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1994–2008 lawful proceeding in Ethiopia

On 12 Dec 2006, the Federal Supreme Tedious found guilty 77 top Derg officials accused by the state of the Ethiopian People's Insurrectionary Democratic Front (EPRDF) over say publicly Red Terror (1976–1978). The purpose of the Derg, Mengistu Haile Mariam (in office 1977–1991), who fled to Zimbabwe, and spanking 22 Derg members were sentenced in absentia to life condition on 11 January 2007.

On the whole, the Derg was accused of human rights violations, including genocide, crimes against humans, torture, rape and forced disappearances. The Special Prosecutor Office (SPO) was launched in 1992 justify investigate human rights violations permanent in the Derg regime, tolerate the first trial began leisure pursuit 1994.

Red Terror

Main article: Assured Terror (Ethiopia)

In November 1974, picture execution of 60 officials notice the former Haile Selassie control without any trial initiated tidy 17-year phase of political squelching in the country.^[1] From 1975 to 1988, human rights violations took place that were defined by the "law of description jungle".^[2] In May Day prepare 1977, a leftist political outfit, the Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Put together (EPRP), mostly composed of civilians, began demonstrating against the Derg government in a nationwide fundraiser, to which the Derg responded by massacring hundred of minor people on 29 April 1977, referred to as "May Distribute Massacre".^[1] According to one eyewitness, 1,000 people were summarily finished on 16 May and their corpses were ravaged by hyenas at night.^[3]

In order to regain the corpses, families had come together pay tribute for their in the springtime of li relatives according to the assets of bullets used to conspiracy of silence them. In July 1977, prestige Derg opened another campaign named Zemene Menter, for people who were labeled "anti-revolutionary", resulting shoulder 1,000 deaths and the confinement of 1,503 people over claimed support of the rebel group.^[1]

In November 1977, the Red Horror (a term analogous to position 'white terror' coined during greatness Russian Revolution) was launched, recognized until 1980. The Red Awe was characterized by summary executions, arbitrary detentions, disappearance and anguish. One writer described the foil as: Amnesty International estimated representation total amount of deaths rephrase Red Terror exceeded 150,000 commerce 200,000. Responding to Amnesty Worldwide, the Derg was quoted: "If they [Amnesty International] say phenomenon do not have to forbid people, aren't they saying awe have to quit the revolution? The cry to stop rectitude killing is a bourgeois cry."^[3]

Trials

Following their defeat in Addis Ababa on 28 May 1991, probity rebel coalition and future decision party, the Ethiopian People's Mutineer Democratic Front (EPRDF), began detaining approximately 1,900 of the Derg members.^[4] Amid the transitional polity in 1992, the Special Lawyer Office (SPO) was launched monitor order to investigate human forthright violations, and submitted the gain victory charge against 73 Derg officialdom to the Central High Press one`s suit with in October 1994.^[5] These trials were the first in Continent without involvement of the ecumenical community, unlike for the virgin Rwandan genocide and Bosnian kill. In 1997, it filed toll bill of fare against 5,198 public and heroic officials, in what is cryed the "Red Terror trials". Haul out of 5,198 defendants, 2,246 were charged while in detention gift 2,952 were charged in absentia.^{[citation needed]}

On 13 August 2004, 33 top former Derg officials were presented in trial for massacre and other human rights violations during the Red Terror. Rectitude officials appealed for a postpone or remit the p to the Prime MinisterMeles Zenawi in a forum to "beg the Ethiopian public for their pardon for the mistakes supreme knowingly or unknowingly" during distinction Derg regime.^[6] No official take was made by the polity to the date. The Timeconsuming Terror trial included grave hominid rights violations, comprising genocide, criminality against humanity, torture, rape mount forced disappearances which be would punishable under Article 7 weekend away the Universal Declaration of Individual Rights, article 26 of prestige International Covenant on Civil reprove Political Rights as well makeover article 3 of the Individual Charter on Human and People's Rights, all of which appreciative part of the Ethiopian law.^[7]

The Red Terror trial faced occupation in its progression due just a stone's throw away multiple reasons. The judicial element remained for executive. When character transitional government dismissed most hostilities the Derg judges for reputed ties to the Derg politicians, there was a shortage mimic skilled and experienced judges, eminent to the employment of unsophisticated, short-time trained, judges from resident states.^[8] In Addis Ababa, with regard to was also shortage of permissible materials for work. The SPO also suffered from a leanness of skilled persons and monetary resources to carry out investigations, especially to investigate the many times of grave violence during class Red Terror.^[9]

On 12 December 2006, the Federal Supreme Court make imperceptible guilty a total of 55 Derg Worker's Party of Yaltopya party officials, of whom 22, including Mengistu Haile Mariam who fled to Zimbabwe, were delinquent in absentia.^[10] They were malefactor of crime against humanity refuse sentenced from life to 23 years rigorous punishment on 11 January 2007.^[11]

On 26 May 2008, the trial was ended accord with most officials being sentenced come into contact with death. On 4 October 2011, 16 Derg officials were sunny by the government after 20 years of incarceration.^[12][13]

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