This brief report has been written with the aim of providing updated information on the political situation in Ethiopia with focus on the treatment of members or persons affiliated with the following opposition groups: Ogaden National Liberation Front (ONLF), Oromo Liberation Front (OLF), Oromo Democratic Front (ODF) and Ginbot 7.

The brief report is the product of research into available open source information from a number of written sources, including reports from human rights organisations, academic publications, COI-reports and news articles. Furthermore, two sources with updated knowledge of the situation in Ethiopia were consulted; an academic researcher and a representative of an international human rights organisation.