HRLHA Appeal and Urgent Action
March 4, 2013 (HRLHA) — The Human Rights League of the Horn of Africa (HRLHA) strongly condemns the academic dismissals and suspensions of ten students of Addis Ababa University from their studies on February 21, 2013 upon their return to the University to resume their studies after a two-week break following the end of the first term exam. According to information obtained through HRLHA informants, this purely racial and politically motivated decision handed down by what is known as the discipline committee of the University was connected with the incident that took place in January 2013 between the Tigre and Oromo students. Various sources, including the HRLHA, have reported that the clash between the two groups of students was triggered when some students of Tigre nationals posted posters containing derogatory messages that aimed at the Oromo people. In connection with this incident, HRLHA had then reported, under an urgent action entitled,
“Beatings, Arrests and Detentions at Addis Ababa University”, that more than 100 Addis Ababa University students, the majority of whom were Oromos, were arrested and detained.
All the ten dismissed and/or suspended students, one of whom was a female, spent about a month in detention before they were released on bail and returned to the University. The ten students who were given academic dismissal and suspension were:
| No | Name | Sex | Department & Year | Birth Place |
| 1 | Tadele Tarkegn | M | Earth Science – 3rdyear | Nekemt/Wolega, Oromia |
| 2 | Abebe Tuji Chala | M | Biology 3rd year | South Showa, Oromia |
| 3 | Gemechu Deleto Dafo | M | Science 4th | |
| 4 | Melkamu Mulugeta Kefyalew | M | Physics 4th | Liben, Oromia |
| 5 | Fikadu Meserra | M | Chemistry 3rd | Chalia, Gedo, Oromia |
| 6 | Addis Gatera Yadessa | F | Mathematics 4th | |
| 7 | Bekalu Siyum Teshale | M | Mathematics 4th | Ajje, Oromia |
| 8 | Kajela Adimasu Deressa | M | Biology 3rd | Aira, Wolegga, Oromia |
| 9 | Isayas Itana | M | Geology 2nd | Mendi, Wollega, Oromia |
| 10 | Ararsa Waktola Oljirra | M | Earth Science 4th | Limu, Wollega, Oromia |
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