It summarizes key human rights issues in more than 90 countries and territories worldwide. Fifty years ago, the united nations general assembly adopted two international treaties that would forever shape international human rights. Hdx scrapers updated the dataset ethiopia internally displaced persons idps 3 hours ago. A history of human rights amnesty international nz. Ethiopia 2019 human rights report executive summary ethiopia is a federal republic. The south african human rights commission has at least five commissioners. It concludes with a series of policy recommendations on how to enhance human progress through promotion of workers rights and broader access to social protection. But human rights campaigners argue that ethiopia is not a model of democracy that should be rewarded with a presidential visit. The ruling ethiopian peoples revolutionary democratic front eprdf elected then deputy prime minister hailemariam desalegn to take meles s place as chairman of the party. Phase 2 emphasizes human rights education for higher education and training programs for teachers and educators, civil servants, law enforcement and military.
Human rights violation in ethiopian worldwide ethiopians. In 2015 and 2016, protests erupted across ethiopia. References edit ethiopias election is a wakeup call on human rights and sound governance. Association for human rights in ethiopia ahre is a nongovernmental, nonpartisan, and notforprofit organization dedicated to the advancement of human rights protection in ethiopia by providing support to the work of ethiopian human rights defenders and performing advocacy and other related tasks that cannot be carried out effectively by human rights organizations based in ethiopia because. Hopes that ethiopia s government would ease its crackdown on dissent ahead of the may 2015 elections were dashed in 2014. Amhara democratic movement force, eprdf, ethiopian election 20072014, freedom fighters, hailemariam desalegn, human rights in ethiopia, legacy of meles zenawi, oromia, tplf permalink. New zealand teenagers taking action together for human rights in 2015 amnesty international. Sisay, yonas tesfa 2015 development and human rights in ethiopia.
The central question in a human rights situation in any country. The city has proudly and successfully debuted the first metropolitan rail line in subsaharan africa. On june 10, the governmentestablished ehrc reported to parliament that it counted 173 deaths in oromia, including 28 of security force members and. Ethiopia 3 country reports on human rights practices for 2015 united states department of state bureau of democracy, human rights and labor on november 19, students in the oromia region began protesting in opposition to the expansion of the city of addis ababa into. Compared to its size and population, ghana is a small country, but the ghanaian human rights and administrative justice commission has three commissioners. Ethiopia 3 country reports on human rights practices for 2015 united states department of state bureau of democracy, human rights and labor on november 19, students in the oromia region began protesting in opposition to the expansion of the city of addis ababa into the surrounding region of oromia. If they clicked on a link in the email, the spyware is downloaded to their computers to. Since its establishment, ehrco has been involved in monitoring human rights abuses and providing legal assistance.
Your excellency, the undersigned civil society organisations write to draw your attention to persistent and grave. The government has also drafted a national human rights action plan for 202015. Addressing the pervasive human rights crisis in ethiopia your excellency, the undersigned civil society organisations write to draw your attention to persistent and grave violations of human rights in ethiopia and the pressing need to support. Observations on the state of indigenous human rights in ethiopia. After a year of protests, time to address grave human rights concerns. The ethiopian human rights commission and its contribution. In obamas ethiopia stop irks human rights leaders news, july 23, girma birru, ethiopias ambassador to the united states, claimed that journalists imprisoned under the countrys. Authorities must prevent violence and protect rights during sidama referendum. However, the 2015 and 2016 states of emergency created a pretext for law. Ethiopia rights news articles ethiopia human rights project. In october 2017 the ethiopian human rights commission ehrc, a government human rights body, issued a report on its investigation following formal complaints from inmates that prison officials and police officers committed human rights violations, including torture, at the shoa robit federal prison between september and november 2016. The international covenant on economic social and cultural rights icescr and the international covenant on civil and political rights iccpr created in the aftermath of wwii, the two covenants along with the. The 2015 human development report work for human development will be launched on 14 december 2015 in addis ababa, ethiopia, at 11 am addis ababa 3 am new york. Ethiopia has issued a sixmonth state of emergency in the country following months of citizen protests.
Within a report, hover over table of contents to see the topics covered in the report. Obama talks about security and human rights in ethiopia. Ethiopia stakeholder report for the united nations universal. Amnesty international sent a letter with preliminary recommendations to the aueom on 21 may 2015. Amnesty international expressed its concerns about the state of human rights in ethiopia and the impact the human rights context was having on the ability of ethiopians to participate in the electoral process. Shortly after the may 24 national elections, there were reports of violence between the residents of hamer county of the south omo zone in the snnpr and security forces that.
Everything you need to know about human rights in ethiopia. The status of human rights organizations in subsaharan africa. Ethiopia is a one party dominant state, the ethiopian peoples revolutionary democratic front eprdf, dominates politics. The world situation with respect to capital punishment 2015. Please join the tom lantos human rights commission for a briefing on the current human rights situation in ethiopia home to the oromo, ethiopias largest ethnic group, the region of oromia was witness to mostly peaceful student protests in november of 2015 against the ethiopian governments plan to take over territory to expand the nations capital. Joint ngo letter addressing the pervasive human rights. Ten wins for human rights in east africa, the horn and great lakes region. Hopes that ethiopias government would ease its crackdown on dissent ahead of the may 2015 elections were dashed in 2014. Obamas visit to ethiopia is a first by a sitting u. The ethiopian human rights council ehrco was established in 1991 to promote democracy, human rights and the rule of law in ethiopia.
According to a paper by the center for international human rights at northwestern university school of law, the cso law is the product of the ethiopian governments deep suspicion of civil society and has been frequently used to silence any organization that advocates for human rights in ethiopia. Of the 15 papers presented during the conference, eleven are included in this publication. An assessment on the law and practice of womens rights article pdf available march 2015 with 18,429 reads how we measure reads. Addressing the pervasive human rights crisis in ethiopia. The ethiopian human rights commission ehrc and the ethiopian federal police commission investigated the deaths and found no political motivation behind the killings. Protests, internet shutdowns, deaths and a new law that threatens digital rights when the people of ethiopia need them most. In the mid1990s, ethiopias supporters in britain, the european union, and the united states christened prime minister meles zenawi as one of africas new leaders this nomenclature supposedly reflected his commitment to democracy, good governance, human rights, and a. The objective of the paper titled insights into methodological processes and analytical cauti. In 2015, the more authoritarian regime and the power vacuum, created by prime.
In ethiopia in 2015 there were continuing government crackdowns on opposition political party members, journalists, and peaceful protesters, many of whom experienced harassment, arbitrary arrest, and politically motivated prosecutions. Ethiopias human development index score has steadily increased over the past decade, but its participation and human rights score has remained stagnant. In addis ababa, ethiopians should be feeling excited. Donors remain muted in their criticism of ethiopia s human rights. In ethiopia, authoritarian development overlooks human rights and responds to dissent with violence. Other topics addressed included human rights concerns, regional security, economic development, ethiopia relations with neighboring countries, and the u. Nearly one year on from the start of a wave of protests that has left at least 800 people dead at the hands of security forces, the ethiopian government must take concrete steps to address grave human rights concerns in the country, amnesty international said today. Eritrea is a oneparty state in which national legislative elections have been repeatedly postponed, the judiciary is weak, and constitutional provisions protecting individual freedom have yet to be.
Thus, the amharic version is the official document. Human rights watch 350 fifth avenue, 34th floor new york, ny 101183299 usa t 1. A coalition of ethnically based parties known as the ethiopian peoples revolutionary democratic front eprdf controlled the government until its successor, the prosperity party, was formed in december. The international bill of human rights sets out all of the recognised human rights in three documents.
Ethiopia international federation for human rights. From subsaharan africa, ethiopia is compared with rwanda and uganda, which have. Human rights in ethiopia an update tom lantos human. Ethiopia national human rights action plan 20 2015 june 20 addis ababa the document was first drafted in amharic and translated into english. The state of emergency comes in an environment of increasing repression.
The federal democratic republic of ethiopia national human rights action plan 202015 the document was first drafted in amharic and and translated into english. While election of new leadership of the ruling party has brought forth a surge of optimism in most quarters that democratic space will expand, stability is still fragile as ethnic and identitybased conflict prevails. The first edition of the graduate conference was held on 12 and august 2015 at the premises of the institute. Ethiopian human rights commission ehrc must be reformed to enable it.
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