By Felix Horne
(HRW) — A year ago today, Ethiopian security forces arrested Pastor Omot Agwa and six colleagues at Addis Ababa’s Bole Airport and took them to the notorious Maekelawi police station, where torture is routine.
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(HRW) \u2014 A year ago today, Ethiopian security forces arrested Pastor Omot Agwa and six colleagues at Addis Ababa\u2019s Bole Airport and took them to the notorious Maekelawi police station, where torture is routine.<\/p>\n\n
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