OPEN 140th Special Report (Executive Summary)
The Human Rights Council (HRCO) 140th Special Report, Executive Summary (English) March 14 2016
State: Addis Ababa
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 35th REGULAR REPORT: THE STATE OF HUMAN RIGHTS IN ETHIOPIA
“The 35th Regular Report presents information collected by Human Rights Council’s Human Rights Monitoring and Investigation Department. The report provides a comprehensive look at the contemporary human rights situation in Ethiopia in 2010 and 2011. Th …
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 …
OPEN UPR Submission by Ethiopian Human Rights Council (EHRCO)
” Suspend the application of the Charities and Societies law and amend the restrictive provisions of this law in a manner that guarantees the rights of human rights defenders to promote human rights and democratic values. – These severe restrictions on …
OPEN 108th Special Report: EHRCO denounces terrorist attacks targeting innocent citizens
“Article 6(1) of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR), to which Ethiopia is a party, provides that everyone has a natural right to life. The right to life is also reaffirmed in Article 15 of the Constitution of the Federal D …