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“Waiting Here for Death”: Forced Displacement and "villagization" in Ethiopia's Gambella Region
The first year of Gambella’s villagization program...[has caused] involuntary...transfers, the loss of livelihoods, the deteriorating food situation, and ongoing abuses by the armed forces against the affected people. Many of the areas from which people are being moved are slated for leasing by the government for commercial agricultural development. [full report refers to Karuturi Global, Saudi Star; includes response by Karuturi Global]