Event Update
EHRC Participation in the 73rd Ordinary Session of the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights in Banjul, The Gambia
During the session, EHRC will brief Members of the African Commission on the general human rights situation in Ethiopia
Event Update
National Human Rights Institutions (NHRIs) are key to tackle Business and Human Rights issues in the African continent
National Action Plans (NAPs) on Business and Human Rights should be designed to articulate a state's priorities and actions to implement the United Nations Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights
የአፍሪካ የሰዎችና የሕዝቦች መብቶች ቻርተር
ይህ ቻርተር ከአሕጉራችን የሰብአዊ መብት ሰነዶች ቀዳሚው ነው፡፡ ይህን ቻርተር ፈርመው የተቀበሉ የአፍሪካ አንድነት ድርጅት አባል ሀገራት በዚህ ቻርተር የተደነገጉትን መብቶች፣ ግዴታዎችና ነጻነቶች አውቀው በመቀበል ለተግባራዊነታቸው ሕግ ለማውጣትና ሌሎች እርምጃዎችን ለመውሰድ ግዴታ ገብተዋል፡፡
የአፍሪካ ሕፃናት መብቶችና ደኅንነት ቻርተር
የአፍሪካ ሕፃናት መብቶችና ደኅንነት ቻርተር፡፡ የቻርተሩ ተዋዋይ ሀገራት የሆኑ የአፍሪካ አንድነት ድርጅት አባል ሀገራት በቻርተሩ ለተደነገጉ መብቶች፣ ነጻነቶችና ግዴታዎች ዕውቅና የመስጠት የቻርተሩ ድንጋጌዎችን ተፈጻሚ ለማድረግ በቻርተሩና በየሕገ-መንግሥቶቻቸው በተመለከቱ ድንጋጌዎች መሰረት እንደ አስፈላጊነቱ የሕግ ማውጣትን እና ሌሎች እርምጃዎች የመውሰድ ግዴታ አለባቸው፡፡
African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights
The African Charter helped to steer Africa from the age of human wrongs into a new age of human rights. It opened up Africa to supra-national accountability. The Charter sets standards and establishes the groundwork for the promotion and protection of human rights in Africa. Since its adoption 30 years ago, the Charter has formed...
African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child
The African Member States of the Organization of African Unity, Parties to the present Charter entitled “African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child”, OAU Doc. CAB/LEG/24.9/49 (1990), entered into force Nov. 29, 1999. Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.  
EHRC Announcement
Visit by the African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights (the African Court) to Ethiopia
The objective of the visit is to create awareness on the judicial function of the Court and to encourage Ethiopia to ratify the Protocol Establishing the African Court
Event Update
A team of EHRC visited the South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) and other human rights institutions in South Africa
“The visit was a practical and effective tool to foster learning between the two organizations and benefited all participants through an open exchange of ideas, knowledge, experiences and best practices”
EHRC Quote
African Union Day 2022
“As a Member State and host country to the African Union, Ethiopia is bound by these principles and the objective of promoting and protecting human rights”
Event Update
State reporting workshop on the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights and the Protocol to the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights on the Rights of Women in Africa
States are required to regularly report on measures taken to implement the rights enshrined in ratified treaties and challenges encountered in implementation