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Appointment of Deputy Chief Commissioner, Commissioners for Human Rights thematic areas
Appointments in line with recently amended EHRC establishment Proclamation No. 1224/2020, followed public nomination process through independent nomination committee which included the participation of civil society representatives
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World Press Freedom Day message from EHRC
Despite progress, journalists continue to face threats, intimidation & detentions
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Ethiopia’s human rights chief: ‘It’s not an easy ride for us. We get a lot of heat ’ - Financial Times
'Lawyer and activist Daniel Bekele has led investigations of atrocities while navigating a complex political situation'
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Gender based hate speech, violence against women participating in electoral process must be prevented
EHRC study finds women taking part in elections face various forms of psychological, physical, economic and sexual violence
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Efforts to eliminate violence & harmful traditional practices against women should gather momentum
On International Zero Tolerance Against Female Genital Mutilation Day, EHRC calls for implementation of plans to eliminate harmful traditions, violence against women, girls
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Explainer: Genocide and Crimes Against Humanity
Together with war crimes, genocide and crimes against humanity constitute the three established categories of atrocity crimes
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ረቂቅ የወንጀል ሥነ ሥርዓትና የማስረጃ ሕጉ ከሰብአዊ መብቶች አንጻር ሊሻሻል ይገባል
የኢትዮጵያ ሰብአዊ መብቶች ኮሚሸን (ኢሰመኮ) ለሕዝብ ተወካዮች ምክር ቤት የቀረበው የወንጀል ሥነ ሥርዓትና የማስረጃ ሕግ (Criminal Procedure Code and Evidence Law)...
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African Human Rights Day: EHRC prioritizes cooperation with AU rights bodies
African Human Rights Day commemorates entry into force of African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights in 1986
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Statement from the Ethiopian Human Rights Commission on the passing of Professor Mesfin Woldemariam
Professor Woldemariam's passing was announced on September 30
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የዘር ማጥፋት ወንጀል እና በሰብአዊነት ላይ ስለሚፈጸም ወንጀል
“የዘር ማጥፋት ወንጀል” እና “በሰብአዊነት ላይ የሚፈጸም ወንጀል” የሚያመሳስሏቸው አንኳር ነጥቦች አሉ። የዘር ማጥፋት ወንጀል፣በሰብአዊነት ላይ የሚፈጸም ወንጀል እና የጦር ወንጀል...