Our Team
Leadership & Commissioners
Daniel Bekele, Dr.
Chief Commissioner
Rakeb Messele Aberra
Deputy Chief Commissioner
Meskerem Geset Techane
Commissioner for Women’s and Children’s Rights
Abdi Jibril Ali, Dr.
Commissioner for Civil and Political and Socio-Economic Rights
Rigbe Gebrehawaria Hagos
Commissioner for Disability Rights and the Rights of Older Persons
Department Leads
Kedir Musema
Director, Strategy, Planning and Results Management
Eskedar A Bekele
Director, Refugees, Internally displaced persons (IDPs) and Migrants’ Rights
Lamrot Fikre
Director, Women’s and Children’s Rights
Mizanie Abate Tadesse, Dr.
Director, Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
Albab Tesfaye Ayalew
Director, Office of the Chief Commissioner
Mebratu Gebeyehu
Director, Human Rights Education
Manyawkal Mekonnen
Director, Civil and Political Rights
Emad AbdulFetah Tune
Regional Director, HR Monitoring and Investigation
Mesganaw Mulugeta Assefa
Regional Director, HR Monitoring and Investigation
Yibekal Gizaw Agonafir
Regional Director, HR Monitoring and Investigation
Hanna Andargachew
Director, Partnership
Tarikua Getachew
Director, Law and Policy
Alemayehu Mesele
Director, Finance and Admin
