Event Update | March 24, 2022

Transitional Justice in Ethiopia including the Right to Truth: Consultation meeting with stakeholders

The event also marks the International Day for the Right to the Truth concerning Gross Human Rights Violations and for the Dignity of Victims, observed each year on March 24 since 2010

ጋዜጣዊ መግለጫ | March 23, 2022

የኦሮሚያ ክልል፡- የከረዩ የሚችሌ ገዳ የጅላ አባላት ላይ ለተፈጸመው ግድያ የወንጀል ተጠያቂነትን የማረጋገጥ ስራ

የእርቅ ሂደቱ የወንጀል ተጠያቂነትን መተካት ወይም ማስተጓጎል የለበትም

Human Rights Concept | March 23, 2022

Ensuring Women’s Participation

Women’s equal and meaningful participation for a sustainable future!

ስብሰባዎች እና ሌሎች ዝግጅቶች | March 22, 2022

ሕገወጥ የሰዎች ዝውውርና ድንበር ማሻገር ወንጀልን በተመለከተ የተወሰዱ እርምጃዎችን ለመገምገም የተዘጋጀ አውደ ጥናት

ዓለም አቀፍ የሴቶችን ቀን በምናስብበበት በዚህ ወር ውስጥ ሕገወጥ የሰዎች ዝውውርና ድንበር ማሻገር በሴቶችና ሕፃናት ላይ ሰብአዊ መብቶች ጥሰት እያደረሰ በመሆኑ ምላሽ ለመስጠት የሚደረጉ ጥረቶችን ውጤታማ ለማድረግ በጋራ መስራት አስፈላጊነትን ማስታወስ ተገቢ ነው

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  • Ensuring Women’s Participation…
  • ሕገወጥ የሰዎች ዝውውርና ድንበር ማሻገር ወንጀልን በተመለከተ የተወሰዱ እርምጃዎችን ለመገምገም የተዘጋጀ አው…

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March 17, 2022 EHRC Quote

Advancing the rights of women with disabilities and elderly women part of women’s rights advocacy

Women’s empowerment must be inclusive of women with disabilities and elderly women
March 11, 2022 Press Release, Report

Afar and Amhara Regions: Report on Violations of Human Rights and International Humanitarian Law in Afar and Amhara Regions of Ethiopia Published

Strong commitment of all actors indispensable to obtain justice for victims and rehabilitation of areas affected by the conflict
March 09, 2022 Human Rights Concept

Gender Equality and Human Rights

Gender Equality refers to the right to equality and non-discrimination between men and women in all spheres. It is a fundamental human rights principle that every individual shall be equal before the law and shall be entitled to equal protection of the law without distinction of any kind.
March 08, 2022 Event Update

From March 8 to March 8: A look back at a year of EHRC’s work on Women’s Rights!

To mark International Women’s Day 2022, here is an overview of the Commission’s advocacy messages on women’s rights from March 8, 2021 to March 8, 2022.
March 03, 2022 Event Update

Ensuring integration of gender issues across all of EHRC’s activities

The Ethiopian Human Rights Commission (EHRC) has launched a Gender Core Team on March 1, 2022 with the objective of revitalizing already ongoing initiatives of mainstreaming gender in key processes and systems.
February 24, 2022 Expert Views

Safeguarding the Rights of Human Rights Defenders in Ethiopia through the Implementation of the Marrakech Declaration

Human rights defenders can be of any gender, age, or background. To be a human rights defender, a person can act to address any human right (or rights) on behalf of individuals or groups.
February 23, 2022 Event Update

National Human Rights Institutions (NHRIs) key to ensuring promotion and protection of migrants’ rights: IGAD Working Group on Migration and Human Rights Meeting

The Working Group is an experience sharing platform that brings together National Human Rights Institutions (NHRIs) in the Intergovernmental Authority for Development (IGAD) member states
February 21, 2022 EHRC Quote

Congratulations Belain Gebremedhin!

“Although our Commission will be missing one of its dedicated right hands, we are confident of Belain Gebremedhin’s invaluable contribution to the newly established institution both as a human rights expert and as an avid advocate for persons with disability and older persons.”
February 18, 2022 EHRC Quote

EHRC monitoring civilian displacement in Amhara, Afar regions

“As of February 16, 2020, some 920 households are said to have reached Semera where they are seeking protection and humanitarian assistance.”
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September 26th, 8:00 pm

በኦሮሚያ ክልል፣ ሆሮ ጉዱሩ ወለጋ ዞን በታጠቁ ቡድኖች በሲቪል ሰዎች ላይ የተፈጸሙ ጥቃቶች

መንግሥት የሲቪል ሰዎችን ደኅንነት የማስጠበቅ ግዴታውን በአግባቡ መወጣት ይኖርበታል

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September 23rd, 10:51 am

ዛሬ የምልክት ቋንቋዎች ቀን በዓለም አቀፍ ደረጃ ይከበራል። የምልክት ቋንቋን የሥራ ቋንቋ ማድረግ መስማት ለተሳናቸው ዜጎች ሰብአዊ መብቶች መከበር ትልቅ አስተዋጽኦ ይኖረዋል።

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September 22nd, 8:59 am

Representatives of political parties’ joint council, @EthioHRC , @USAIDEthiopia, CSOs and other government institutions are reflecting on the draft assessment. Once the comments are incorporated, @CECOE will avail the assessment report both in print and online versions.

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September 21st, 6:30 am

Ethiopian Human Rights Commission (@EthioHRC) Public Statement on the Report of the International Commission of Human Rights Experts on #Ethiopia (ICHREE)

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September 21st, 6:03 am

#HRConcept of the Week: Sign Language & Human Rights

#Ethiopia: States Parties shall enable persons with disabilities to learn life & social dev. skills to facilitate their full & equal participation as members of the community.

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September 19th, 7:52 am

[EXPERT FORUM MEETING ON PROTRACTED DISPLACEMENT IN AFRICA]

Commissioner Rakeb Messele Aberra, Deputy Chief Commissioner @EthioHRC gives a keynote address on why displacement is a global crisis, why it hasn’t been addressed & what durable solutions can be implored to address it

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March 19, 2022 EHRC on the News

‹‹ቢያንስ 346 ሰዎች ከህግ ውጭ፣ በተለይም እና በዋነኝነት በትግራይ ሀይሎች የተገደሉ መሆናቸውን ተመልክተናል›› ዳንኤል በቀለ፣ የኢሰመኮ ዋና ኮሚሽነር – ኢቲቪ ዜና

በጦርነቱ ተሳታፊ በሆኑ ሁሉም ኃይሎች የተፈጸሙ ጥሰቶች ላይ ተጠያቂነትን የማረጋገጥ የመጀመሪያው ኃላፊነት በመንግሥት ላይ የሚወድቅ መሆኑን ኮሚሽኑ አስታውሷል
March 16, 2022 EHRC on the News

Ethiopia faces litany of human rights abuses – Deutsche Welle

Human rights were among the first casualties of the ongoing conflict in Ethiopia. While both sides continue to accuse each other of atrocities, independent organizations find it increasingly difficult to monitor abuses.
March 14, 2022 EHRC on the News

Ambush and reprisals in Ethiopia kill 64 – rights body – Reuters

The previously unreported attack occurred on March 2 in Metekel, in the Benishangul-Gumuz region, the Ethiopian Human Rights Commission said.
March 12, 2022 EHRC on the News

At least 750 civilians killed in north Ethiopia in second half 2021: rights body – AFP News Agency

February 19, 2022 EHRC on the News

Ethiopian Government Rights Body Calls for Release of Prisoners Held Under State of Emergency – VOA News

February 03, 2022 EHRC on the News

Ethiopia Rights Body Cites Police Role In Killings – Agence France-Presse (AFP)

January 31, 2022 EHRC on the News

Daniel Bekele speaks at the EHRDC’s 1st year anniversary of establishment – Ethiopian Human Rights Defenders Center

December 04, 2021 EHRC on the News

Ethiopia’s human rights watchdog is still criticizing all parties to the escalating conflict – The Danish Institute for Human Rights

Ethiopian Human Rights Commission Areas of Work

Ethiopian Human Rights Commission (EHRC) is an independent federal state body established as per the Federal Constitution and reporting to the House of People’s Representatives as a national human rights institution with the mandate for promotion and protection of human rights.