Policy Brief From Gaps to Solutions: Enhancing Reporting and Documentation of CRSV in Ethiopia

We released our policy brief titled “From Gaps to Solutions: Enhancing Reporting and Documentation of Conflict-Related Sexual Violence (CRSV) in Ethiopia.” This release coincided with a roundtable discussion focused on CRSV for policy advocacy, bringing together key stakeholders, including policymakers, government representatives, and women-led civil society organizations. These engagements were based on our recently launched […]

Fleeing Persecution: Concern over Journalists and Human Rights Defenders Forced to Flee  

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 SECOND 2023 PERIODIC ASSESSMENTS ON THE SITUATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDERS IN ETHIOPIA

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 [pdf-embedder url=”https://ethdefenders.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Periodic-assessment-on-the-situations-of-HRDs-in-Ethiopia.-20final.pdf” title=”Periodic assessment […]

FIRST PERIODIC REPORT ON THE SITUATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDERS IN ETHIOPIA, 2023

Contextual Assessment On November 2, 2022, the Ethiopian federal government and leaders of the country’s northern Tigray region agreed to end two years of devastating armed conflict. The peace deal, which was brokered by the African Union, was signed in Pretoria, South Africa. A ten-day implementation plan followed in Nairobi, Kenya. This peace agreement marks […]

EHRDC launched its first Annual Report on Situations of Human Rights Defenders in Ethiopian 2023

EHRDC officially launched its first Annual report on the situation of Human Rights Defenders in Ethiopia on January 31st, 2023. The report was launched on the 2nd Anniversary celebration of EHRDC. [pdf-embedder url=”https://ethdefenders.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Final-Annual-Report-on-situations-of-HRDs-2023.pdf” title=”EHRDC Annual Report on situations of HRDs 2023″]

4th Periodic Assessment on Situations of Human Rights Defenders in Ethiopia 2023

EHRDC officially launched its first annual report on the situations of HRDs in Ethiopia on our 2nd year Anniversary held on January 31st, 2023. [pdf-embedder url=”https://ethdefenders.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/4th-periodic-assessment-on-HRDs-situation-3.pdf” title=”4th periodic assessment on HRDs situation”]

EHRDC released the 3rd assessment on the Situations of Human Rights Defenders in Ethiopia

The human rights situation in Ethiopia is deteriorating in 2022 Security force cases of abuse, armed group attacks, and deadly ethnic violence are contributing factors to this corrosion. Several reports of summary executions, civilian casualties, looting, and house burning have been reported from various parts of the country. After the TPLF claimed control of Dessie […]