Areas of Work

We are an independent national human rights institution tasked with the promotion & protection of human rights in Ethiopia.

Human Rights Education

Women’s and Children’s Rights

Disability Rights and the Rights of Older Persons

Civil and Political Rights

Social and Economic Rights

Refugees, IDPs and Migrants’ Rights

Human Rights Monitoring and Investigation

Human Rights Film Festival

Human Rights Moot Court Competition

August 29, 2026August 29, 2026 Human Rights Concept

ከአስገድዶ መሰወር የመጠበቅ መብት

ማንኛውም የአስገድዶ መሰወር ተግባር ሰብአዊ ክብርን የሚጥስ ድርጊት ነው

August 29, 2026August 29, 2026 English

Protection from Enforced Disappearance

Any act of enforced disappearance is an offence to human dignity

August 13, 2026August 17, 2026 English

Call for EHRC to Be Designated as the Independent Mechanism to Promote and Monitor Implementation of the CRPD

The Ethiopian Human Rights Commission (EHRC) held a stakeholder consultation in Addis Ababa on July 21, 2026, regarding the necessity of designating an Independent Monitoring Mechanism pursuant to Article 33(2) of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD). The proposed monitoring mechanism will execute key responsibilities to promote, protect, and...

August 13, 2026August 17, 2026 Event Update

ኢሰመኮ የተ.መ.ድ. የአካል ጉዳተኞች መብቶች ስምምነት አፈጻጸምን በነጻነት የሚከታተል አካል ሆኖ እንዲሰየም ጥያቄ ቀረበ

የኢትዮጵያ ሰብአዊ መብቶች ኮሚሽን (ኢሰመኮ) በኢትዮጵያ የተባበሩት መንግሥታት የአካል ጉዳተኞች መብቶች ስምምነት አፈጻጸምን የሚከታተል ነጻ የሆነ የክትትል ማዕቀፍ (Independent Monitoring Mechanism) በስምምነቱ አንቀጽ 33 (2) መሠረት መሰየም አስፈላጊነት ዙሪያ ሐምሌ 14 ቀን 2018 ዓ.ም. በአዲስ አበባ ከባለድርሻ አካላት ጋር ውይይት አካሂዷል። የሚደራጀው የክትትል ማዕቀፍ በስምምነቱ የተካተቱ መብቶችን ለማስፋፋት፣ ለመጠበቅ እና ለመከታተል ሊያከናውናቸው ከሚገቡ ቁልፍ ተግባራት...

August 13, 2026August 13, 2026 Afaan Oromo

Komishiniin Mirgoota Namoomaa Itoophiyaa dhaabbata mootummota gamtoomaniitti waliigaltee Mirgoota Qaama Miidhamtootaa qaama too’ataa walabaa ta’ee akka moggaafamu waamichi dhiyaate