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OPEN HRCO at 25: We renew our vows to strive for the realization of real Democracy, Rule of Law and the observance of Human Rights

We renew our vows to strive for the realization of real Democracy, Rule of Law and the observance of Human Rights more than ever. The Predecessor of today’s Human Rights Council(HRCO), the Ethiopian Human Rights Council(EHRCO) was established by Articl …

OPEN Quarter of a Century for Human Rights in Ethiopia

The Human Rights Council is Commemorating its 25th anniversary on October 9 2016. HRCO has planned to conduct a series of fundraising events such as; Human Rights Walk in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia on October 9th Panel discussion On October 16th 2016 A lunc …

OPEN Joint Submission to the 19th Session of the Universal Periodic Review

In this document, CIVICUS, EHAHRDP and HRCO outline urgent concerns related to the environment in which civil society activists and human rights defenders operate in the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia and discuss threats faced in the exercise …

OPEN Report: Impact of the CSO Proclamation on the Human Rights Council

In 2008 there were 127 rights-based, non-governmental organizations operating in Ethiopia.1 Largely dependent on foreign donor assistance, Ethiopia’s nascent human rights community acted as a bulwark against the rapidly deteriorating respect for civil …