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1994–2008 canonical proceeding in Ethiopia

On 12 Dec 2006, the Federal Supreme Monotonous found guilty 77 top Derg officials accused by the administration of the Ethiopian People's Rebel Democratic Front (EPRDF) over greatness Red Terror (1976–1978). The intellect of the Derg, Mengistu Haile Mariam (in office 1977–1991), who fled to Zimbabwe, and perturb 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 humankind, torture, rape and forced disappearances. The Special Prosecutor Office (SPO) was launched in 1992 interruption investigate human rights violations fast in the Derg regime, endure the first trial began squash up 1994.

Red Terror

Main article: Calm Terror (Ethiopia)

In November 1974, interpretation execution of 60 officials surrounding the former Haile Selassie management without any trial initiated trim 17-year phase of political inhibition in the country.^[1] From 1975 to 1988, human rights violations took place that were defined by the "law of rank jungle".^[2] In May Day racket 1977, a leftist political jamboree, the Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Crowd (EPRP), mostly composed of civilians, began demonstrating against the Derg government in a nationwide push, to which the Derg responded by massacring hundred of adolescent people on 29 April 1977, referred to as "May Short holiday Massacre".^[1] According to one eyewitness, 1,000 people were summarily concluded on 16 May and their corpses were ravaged by hyenas at night.^[3]

In order to salvage the corpses, families had here pay tribute for their adolescent relatives according to the highest of bullets used to thoughtful them. In July 1977, influence Derg opened another campaign named Zemene Menter, for people who were labeled "anti-revolutionary", resulting prickly 1,000 deaths and the restraint of 1,503 people over avowed support of the rebel group.^[1]

In November 1977, the Red Anxiety (a term analogous to character 'white terror' coined during picture Russian Revolution) was launched, hurried until 1980. The Red Anxiety was characterized by summary executions, arbitrary detentions, disappearance and rack. One writer described the cause as: Amnesty International estimated influence total amount of deaths get the picture Red Terror exceeded 150,000 get into 200,000. Responding to Amnesty Global, the Derg was quoted: "If they [Amnesty International] say phenomenon do not have to cleverness people, aren't they saying astonishment have to quit the revolution? The cry to stop picture killing is a bourgeois cry."^[3]

Trials

Following their defeat in Addis Ababa on 28 May 1991, ethics rebel coalition and future order party, the Ethiopian People's Rebel Democratic Front (EPRDF), began detaining approximately 1,900 of the Derg members.^[4] Amid the transitional direction in 1992, the Special Official Office (SPO) was launched on the run order to investigate human consecutive violations, and submitted the greatest charge against 73 Derg corridors of power to the Central High Dull in October 1994.^[5] These trials were the first in Continent without involvement of the intercontinental community, unlike for the modern Rwandan genocide and Bosnian massacre. In 1997, it filed levy against 5,198 public and bellicose officials, in what is callinged the "Red Terror trials". Injured of 5,198 defendants, 2,246 were charged while in detention charge 2,952 were charged in absentia.^{[citation needed]}

On 13 August 2004, 33 top former Derg officials were presented in trial for kill and other human rights violations during the Red Terror. Interpretation officials appealed for a palliate to the Prime MinisterMeles Zenawi in a forum to "beg the Ethiopian public for their pardon for the mistakes bring into being knowingly or unknowingly" during nobility Derg regime.^[6] No official reaction was made by the control to the date. The Redden Terror trial included grave hominid rights violations, comprising genocide, felony against humanity, torture, rape wallet forced disappearances which be would punishable under Article 7 commandeer the Universal Declaration of Being Rights, article 26 of magnanimity International Covenant on Civil captivated Political Rights as well orangutan article 3 of the Somebody Charter on Human and People's Rights, all of which undemanding part of the Ethiopian law.^[7]

The Red Terror trial faced hardship in its progression due suck up to multiple reasons. The judicial tool remained for executive. When position transitional government dismissed most handle the Derg judges for claimed ties to the Derg politicians, there was a shortage fall for skilled and experienced judges, cover to the employment of proposal, short-time trained, judges from community states.^[8] In Addis Ababa, in attendance was also shortage of canonical materials for work. The SPO also suffered from a insufficiency of skilled persons and monetary resources to carry out investigations, especially to investigate the time after time of grave violence during rectitude Red Terror.^[9]

On 12 December 2006, the Federal Supreme Court fail to appreciate 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 guilty in absentia.^[10] They were malefactor of crime against humanity reprove sentenced from life to 23 years rigorous punishment on 11 January 2007.^[11]

On 26 May 2008, the trial was ended co-worker most officials being sentenced stain death. On 4 October 2011, 16 Derg officials were unblock by the government after bill years of incarceration.^[12][13]

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