Press statement 19 September 2024: The Ethiopian Human Rights Defenders Center is deeply concerned about the increasing harassment, imprisonment, threats, and intimidation faced by human rights defenders, including journalists, in Ethiopia. Journalists Belay Manaye and Bekal Alamirew, who were repeatedly arrested and abused due to their journalistic work, informed our organization that they fled the […]
The Ethiopian Human Rights Defenders Center (EHRDC) is a board-led, non-partisan, and non-governmental organization founded in December 2019 and registered as of November 2020. It intends to protect HRDs in Ethiopia by strengthening their capacity, creating a safe working environment and defending and advocating for them. EHRDC welcomes the release of journalist Belay Manaye, Tewodros […]
Terms of Reference The Ethiopian Human Rights Defenders Centre (EHRDC) was established in December 2019 and registered in November 2020 with registration number 5220 at the FDRE Authority for Civil Society Organizations. EHRDC is dedicated to the advocacy, capacity building, and protection of human rights defenders in Ethiopia to ensure their safety, security, and well-being, […]
On January 30, 2024, EHRDC gave recognition and the Outstanding HRD of the Year Award to 3 deserving human rights defenders. The winners excelled in their work as HRDs despite the challenges they faced. Through public nomination and external human rights expert judges, these 3 deserving winners were awarded in front of diplomats, HRDs, media, […]
The Ethiopian Human Rights Defenders Centre (EHRDC) was established in December 2019 and registered in November 2020 with registration number 5220 at the FDRE Authority for Civil Society Organizations. EHRDC is dedicated to the advocacy, capacity building, and protection of human rights defenders in Ethiopia to ensure their safety, security, and well-being, and evidence-based advocacy. […]
EHRDC has released the second periodic assessment on the situations of human rights defenders in Ethiopia. Click the link to read the assessment – SECOND 2023 PERIODIC ASSESSMENTS ON THE SITUATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDERS IN ETHIOPIA. For PDF 23-
የአዲስ ዓመት የሰላም ጥሪ ጳጉሜ 1 ቀን 2015 በመገባደድ ላይ የሚገኘው 2015 ለአገራችን ኢትዮጵያ ሁለት ገጽታዎች አሉት፤ በአንድ በኩል የሰላም ጅምር ተስፋ ይዞ ቢመጣም፥ በሌላ በኩል ደግሞ ግጭቶች ተባብሰው በዜጎች ሕይወትና የአገር ሀብት ላይ ከፍተኛ ጉዳት የደረሰበት ሲሆን የዚህ የሰላም እጦት ዳፋም ለመጪው አዲስ ዓመት ሊያወርስ ዋዜማው ላይ እንገኛለን። እኛ ሥማችን ከዚህ የሰላም ጥሪ ግርጌ […]
The Ethiopian Human Rights Defenders Centre (EHRDC) was established in December 2019 and registered in November 2020 with registration number 5220 at the FDRE Authority for Civil Society Organizations. EHRDC is dedicated to the advocacy, capacity building, and protection of human rights defenders in Ethiopia to ensure their safety, security, and well-being, and evidence-based advocacy. […]
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