Ethiopia accused of displacements

New York City : NY : USA | Jun 17, 2012 at 11:19 PM PDT

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The Ethiopian government is forcibly displacing tens of thousands from their land to make way for state-run sugar plantations, a campaign group has said. The displacements are happening in the country's Omo Valley, according to a report by the New York-based Human Rights Watch (HRW). FULL ARTICLE AT BBC

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