You never think this could happen in Ethiopia, but it did

Justice for Hanna Lalango and for all victims

On October 1, 2014 a young 16 years old Ethiopian girl from Addis Ababa by the name Hanna Lalango disappeared. She was found on October 11, 2014 and taken to hospital.

Doctors found out she had been brutally gang raped. Though she had hard time talking she told her family she was kidnaped by a group of young men in taxi and taken away. Hanna was on her way to her house from school. She described the unbelievable things the young men did to her.

Hanna died on November 1, 2014 from her injuries. How is this possible in Ethiopia?

The criminal has been caught and brought to the courts once. Many Ethiopian women and child advocates are calling for justice to be served.

We hope the perpetuators will be punished to the extent of the law of the land could allow. This should be a lesson to people with kind of mindset, the Ethiopian society and the law would not tolerate this.

There is a social media movement on behalf Hanna, please do what you can for justice  Justiceforhanna for this young lady and all victims of heinous crimes like this.

We would like to express our profound sandiness for Hanna young life and her family.

PLEASE SAVE OUR DAD FROM EXECUTION IN ETHIOPIA

https://you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/please-save-our-father-from-execution-in-ethiopia

Please intervene with the Ethiopian government and demand the return of our dad, Andy Tsege, who has been abducted and sentenced to death.

Why is this important?

Our dad, Andargachew ‘Andy’ Tsege from Islington, London, was kidnapped by Ethiopian security forces from an airport in Yemen in June 2014. Dad is now detained in a secret location in Ethiopia. 

In 2009, the Ethiopian regime said that they would execute our dad. Now they’ve kidnapped him, and are hiding him from British consular staff. Time is running out to save his life. 


Andy made Britain (London) his home in 1979, after fleeing political persecution by the Ethiopian government. He is a prominent opposition activist, working towards a democratic Ethiopia. In 2009, the regime said that they would execute our dad if he ever returned.
Please, Mr Cameron, tell the Ethiopians to let our dad come home.



Since Dad’s disappearance, our family has been in agony. We still don’t know where our dad is being held, or how he is being treated. The only glimpse we’ve had of him was when he was paraded on Ethiopian state TV giving a forced confession in July 2014. He looked thin and unwell.
So far the Ethiopian government has ignored British requests for ‘assurance’ that our dad will not be executed. We also know that torture is very common in Ethiopia, and we are desperately worried about his safety in detention. 


Please, Mr Cameron, tell the Ethiopians to let our dad come home. His kidnapping and detention is a serious breach of international law – please take firm action with the Ethiopian authorities and demand his return to the UK without delay.
Dad is a kind, loving and caring man – we are so worried about him and miss him so much. We need him home with us in London. 



(This petition was written by Yemi Hailemariam, Andy’s partner, and their children: Helawit, 15, and twins Menabe and Yilak, 7)

London man Andy Tsege faces death penalty in Ethiopia

The family of a north London man who is facing the death penalty in Ethiopia has said the government should be doing more to help get him home.

Andy Tsege, from Islington, who opposes the Ethiopian authorities, was seized in June and has been in solitary confinement ever since, his family says.

The Foreign Office says he is not being held "illegally".

BBC London's Charlotte Franks spoke to Mr Tsege's partner Yemi Hailemariam, Maya Foa from human rights organisation Reprieve, and Andy's sister Bezu Tsege.

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