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“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.”
“As of February 16, 2020, some 920 households are said to have reached Semera where they are seeking protection and humanitarian assistance."
"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"
Belain Gebremedhin, Director, Disability Rights and Rights of Older Persons Department, said “the session is part of a broader mainstreaming strategy that includes appointment of focal persons or, as we like to call them, ‘ambassadors’, in all of our departments”
UNICEF’s 2020 data shows that in Ethiopia, 25 million girls and women have undergone FGM, the largest absolute number in Eastern and Southern Africa.
The JIT is committed to assist all stakeholders in the effective implementation of its recommendations
On the occasion of the International Day of Education, EHRC calls for intensified efforts to get children back to schools in conflict-affected areas
Persons released include women, older persons, persons with health problems and others released on citation following an investigation.
Ethiopian Human Rights Commission (EHRC) Public Statement | December 16, 2021