Ethiopia: Further information: legal concern: arrest of exiles returning for Conference of Peace and Reconciliation

107/93Abera Yemane-ab, a representative of the exile opposition COEDF party, is still in detention, although the court dismissed the charges against him on 13 April 1994. Elfinesh Kano, a popular Oromo singer, was detained on 31 December 1993 and is currently held in the Central Prison (Karchele) in Addis Ababa. He is reportedly seriously ill due to beatings and denial of medical treatment. AI believes that she is a prisoner of conscience.

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