Remembering December 13th: The Anuaks Massacre
Let
us take this day of sorrow and make it a day of healing among all
peace-loving Ethiopians
Anuak Council, a diaspora based advocacy group sent a letter to all Ethiopians to take December 13, where over four hundred innocent civilian Anuak were mascaraed by TPLF/EPRDF soliders, a day of sorrow and make it a day of healing. The letter sent by representative to ECADF ( Ethiopian Current Affairs Discussion Forum), a diaspora opposition website that the tenth anniversary of the brutal massacre of 424
unarmed Anuak in Gambella, region of Ethiopia by Ethiopian National
Defense Forces armed with guns and militia groups armed with
machetes. Not just the families of the victims, but all Anuak, will
forever remember that dark day that brought so many pains, tears and
suffering. Even
after ten years, some widows, some fathers, some mothers and children
are still waiting to bury their loved ones properly. Some day their
bodies, which were buried in mass graves, will be exhumed and buried
with proper respect by their families and loved ones. Some day a
memorial of remembrance may be erected in Gambella in their honor, to
remind people that behind every name on that memorial, is a human
life, given as a precious gift from God, our Creator. Such memorials
may be erected all over Ethiopia where innocent lives of Ethiopians
have been taken. Some day, a large monument—a wall of shame—could
be erected in Addis Ababa with the names of the Anuak and the names
of all other people throughout Ethiopia who have lost their lives at
the hands of the TPLF/EPRDF regime that devalues human life. The letter stated that on
this Anuak Memorial Day, Anuak in Gambella cannot join with Anuak in
the Diaspora in observing the day. It is prohibited by the
TPLF/EPRDF regime. Instead, they will have to look forward to the day
they will be able to join together in a service such as the ones
being held in Minnesota, Kenya, South Sudan and in other cities where
there are Anuak where they are free to remember the death of more
than 1500 other Anuak who were killed in the next two years following
the December massacre. Because public mourning is not allowed,
those who want to remember family members, friends and community
members who died, must quietly carry out some kind of observances
within their homes and hearts. To read more click here.
Anuak Council, a diaspora based advocacy group sent a letter to all Ethiopians to take December 13, where over four hundred innocent civilian Anuak were mascaraed by TPLF/EPRDF soliders, a day of sorrow and make it a day of healing. The letter sent by representative to ECADF ( Ethiopian Current Affairs Discussion Forum), a diaspora opposition website that the tenth anniversary of the brutal massacre of 424
unarmed Anuak in Gambella, region of Ethiopia by Ethiopian National
Defense Forces armed with guns and militia groups armed with
machetes. Not just the families of the victims, but all Anuak, will
forever remember that dark day that brought so many pains, tears and
suffering. Even
after ten years, some widows, some fathers, some mothers and children
are still waiting to bury their loved ones properly. Some day their
bodies, which were buried in mass graves, will be exhumed and buried
with proper respect by their families and loved ones. Some day a
memorial of remembrance may be erected in Gambella in their honor, to
remind people that behind every name on that memorial, is a human
life, given as a precious gift from God, our Creator. Such memorials
may be erected all over Ethiopia where innocent lives of Ethiopians
have been taken. Some day, a large monument—a wall of shame—could
be erected in Addis Ababa with the names of the Anuak and the names
of all other people throughout Ethiopia who have lost their lives at
the hands of the TPLF/EPRDF regime that devalues human life. The letter stated that on
this Anuak Memorial Day, Anuak in Gambella cannot join with Anuak in
the Diaspora in observing the day. It is prohibited by the
TPLF/EPRDF regime. Instead, they will have to look forward to the day
they will be able to join together in a service such as the ones
being held in Minnesota, Kenya, South Sudan and in other cities where
there are Anuak where they are free to remember the death of more
than 1500 other Anuak who were killed in the next two years following
the December massacre. Because public mourning is not allowed,
those who want to remember family members, friends and community
members who died, must quietly carry out some kind of observances
within their homes and hearts. To read more click here. 
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