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Advocating for Dedicated UN instrument on the Rights of Older Persons
EHRC is taking part in the twelfth session of the United Nations Open-Ended Working Group on Aging (OEWGA 12) taking place at the UN Headquarters in New York from April 11 to 14, 2022
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Ensuring businesses are socially sustainable
EHRC is taking part in the 4th Forum of National Human Rights Institutions (NHRIs) happening in Banjul, the Gambia, on 12 and 13 April 2022. Themed “Integrating the Protect, Respect and Remedy Framework to Business and Human Rights in Africa, as a Lever towards the Acceleration of Human, Social, and Economic Capital Development”, the forum brought together representatives from NHRIs across the continent
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EHRC Quote on Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch Report on April 6, 2022
EHRC’s call for building on the  recent developments towards a sustainable political solution and peace, restoration of  basic services, rehabilitation of victims and affected areas in Afar, Amhara and Tigray as  well as accountability measures for justice
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በግጭት/ጦርነት ወቅት የሚደርሱ ፆታዊ ጥቃቶች
የሳምንቱ የሰብአዊ መብቶች ጽንሰ-ሀሳብ ፥ ከመጋቢት 5 እስከ 10 ቀን 2014 ዓ.ም. ያለው ሳምንት
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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
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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.”
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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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Continued detentions unlawful and remand after lifting of state of emergency unreasonable
"The release of several detainees since yesterday was a step in the right direction but we remain concerned about unlawful detentions after the lifting of the State of Emergency"
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ኢሰመኮ የአስቸኳይ ጊዜ አዋጅ እንዲነሳ የቀረበውን የውሳኔ ሃሳብ የተወካዮች ም/ቤት ማፅደቁን ተከትሎ በእስር ላይ ያሉ ሰዎች እንዲለቀቁ ጠየቀ
ኮሚሽኑ በአስቸኳይ ሁኔታ ወቅት ከአዋጁ አተገባበር ጋር ተያይዞ በቁጥጥር የዋሉ እና አሁንም ያልተለቀቁ ሰዎች በአፋጣኝ እንዲለቀቁ በድጋሚ ያሳስባል
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EHRC and partners marked World Leprosy Day with a visit to Alert Hospital and Association for Persons with Leprosy
In Ethiopia persons affected by leprosy and their families face multiple forms of discrimination and are exposed to severe social, economic and psychological pressure due to misconceptions and lack of understandings.