Summary Executions

Ogaden Human Rights Committee

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I. Summary Executions

Article 3 of the UDHR provides that: « Everyone has the right to life, liberty and security of person. » However, many civilians were extrajudicially killed or tortured to death by Ethiopian Security and armed forces, in the Ogaden, on suspicion of being sympathizers or supporters of the ONLF.

On 25^th March 2000, Mohamed Ahmed, also known as “Dhadac”, Cawl-ku-Dhal commissioner, Dhagaxbuur Region, was gunned downed in broad daylight, in front of his family by members of Ethiopian government forces. No reason was given for his murder.

No	Name	Gender	Place	Occupation
1	Mohamed Ahmed Aw Ismail	Male	Cawl-Ku-Dhal	Commissioner

In 2001, the following defenceless civilians, were summarily executed by Ethiopian government forces. *Samira, was a nursing mother.*Deka, was killed with her baby boy.*Da’us, Hassan and Khadar, were teenagers. No reason has been given for their execution.

No	Name	Gender	Place	occupation
2	Abdullahi Muhumed	Male	Dhagaxbuur	Civilian
3	Ahmed Danbah	Male	Dhagaxbuur	Civilian
4	Ahmed Hassan	Male	Dhagaxbuur	Civilian
5	Anab Sigarre	Female	Dhagaxbuur	Housewife
6	Arab Bagaf	Male	Dhagaxbuur	Civilian
7	Da’us Aqil Ganbeys*	Male	Wardheer	Civilian
8	Deka Barre Osman*	Female	Nogob	Housewife
9	Hassan Ahmed Adeis*	Male	Wardheer	Civilian
10	Hinda Ali Hassan	Female	Toon-Dixley	Housewife
11	Hindi Abdi Arab	Female	Dhagaxbuur	Housewife
12	Khadar Hassan Arab*	Male	Wardheer	Civilian
13	Nur Tur	Male	Dhagaxbuur	Civilian
14	Sahane Muhumed Adan	Male	Nogob	Civilian
15	Samira Abdi Malow*	Female	Garbo	Housewife
16	Sheikh Abdi Gurhan	Male	Qabridaharre	Civilian
17	Sulekha Sheikh Abdi Gurhan	Female	Qabridaharre	Housewife
18	Nur Osman Dool	Male	Qoriile	Community Elder

On 16^th March 2002, in Shaygoosh, detained and tortured to death.

No	Name	Gender	Place	Occupation
19	Kad Abdi Budul	Male	Shaygoosh	Nomad

On 27^th March 2002, in Garawo, Dhagaxbuur Region, Ethiopian troops killed two brothers and their nephew, without due process of law. They are:

No	Name	Gender	Place	Occupation
20	Mawlid Ahmed Ali	Male	Garawo	Nomad
21	Abshir Ahmed Ali	Male	Garawo	Nomad
22	Muhumed Adan	Male	Garawo	Nomad

On 31^st July 2002, in Falfal, Dhagaxbuur Region, he was killed and his goats slaughtered as a dinner for his killers.

No	Name	Gender	Place	Occupation
23	Abdirahman Mohamoud Geele	Male	Falfal	Nomad

On 27^th January 2003, in Caado, Hashi was detained, his property confiscated and then tortured to death. His tortured body has been found outside Ethiopian military barracks.

No	Name	Gender	Place	Occupation
24	Hashi Abdi	Male	Caado	Nomad

On 14^th March 2003, in Laan Jaleelo, Qoraxey Region, ONLF vigilantes killed him without due process of law under the pretext of being an enemy spy.

No	Name	Gender	Place	Occupation
25	Qorane Salal	Male	Laan Jaleelo	Civilian

The following individuals were collected from different localities, at various times, and then taken to Ethiopian military barracks where they were subjected to extensive torture before they were summarily executed without due process of law.

No	Name	Place	Occupation
1	Abdi Hassan	Qabridaharre	ONLF member
2	Abdi Ibrahim Abdisamad	Bulaale	Civilian
3	Ali Dahir Ibrahim	Bukudhabo	Civilian
4	Halimo Hassan	Qabridaharre	Civilian
5.	Ibrahim Awil	Bulaale	Civilian
6	Mohamed Abdi	Bulaale	Civilian
7	Mohamed Ahmed	Higlaley	Civilian
8	Mukhtar Ali	Dhagaxbuur	Civilian
9	Ruqiya Mahdi	Fooljeex	Civilain
10	Saharla' Ali	Dhagaxbour	Civilian
11	Sureer S. Mohamed	Qabridaharre	Civilian

Aden's vehicle was commandeered by Ethiopian armed forces, who forced him at gun‑point to drive them into Somalia. He was never seen again by his family. Earlier, they gunned down in Godey another driver who refused to drive them.

No	Name	Place	Occupation
12	Ahmed Abdullahi B.	Godey	Driver

No	Name	Place	Occupation
1	Abdi Hassan	Qabridaharre	ONLF member
2	Abdi Ibrahim Abdisamad	Bulaale	Civilian
3	Ali Dahir Ibrahim	Bukudhabo	Civilian
4	Halimo Hassan	Qabridaharre	Civilian
5.	Ibrahim Awil	Bulaale	Civilian
6	Mohamed Abdi	Bulaale	Civilian
7	Mohamed Ahmed	Higlaley	Civilian
8	Mukhtar Ali	Dhagaxbuur	Civilian
9	Ruqiya Mahdi	Fooljeex	Civilain
10	Saharla' Ali	Dhagaxbour	Civilian
11	Sureer S. Mohamed	Qabridaharre	Civilian

No	Name	Place	Occupation
12	Ahmed Abdullahi B.	Godey	Driver

42 citizens were collected from dhagaxbuur and nearby villages at various times, and

then taken to EPRDF camp and summarily executed without due process of law. Among them were the following twenty civilians:

No	Name	Place	Occupation
1	Abdi Aidid	Dhagaxbuur	Businessman
2	Abdi Ali	Dhiita	Camel-herder
3	Abdi Awliyo	Dhagaxbuur	Labourer
4	Abdullahi Adan	Dhagaxbuur	trader
5	Adan Wali	Dhagaxbuur	Civilian
6	Anab Abdinur