the Gharri Genocide

The reports of the Gharri Massacre in Ethiopia and Kenya: in 2000 are as follows:

As a result of an ethnic cleansing campaign sponsored by branches of the Ethiopian and the Kenyan governments, thousands of the Gharri people have lost their lives, many others were physically handicapped, thousands were displaced and families dispersed. Their properties were destroyed; millions of their animals looted. It is the duty of government to safeguard the welfare and well-being of citizens; however, the government has failed to fulfill its obligation to take an appropriate action. Instead, “the authorities have managed to cover up these crimes and their ugly consequences, making it appear a willing participant, directly or indirectly, in the conflicts” and genocide against the Gharri people. So far, the perpetrators have not been punished

Overwhelming evidences shows that, both the Ethiopian and the Kenyan local government officials and armed security officers have been playing leading roles in the ethnic cleansing campaign that took place against the Gharri people.

“The Ethiopian federal government, on its part, has failed to attend to and resolve the ethnic cleansing occurred in the Gharri region in Southern Ethiopia, thereby ignoring the responsibility entrusted to it by Article 48 (1) of the Constitution which states,” All border disputes shall be settled by agreement of the concerned States. Where the concerned States fail to reach agreement, the House of the Federation shall decide such disputes on the basis of settlement patterns and the wishes of the peoples concerned."

We call upon the Ethiopian and the Kenyan government to take an urgent and appropriate action to:

Bring to justice those individuals, government officials, and armed security persons who were responsible for the ethnic cleansing that led to, the loss of many lives, and the destruction of the Gharri property in Arero Wereda, in the Gharri region, in Southern Ethiopia as well as the Gharri victims in Bute and Danaba, located in the Eastern Kenya.

Also, we are asking your help to demand that the Ethiopian and the Kenyan governments pay compensation and rehabilitate those surviving victims and families of the deceased. Please see the following:

Table 1. Summary of total property lost and number of people killed on September 07, 2000.

	Type of destruction	Size of destruction
1	Humans · Killed · Wounded	75 33
2	Houses destroyed by fire	9
3	Domestic animals looted · Cattle · Goats · Mules · Camels	570 1624 16 176
4	Looted money in cash	Over 80,000 Birr

The details of the destructions summarised in Table 1 above are presented in Tables 2 and 3 below:

I, 83 Gharri people were killed including women, children and the elderly. Also, 32 people were seriously injured

	*Full name of deceased*	*Sex*	*Age*	*Brief description of circumstance*
1	Abdi Aliyu Molu	Male	60	Shot and killed and the facial skin peeled off while sheltering for safety at the wereda council's office
2	Menur Mediker Aliyo	=	57	Same as above
3	Alew Ibrahim Hassen	=	31	Same as above
4	Nishow Ibren Yisak	=	37	Same as above
5	Abrosh Edin Mohammed	=	35	Same as above
6	Mohammed Haji Ali?	=	64	Shot and killed while sheltering for safety at the wereda council's office
7	Ibrahim Ali Yisak	=	60	Same as above
8	Eden Bereyohu Mohammed	=	53	Set on fire while at home
9	Abdrahman Abdo?	=	25	Same as above
10	Mohammed Aliyu Abdella	=	17	Same as above
11	Mohammed Menur Mediker	=	15	Same as above
12	Edin Geraw Yisak	=	13	Same as above
13	Aliyu Iya Ketelo	=	20	Same as above
14	Abdunur Ali Kula	=	5	Same as above
15	Edin Yisak	Male	6	Set on fire while at home
16	Edin M/Aliyu Ibren	"	10	Same as above
17	Mohammed Hassen Mohammed	"	5	Same as above
18	Yisak Aliyu Hassen	"	3	Same as above
19	Yisak Mohammed Mure	"	9	Same as above
20	Hassen Edin	"	11	Same as above
21	Ali Abdilahi Aliyu	"	5	Same as above
22	Yisak Ali Kula[1][1]	"	3	Same as above but with three other family members

	*Full name of deceased*	*Sex*	*Age*	*Brief description of circumstance*
23	Ibrahim Aliyu Nura	male	3	Set on fire while at home
24	Aliyu Nura M/Mustafa	"	45	Same as above
25	Hussein Shimoy Hussein	"	10	Same as above
26	Mohammed Gerew Yisak	"	10	Same as above

Type of destruction

Size of destruction