Ethiopian Human Rights Commission (EHRC) Public Statement | December 16, 2021
ኮሚሽኑ አያይዞም የአስቸኳይ ግዜ አዋጁ የሰብአዊ መብቶችን መርሆች ባከበረ መልኩ መተግበሩን የሚመለከታቸው አካላት በቅርብ ሊከታተሉ እና ሊያረጋግጡ እንደሚገባ ያስተላለፈውን ጥሪ በድጋሚ አስታውሷል።
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
ለባለፉት በርካታ ወራት ሰፊ አካታች ሂደት ሲዘጋጅ የቆየው ይህ የስትራቴጂ እቅድ ኮሚሽኑ ለቀጣይ አምስት ዓመታት ሊሰሩና ትኩረት ሊሰጣቸው ይገባል ብሎ የለያቸው ቁልፍ የውጤት መስኮችንና ዋና ዋና ተግባራትን አካቷል።
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.