamed khalif	Female	Yucub	Civilian
265	Maan Raage	Female	Yucub	Civilian
266	Nimco Abdi Ali	Female	Yucub	Civilian
267	Quresh Ahmed Dheere	Female	Yucub	Civilian
268	Saada Abdullahi	Female	Yucub	Civilian

On 15^th November 2001, in Doolo district, the following civilians were rounded up, and then transferred to a military barracks. They were accused of distributing leaflets denouncing Ethiopian government’s practices in the Ogaden. Among them are *five minors:

No	Name	Gender	Place	Occupation
269	Asiya Haybe Ali*	Female 15yrs-old	Doolo	Civilian
270	Barre Abdi Mahdi	Male	Doolo	Civilian
271	Dahir Abdisamad	Male	Doolo	Civilian
272	Diriye Sirad Hassan	Male	Doolo	Civilian
273	G. Adan Mire*	Female 14yrs-old	Doolo	Civilian
274	Hamdi Osman Hassan*	Female 15yrs-old	Doolo	Civilian
275	Khadra Adan Mire*	Female 13yrs-old	Doolo	Civilian
276	Kiin Ahmed Elabe	Female	Doolo	Civilian
277	Nima Abdi Ahmed	Female	Doolo	Civilian
278	Nima Abdi Dhutiye*	Female 15yrs-old	Doolo	Civilian
279	Sheikh Ahmed Kaboole	Male	Doolo	Religious Scholar
280	Zeynab Barkhadle Awl	Female	Doolo	Civilian

On 23^rd –28^th February 2002, they were detained in Gudhis, Godey and Nusdariiq. They were tortured while in detention.*Sadiya is being detained with her two sons. Ten she-camels belonging to *Hashi, were confiscated.

No	Name	Gender	Place	Occupation
281	Abdi Moallin Mohamed	Male	Gudhis	Civilian
282	Ahmed Barkhadle Abdullahi	Male	Gudhis	Civilian
283	Bashir Suldan	Male	Godey	Civilian
284	Deyl Ahmed Wayel	Male	Nusdariiq	Civilian
285	Hashi Abdullahi*	Male	Godey	Civilian
286	Hussein Ali	Male	Godey	Civilian
287	Mohamed Mukhtar Abdi	Male	Gudhis	Civilian
288	Muhumed Salin Mohamed	Male	Nusdariiq	Civilian
289	Sadiya Arab*	Female	Godey	Civilian
290	Shamis Muhumed Nur	Female	Godey	Civilian
291	Tasir Qalib Sugule	Male	Godey	Civilian

On 12^th February 2002, in Qudubi district, they were detained illegally, and each of them fined 400 Ethiopian Birr.

No	Name	Gender	Place	Occupation
292	Dhudi Mohamed Agole	Female	Qudubi	Civilian
293	Fadumo Ibrahim Dhere	Female	Qudubi	Civilian
294	Ido Ahmed Jigre	Female	Qudubi	Civilian

On 15^th March 2002, in Gudhis District, Nogob Region, the following nomads were detained, then released after each of them gave two-head of camel as ransom to the Ethiopian forces.

No	Name	Gender	Place	Occupation
295	Abdullahi Adan Good	Male	Gudhis	Nomad
296	Adan Khalif	Male	Gudhis	Nomad
297	Bade Adan Hashi	Male	Gudhis	Nomad
298	Bade Muhumed	Male	Gudhis	Nomad
299	Farah Mahad	Male	Gudhis	Nomad
300	Mohamed Tarabi	Male	Gudhis	Nomad

In March 2002, in Fiiq, Dig, Galadiid, Caado, Birqod, Garbo, Geri Go’an, Gurdumi Qoriile, the following individuals were detained, their property confiscated and then transferred to military barracks, where they were subjected to extensive torture.*Kinsi and *Dahabo, were accused of marrying their daughters to ONLF members.

No	Name	Gender	Place	Occupation
301	Abdi Farah	Male	Birqod	Civilian
302	Abdi Hiis Sheikh Mohamed	Male	Qoriile	Civilian
303	Abdi Madoobe Hirey	Male	Qoriile	Civilian
304	Abdi Mohamed Afi	Male	Qoriile	Civilian
305	Abdi Wali Hassan	Male	Qoriile	Civilian
306	Abdinassir Mohamed Ali	Male	Qoriile	Civilian
307	Abdirahman gunagado	Male	Geri Go’an	Civilian
308	Abdullahi Ahmed Urur	Male	Galadiid	Civilian
309	Abdullahi Hassan Hirsi	Male	Galadiid	Civilian
310	Adde Ahmed Sulub	Male	Galadiid	Civilian
311	Ahmed Abdinassir	Male	Gurdumi	Civilian
312	Ahmed Awale Ali	Male	Qoriile	Civilian
313	Ahmed Mohamed Farah	Male	Birqod	Civilian
314	Ahmed Nur Sh. Mohamoud	Male	Qoriile	Civilian
315	Ali Haad	Male	Gurdumi	Civilian
316	Ali Mumin	Male	Birqod	Civilian
317	Amran Yusuf Beyleh	Female	Qoriile	Civilian
318	Ayan Aw Ali Good	Female	Qoriile	Civilian
319	Badri Haji Jama	Male	Dig	Civilian
320	Bashir Ibrahim Hussein	Male	Qoriile	Civilian
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