16days of activism


Ethiopian Human Rights Defenders Center, Ethiopian Women Human Rights Defenders Network, and United Nations Office of the High Commissioner lead 16 days of activism on Women’s Rights and against violence against women and children. The Campaign was led by the Ethiopian Women Human Rights Defenders Network (EWHRDN) with the assistance of the secretariat Ethiopian Human […]

Ethiopian Human Rights Defenders Center will be celebrating its 1st Year of establishment on January 31, 2021


Ethiopian Human Rights Defender Center (EHRDC) will be celebrating its 1st year anniversary of establishment on January 31, 2021, at Inter Luxury Hotel. The theme of the program will be HRDs for Peace The right to peace as a human right.  On the day of the event, distinguished guests, partners, members and board members of […]

HRD of the Year Award


Ethiopian Human Rights Defenders would like to give an Annual Human Rights Defender Award. The recipient will be a brave human rights defender with any profession or walk of life, despite the risk to her/his own safety continues to fight for others’ rights. The award will help recognize the situations of human rights defenders in […]

Press statement on the situations of Human Rights Defenders during the Pre-election Period (May 10, 2021 )


Press statement on the situations of Human Rights Defenders during the Pre-election Period May 10, 2021 Free and fair elections are essential components in the protection and upholding of human rights. Every person has the right to vote or be elected in free and fair elections held regularly to engage in government and public affairs. […]

 HRD of the Year Award winner 2021


Ethiopian Human Rights Defenders  Center awards the HRD of the Year Award every year to deserving Human Rights Defenders. The award recipient will be someone who contributed to the realization and Protection of Human Rights and is nominated publicly through nomination form.  HRD of the Year Award winner 2021 OMOT AGWA OGWOY  A church leader […]

Ethiopian Human Rights Defenders Center in collaboration with EWHRDN and OHCHR collected and donated dignity kits to IDP women


Ethiopian Human Rights Defenders Center in collaboration with the Ethiopian Women Human Rights Defenders Network and the United Nations Human Rights Office of the High Commissioner collected and donated Dignity Kits (Sanitary pad) to IDP women who are displaced due to the ongoing war. (Ethiopian Human Rights Defenders Center serves as a secretariat to the […]