Joint NGO Submission on Ethiopia for Universal Periodic Review

Ethiopia’s human rights record will be examined in April 2014 at the 19th session of the Universal Periodic Review.East and Horn of Africa Human Rights Defenders Project (EHAHRDP), World Alliance for Citizen Participation (CIVICUS) and Human Rights Council (HRCO) made a joint submission on Ethiopia’s human rights situation.

To read the joint NGO submission, please see: CIVICUS, EHAHRDP, HRCO Joint Ethiopia UPR Submission

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