A Statement of Appreciation for the Permanent Cessation of Hostilities and Call for Commitment to its Implementation


Joint Press Statement A statement of Appreciation for the Permanent Cessation of Hostilities and Call for Commitment For Amharic statement – https://ethdefenders.org/wp content/uploads/2022/11/Amharic-statement-on-the-peace-deal.pdf We the undersigned local Civil Society Organizations appreciate that the government of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia (FDRE) and the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) have signed an agreement to the […]

The Ethiopian government should end the wave of disappearance and unlawful arrests of Human Rights Defenders, Journalists, and Activists. 


 “No alleged crimes or statements should justify the violation of Article 5 of the person’s right to be protected from enforced disappearance”  Ethiopian Human Rights Defender Center (EHRDC) is a non-governmental, non-partisan, and non-profit organization established to create a strong national human rights defenders’ network that is dedicated to protecting and defending Human Rights Defenders […]

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 […]