EHRC on the News
At least 750 civilians killed in north Ethiopia in second half 2021: rights body – AFP News Agency
Agence France-Presse on the EHRC report on violations of human rights and International humanitarian law in Afar and Amhara regions of Ethiopia
Press Release
አፋር እና አማራ ክልሎች፡ በኢትዮጵያ የአፋር እና አማራ ክልሎች የተፈጸሙ የሰብአዊ መብቶች እና ዓለም አቀፍ የሰብአዊነት ሕግ ጥሰቶች ላይ የተደረገ ምርመራ ሪፖርት ይፋ ሆነ
ፍትሕ እና የተጎዱ ሰዎችና ቦታዎችን መልሶ መጠገን የሁሉንም ወገኖች ቁርጠኝነት ይፈልጋል
Press Release
Afar and Amhara Regions: Report on Violations of Human Rights and International Humanitarian Law in Afar and Amhara Regions of Ethiopia Published
Strong commitment of all actors indispensable to obtain justice for victims and rehabilitation of areas affected by the conflict
Expert View
Safeguarding the Rights of Human Rights Defenders in Ethiopia through the Implementation of the Marrakech Declaration
Human rights defenders can be of any gender, age, or background. To be a human rights defender, a person can act to address any human right (or rights) on behalf of individuals or groups.
EHRC Quote
Congratulations Belain Gebremedhin!
“Although our Commission will be missing one of its dedicated right hands, we are confident of Belain Gebremedhin’s invaluable contribution to the newly established institution both as a human rights expert and as an avid advocate for persons with disability and older persons.”
Event Update
Mainstreaming Disability Rights and Rights of Older Persons across all of EHRC’s Departments: a shared responsibility
Belain Gebremedhin, Director, Disability Rights and Rights of Older Persons Department, said “the session is part of a broader mainstreaming strategy that includes appointment of focal persons or, as we like to call them, ‘ambassadors’, in all of our departments”
Human Rights Concept
Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) and Human Rights
UNICEF’s 2020 data shows that in Ethiopia, 25 million girls and women have undergone FGM, the largest absolute number in Eastern and Southern Africa.
Human Rights Concept
የሴት ልጅ ግርዛትና ሰብአዊ መብቶች
ዩኒሴፍ እ.ኤ.አ. በ2020 ባወጣው መረጃ በኢትዮጵያ 25 ሚሊዮን ልጃገረዶችና ሴቶች የሴት ልጅ ግርዛት የተፈጸመባቸው መሆኑን የሚጠቁም ሲሆን ይህ አሃዝ በምስራቅ እና በደቡብ አፍሪካ ከተመዘገበው ከፍተኛው መሆኑን መረጃው ይገልጻል፡፡
EHRC Quote
EHRC and partners marked World Leprosy Day with a visit to Alert Hospital and Association for Persons with Leprosy
In Ethiopia persons affected by leprosy and their families face multiple forms of discrimination and are exposed to severe social, economic and psychological pressure due to misconceptions and lack of understandings.
EHRC Quote
ዓለም አቀፍ የአካል ጉዳተኞች ቀን "አካታች ምቹና ዘላቂ የተሻለ ዓለምን በድህረ ኮቪድ-19 እንገንባ" በሚል መሪ ቃል ተከበረ
ኮሚሽኑ ይህንኑ ቀን ለማሰብ ባሰራጨው በዚህ አጭር ቪድዮ የአካል ጉዳተኞችን እኩል ተሳትፎና ተጠቃሚነት ለማረጋገጥ በመንግስትም ሆነ በሌሎች አካላት ከወዲሁ መወሰድ ስለሚችሉ እርምጃዎች ግንዛቤ ይሰጣል፣ ውትወታ ያደርጋል