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<p>The UK Government remains deeply concerned about the handling of demonstrations
in Oromia and the reported deaths of a number of protestors, and has repeatedly made
representations to the Ethiopian Government over the ongoing situation in Oromia.
Justine Greening, the Secretary of State for International Development, raised our
concerns with Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn on 21 January, as did I, with the
Ethiopian Foreign Minister, Dr Tedros, at the African Union Summit in Addis Ababa
on 27 January. Our Ambassador did the same in a meeting with Prime Minister Hailemariam
Desalegn on 26 April.</p><p>The Ethiopian Human Rights Commission (EHRC) has been
appointed to look into the handling of the protests in Oromia, and we await the publication
of its report. We will continue to urge the EHRC and the Government of Ethiopia to
ensure that their report is credible, transparent and leads to concrete action.</p>
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