During the security crisis that followed musician Hachalu Hundessa’s assassination on June 29th, 2020, people died in gruesome killings, others suffered physical and mental injuries, property destruction as well as displacement and harassment. The Ethiopian Human Rights Commission (EHRC) investigated human rights violations across the region during the three days of unrest that ensued. This...
የኢትዮጵያ ሰብአዊ መብቶች ኮሚሽን (ኢሰመኮ/ኮሚሽኑ) ከህዳር 11 ቀን 2013 ዓ.ም. እስከ ጥር 04 ቀን 2013 ዓ.ም. ባለው ጊዜ ውስጥ በኦሮሚያ ክልል ያለውን የእስረኞችን ሰብአዊ መብቶች አያያዝ ሁኔታ በተመለከተ በተለይም የአርቲስት ሃጫሉ ሁንዴሳ ግድያን ተከትሎ በቁጥጥር የዋሉ ተጠርጣሪዎችን ጨምሮ ሌሎችም “በወቅታዊ ሁኔታ” (“haala yeroo”)1 የተያዙ የሚባሉ ብዛት ያላቸው እስረኞች ከሚገኙባቸውና ተደጋጋሚ ቅሬታዎች ከሚቀርቡባቸው መካከል በ21 የተመረጡ...
Appointments in line with recently amended EHRC establishment Proclamation No. 1224/2020, followed public nomination process through independent nomination committee which included the participation of civil society representatives
EHRC calls for nationwide policies and efforts of recovery and rehabilitation of post-conflict areas to be child-centred
Amanuel Wondimu publicly paraded & killed in Dembi Dollo by security forces
EHRC expresses serious concern over treatment of detainees across Oromia
Incidents emanate from deep-rooted sociopolitical and institutional problems
Insecurity spreading to neighboring regions
EHRC study finds women taking part in elections face various forms of psychological, physical, economic and sexual violence
EHRC visits Kaliti Correctional Facility to monitor conditions of detention of Jawar Mohammed, Bekele Gerba, Hamza Adane (Borena), Shemsedin Taha