The Commission also reiterates that the relevant authorities should closely monitor that the state of emergency proclamation is implemented in a manner that strictly adheres to human rights principles.
Fear of imprisonment and retaliation silences Ethiopia’s human rights defenders and critics of the government. The Institute’s partner organisation, the Ethiopian Human Rights Commission (EHRC) keeps calling on the parties to the conflict.
By August 2021, more than 1.7 million people were internally displaced in Tigray, while Afar and Amhara regional states have also been affected, with fighting continuing to expand in these regions.
A conversation with Dr Daniel Bekele, Chief Commissioner of the Ethiopian Human Rights Commission and Winner of the German Africa Award 2021
Statement of the Ethiopian Human Rights Commission (EHRC) on the “Human Rights Situation in the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia” delivered on the Occasion of the 69th Ordinary Session of the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights – held between November 15 and December 5, 2021.
Ethiopian lawyer Daniel Bekele is being honored for his commitment towards defending human rights. The current head of the Ethiopian Human Rights Commission grew up in the midst of a brutal military dictatorship, and has vowed to speak out and fight back against injustice.
The Commission notes with concern that, overall, the detentions in connection with the state of emergency has not been implemented in compliance with the principles of “necessity, proportionality, and freedom from discrimination”.
ኢሰመኮ በደረሱት መረጃዎች መነሻነት በአማራ ክልል የሰሜን ወሎ እና ደቡብ ጎንደር ዞኖች እንዲሁም በአንዳንድ የትግራይ ክልል ደቡባዊ አካባቢዎች በጦርነት አውድ ውስጥ የተፈጸሙ የሰብአዊ መብቶች እና የሰብአዊነት ሕግ ጥሰቶችን በተመለከተ ከነሐሴ 22 እስከ ነሐሴ 30 ቀን 2013 ዓ.ም. ምርመራ አካሂዷል። ይህ ሪፖርት የዚህ ምርመራ ውጤት ነው።
The violations and abuses may amount to war crimes
The report covers the period between July and August 28, 2021. Conducted until September 5, 2021, the investigation mission held 128 interviews and 21 focus group discussions (FGDs) with survivors, victims, local civil administration and security officials, Civil society organizations (CSOs) and humanitarian organizations.