Human Rights Concept
Rights of Internally Displaced Persons to Receive Humanitarian Assistance
Internally displaced persons have the right to request and to receive protection and humanitarian assistance from national authorities. They shall not be persecuted or punished for making such a request
Event Update
The role of National Human Rights Institutions in reviewing national protection systems affecting Human Rights Defenders
National Human Rights Institutions should continue to challenge and advise governments on legal reforms and monitor the implementation of their recommendations
Public Statement
EHRC welcomes the Agreement for Lasting Peace and Cessation of Hostilities signed by the Government of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia and the Tigray Peoples’ Liberation Front
EHRC calls on all concerned parties to support all efforts towards the full and effective implementation of the Agreement for Lasting Peace and Cessation of Hostilities, and to support all civilians in affected regions
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
EHRC on the News
Online-Discussion: Human rights, transitional justice and the difficult search for a political solution in Ethiopia – German Africa Foundation (DAS)
A conversation with Dr Daniel Bekele, Chief Commissioner of the Ethiopian Human Rights Commission and Winner of the German Africa Award 2021
EHRC Quote
Introducing #KeepWordSafe #ጤናማቃላት
The Ethiopian Human Rights Commission (EHRC) launched on November 20, 2021 a new social media hashtag called #KeepWordSafe (#ጤናማቃላት in Amharic).
EHRC Quote
EHRC Statement on the Human Rights Situation in Ethiopia at the 69th Session of ACHPR
Statement of the Ethiopian Human Rights Commission (EHRC) on the “Human Rights Situation in the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia”
Press Release
EHRC conducts training on the African Human Rights System and Litigation before African Regional Human Rights Treaty Bodies
Training covered three modules: Introduction to the African human rights system; Litigation before the African regional human rights bodies; Monitoring implementation of decisions of African regional human rights treaty bodies
Press Release
Commemoration of the African Day for the Protection of Persons in Pre-trial Detention
On African Day for the Protection of Persons in Pre-trial Detention, EHRC reiterates call for improvement of conditions of pre-trial detention, robust nationwide review of process and facilities of detention