Ethiopia

UN: Noncompetitive Elections Weaken Rights Council

12 November 2012

Limited competition in elections for the United Nations Human Rights Council undermines membership standards set for the body by the UN General Assembly, Human Rights Watch, FORUM-ASIA, and the East and Horn of Africa Human Rights Defenders Project said today. Although the General Assembly elected 18 countries to the Human Rights Council on November 12, 2012, only three faced challengers in their bids for a seat.

Open Letter to Candidates to the UN Human Rights Council

9 November 2012

Excellencies, We are a diverse group of nongovernmental organisations from all parts of the world who have contributed to the Human Rights Council (the Council) and its work since its establishment. We write to you regarding your candidacies for membership of the Council.

Letter to Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn of Ethiopia on Candidacy to UN Human Rights Council

8 November 2012

We, the undersigned, are a diverse group of nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) from around the world. With elections to the United Nations Human Rights Council quickly approaching, and with Ethiopia standing as a candidate, we are writing to urge your government to demonstrate its commitment to the protection and promotion of human rights.

ACHPR52: Human rights situation in the East and Horn of Africa (May – October 2012)

13 October 2012

The East and Horn of Africa Human Rights Defenders Network

Oral intervention on the report of Special Rapporteur on Human Rights Defenders in Africa

13 October 2012

Honorable Chairperson, commissioners, distinguished delegates, The East and Horn of

Joint letter requesting Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn to remove arbitrary restrictions on the rights to freedom of expression and association in Ethiopia

9 October 2012

October 9, 2012 Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn Federal Democratic Republic

Ethiopia: Amend Laws that Repress Civil Society and Media

18 September 2012

Following the announcement on 21st August 2012 of Prime Minister Meles Zenawi’s death, Ethiopia’s new leadership should recommit the State to the full respect of its population’s human rights, especially the freedoms of association, assembly and expression, the East and Horn of Africa Human Rights Defenders Project (EHAHRDP) said in a statement to the UN Human Rights Council yesterday

Ethiopia’s New Leadership Should Respect International Human Rights Commitments

17 September 2012

Following the announcement on 21 August 2012 of Prime Minister Meles Zenawi’s death, Ethiopia’s new leadership should recommit the State to the full respect of its population’s human rights. The Human Rights Council and Ethiopia’s international partners should equally take the opportunity to call for a number of pressing reforms to re-establish respect for the freedoms of association, assembly and expression as a matter of priority during this time of transition.

Declaration of the 3rd Focal Point Meeting of the East and Horn of Africa Human Rights Defenders Network

29 August 2012

Having considered reports on the situation for human rights defenders

Déclaration de la 3e réunion des points focaux du réseau des défenseurs des droits humains de l’Est et la Corne de l’Afrique

29 August 2012

Ayant considéré les rapports sur la situation des défenseurs des droits humains dans chaque pays de la sous-région à savoir le Burundi, le Djibouti, l’Érythrée, l’Éthiopie, le Kenya, le Rwanda, la Somalie (et le Somaliland), le Sud-Soudan, le Soudan, la Tanzanie et l’Ouganda…