EHRDC welcomes the release of journalists


Ethiopian Human Rights Defender Center (EHRDC) is a non-governmental, non-partisan, and nonprofit organization registered under Reg. No 5220 and proclamation No. 1113/2019. EHRDC is established to create a strong national human rights defenders network that is dedicated to protecting and defending human rights defenders. EHRDC is persistently working to ensure the safety, security, and well-being […]

የኢትዮጵያ ሰብዓዊ መብቶች ተሟጋቾች ማዕከል በጋዜጠኞቹ መፈታት የተሰማውን ደስታ ይገልጻል


April 7, 2022 የኢትዮጵያ ሰብዓዊ መብቶች ተሟጋቾች ማዕከል በህጋዊ መንገድ በመዝገብ ቁ. 5220 እና አዋጅ ቁ.1113/2019 የተቋቋመ መንግስታዊ ያልሆነ፣ ለትርፍ ያልተቋቋመ ድርጅት ነው፡፡ ማዕከሉ ሁሉንም የሰብዓዊ መብት ተሟጋቾችና ጋዜጠኞችን ለመጠበቅ እና ለመከላከል የሚሰራና ጠንካራ ሀገራዊ የሰብዓዊ መብት ተሟጋቾች ስብስብን ለመፍጠር እየሰራ ያለ ሀገር በቀል ተቋም ነው። ማዕከሉ የሰብዓዊ መብት ተሟጋቾችንና ጋዜጠኞችን አቅም ለማሳደግ እና መብቶቻቸው […]

Basic Human Rights Concepts and Physical safety training for Human Rights Defenders in Gambella, Ethiopia


Ethiopian Human Rights Defenders Center in collaboration with National Endowment for Democracy is provided training on Basic Human Rights Concepts and Physical safety for Human Rights Defenders. Our Center continues to strengthen the capacity of Human Rights Defenders in all regions of Ethiopia.

EHRDC . EWHRDN and OHCHR collaborated in organizing round table discussion and a on the role of women HRDs and their role


The Ethiopian Women Human Rights Defenders Network with the help of its secretariat the Ethiopian Human Rights Defenders Center and United Nations Human Rights Office of the High Commissioner organized a round Table Discussion on the Role of Women Human Right Defenders in Amplifying the Voice of Women in Post Conflict Resolution, Peace Building, and […]

Ethiopian Women Human Rights Defenders Network in collaboration with Ethiopian Human Rights Defenders Center and United Nations Human Rights Office of the High Commissioner


ባንቺ ላይ የደረሰው ማንኛውም ፆታዊ ጥቃት ያንቺ ጥፋት ሳይሆን ሙሉ በሙሉ የአጥቂሽ ጥፋት ነው!! ☑️ጥቃት ከደረሰብዎት ወይም የሚያውቁት ሰው ካለ ከስር በተዘረዘሩት ነፃ ስልክ ቁጥሮች ደውለው ያመልክቱ:: የኢትዮጵያ ሴት ህግ ባለሙያዎች ማህበር :#7711 ሴታዊት: #6388 የኢትዮጲያ ሰብአዊ መብት ኮሚሽን: #7307 Marie stopes Ethiopia #8044 #resilientwomen #ጠንካራሴት https://fb.watch/bLdKmZgHqW/ https://fb.watch/bLdLeJFLSR/    

Violence against women is a form of discrimination against women and a human rights violation. It is prohibited under global and regional human rights treaties and under the Ethiopian Constitution.


Ethiopian Human Rights Defenders Center as a secretariat to the Ethiopian Women Human Rights Defenders Network and in collaboration with the United Nations Human Rights Office of the High commissioner is leading several campaigns against violence and discrimination against women leading to the celebration of March 8.

EHRDC signed Memorandum of Understanding with Bahirdar University School of Law


Ethiopian Human Rights Defenders Center signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Bahirdar University School of Law today. Our organization, represented by our Executive Director Yared Hailemariam and Program Director Mahlet Abreham discussed with The Director of the School of Law Ato Tegegne Zergaw ways of collaborating with the school about issues concerning Human Rights and […]