Group: Ethiopia's security forces killed over 400 protesters
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Human Rights Watch says Ethiopian security forces have killed more than 400 people in a crackdown on protests in the Oromia region since November.
The rights group said in a report released Thursday that tens of thousands of others have been arrested.
It urged Ethiopian authorities to urgently support an independent investigation into the killings and other abuses.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}There was no immediate comment from the Ethiopian government.
The student-led protests were sparked by a government plan to expand the municipal boundaries of the capital, Addis Ababa, into Oromia, where farmers fear they will lose their land.
The proposal has since been retracted.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Ethiopia's government frequently faces allegations of rights abuses against opposition groups, journalists and minority groups.