Ethiopia: Deteriorating human rights situation
Delivered by Spokesperson for the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights: Marta Hurtado (Geneva) We are very concerned by the deteriorating human rights situation in […]
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Wollega massacre: UN Human Rights chief urges prompt investigation into killings in western Ethiopia
The Wollega massacre in western Ethiopia has reportedly claimed the lives of hundreds of Ethiopians by militants of the Oromo Liberation Front (OLF), mostly ethnic […]
HRDA Master’s graduates appointed as Commissioners for the Ethiopian Human Rights Commission
PRETORIA – Recently, three graduates of the Human Rights and Democratization in Africa (HRDA) program (in the Centre of Human Rights at the University of […]
The Ethiopian Human Rights Commission receives increased international support
Via the Danish Institute for Human Rights both Germany and Denmark now support the Ethiopian Human Rights Commission (EHRC) in fulfilling its mandate to promote […]
Joint Open Letter to the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
Michelle Bachelet Jeria Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) Palais des Nations CH-1211 Geneva 10, Switzerland Joint Open Letter to the UN High […]
Ethiopian Human Rights Commission (EHRC) public statement on post-conflict reconstruction
Ethiopian Human Rights Commission (EHRC) public statement on post-conflict reconstructionHuman rights should guide post-conflict reconstruction The Ethiopian Human Rights Commission (EHRC) takes note of the […]
UN Human Rights Commissioner expresses alarm as Tigray conflict “risks spiraling out of control”
GENEVA (OHCHR) – Amid emerging reports of mass killings in the town of Mai-Kadra, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet on 13 […]
Human rights challenges remain despite considerable progress: EHRC Chief Commissioner
Even though Ethiopia has made significant progress in human rights situation, it is still facing complicated challenges, according to the country’s human rights commission chief […]
UN human rights chief encouraged by reforms as he wraps up Ethiopia trip
ADDIS ABABA (Xinhua)–The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein on Thursday, said he’s encouraged by reforms he has seen in Ethiopia […]
EU Special Rep. for Human Rights Stavros Lambrinidis Visits Ethiopia to Launch Strategic Engagement on Human Rights and Governance
Addis Ababa―The European Union’s Special Representative for Human Rights, Stavros Lambrinidis, paid an official human rights visit to Ethiopia on 4-6 April 2017. The visit […]