As Ethiopia grapples to solve its multiple security issues ahead of the elections this year, an international human rights group has accused … the East African nation’s security forces of arresting opposition supporters.

Ethiopia’s elections, the first democratic exercise in 15 years, are scheduled for later this year. Some opposition groups have proposed they be postponed because of the escalating security issues as well as seasonal ones. The elections will tentatively be held in August, which also happens to be the rainy season in the region.