Misganaw says the commission will keep appealing to state authorities on the country’s pressing human rights issues but getting an appropriate response may not be immediate, he added.
“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”
The JIT is committed to assist all stakeholders in the effective implementation of its recommendations
Ethiopia's human rights body on Wednesday implicated security forces in the killings of more than a dozen civilians last year in an incident that has stoked tensions in the restive Oromia region.
የኢትዮጵያ ሰብአዊ መብቶች ኮሚሽን (ኢሰመኮ) በኦሮሚያ ክልል ምሥራቅ ሸዋ ዞን ፈንታሌ ወረዳ በኅዳር 22 ቀን 2014 ዓ.ም. የከረዩ የሚችሌ ገዳ አባላት አርዳ ጅላ ላይ በተፈጸመ ጥቃት የሕይወትና የአካል ጉዳት ስለመፈጸሙ በደረሰው ጥቆማ መሰረት፣ ከታኅሣሥ 7 እስከ ታኅሣሥ 12 ቀን 2014 ዓ.ም. በቦታው በመገኘት ምርመራ አካሂዷል።
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
ኮሚሽኑ አያይዞም የአስቸኳይ ግዜ አዋጁ የሰብአዊ መብቶችን መርሆች ባከበረ መልኩ መተግበሩን የሚመለከታቸው አካላት በቅርብ ሊከታተሉ እና ሊያረጋግጡ እንደሚገባ ያስተላለፈውን ጥሪ በድጋሚ አስታውሷል።