Lawyers for Human Rights - የሕግ ባለሙያዎች ለሰብዓዊ መብቶች

የሕግ ባለሙያዎች ለሰብዓዊ መብቶች እንኳን ለአዲሱ ዓመት አደረሳችሁ እያለ አዲሱ ዓመት የሠላም፣ የፍቅር፣ እና የመተሳሰብ እንዲሆንልን ምኞቱን ያስተላልፋል!!!

ቅድሚያ ለሰላም!

በኢትዮጵያ ሰላም እንዲሰፍን፣ ፍትሕና ተጠያቂነት እንዲረጋገጥ ከአገር በቀል የሲቪል ማህበረሰብ ድርጅቶች የቀረበ የሰላም ጥሪ

https://lhrethiopia.org/ቅድሚያ-ለሰላም/

Ethiopian Human Rights Defenders Center-EHRDC Center for Advancement of Rights and Democracy - CARD Setaweet Association for Human Rights in Ethiopia Network of Ethiopian Women's Associations Ethiopian Women Lawyers Association Ethiopian Women Rights Advocate - EWRA East African Initiative for Change - I4C Ethiopian Labour Rights Watch-የኢትዮጵያ ሰራተኞች መብቶች ተሟጋች

ቅድሚያ ለሰላም! – Lawyers for Human Rights በኢትዮጵያ ሰላም እንዲሰፍን፣ ፍትሕና ተጠያቂነት እንዲረጋገጥ ከአገር በቀል የሲቪል ማህበረሰብ ድርጅቶች የቀረበ የሰላም ጥሪ እንደሚታወቀው ባለፉት ሦስት ተከታታይ ዓመታት ባወጣና.....

Lawyers for Human Rights (LHR) hosted a validation workshop on August 27-28, 2024, at the Inter Luxury Hotel in Addis Ababa, focusing on the findings of a stakeholder mapping and needs assessment research. Additionally, a roundtable discussion was held on the transitional justice process.

LHR conducted the mapping and needs assessment research to identify transitional justice (TJ) stakeholders, their needs, and priorities. Following the submission of the final draft of the research by the consultant, Centre of Excellence International Consultant (CEIC), LHR organized a validation workshop to solicit further input on this research output.

More than 40 participants from Tigray, Amhara, Afar, and Addis Ababa attended the validation workshop and roundtable discussion. The participants provided insightful comments and suggestions on the study report, which LHR has considered to further develop and refine the study. The roundtable discussions sensitized participants on transitional justice policy and the roadmap, and discussed the way forward for stakeholder engagement in the national TJ process.

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WEBCAST AUG 2 - ISOC Ethiopia - Workshop on Internet Shutdowns in Ethiopia and Way Forward - ISOC LIVE NOTICEBOARD On Friday August 2 2024 at 2pm EAT (11:00 UTC) the Internet Society Ethiopia Chapter and Lawyers for Human Rights will host a webinar ‘Workshop on Internet Shutdowns in Ethiopia and Way Forward‘. This event aims to gather a diverse group of experts, advocates, and stakeholders to discuss the mul...

Lawyers for Human Rights in collaboration with the ISOC Ethiopia Chapter has organized a virtual webinar titled 'A Workshop on Internet Shutdown.'"

We have invited a distinguished panel of speakers, each bringing a diverse set of expertise to the subject. Our panel includes Mojirayo Oluwatoyin Ogunlana, a digital rights lawyer specializing in legal frameworks at national and regional levels; Brian Tshuma, a Trust and Safety professional lawyer and doctoral researcher at King’s Digital Humanities; and Ameha Mekonnen, the Founding Director of ‘Lawyers for Human Rights’ with extensive experience in defending freedom of expression and contributing to notable human rights organizations. The session will be moderated by Mesenbet Assefa (Ph.D), who has a wealth of experience in technology and law, data privacy, freedom of expression, international law.

Please see our event page for detail information at
https://lhrethiopia.org/internet_shutdown

Date:
Friday Aug 02, 2024 at 2:00 PM Addis Time | 12:00 (UTC + 01)
ዓርብ ሐምሌ 26 2016 በ8:00 (ከሰዓት በኋላ)

Registration:
https://isoc.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_wXKYiwUIRKiEPNwlXgWkFA

Who Should Attend:
• Human rights advocates
• Policy makers
• Researchers and academics
• Legal professionals
• Civil society organizations
• Anyone interested in the impact of internet shutdowns and potential solutions

Don’t miss this opportunity to learn from experts and contribute to the conversation on ensuring open and accessible internet in Ethiopia and beyond

The Consortium of Lawyers for Human Rights, Advocates Ethiopia, and MIZAN young lawyers center are providing free services in , , and . These services are available through both stationed and mobile legal aid centers within and around police stations, with the support of the (CSIF). By offering legal aid services in police stations, the Consortium aims to improve access to justice during the pre-trial stages of criminal proceedings, thereby contributing to the protection of the rights of detainees.

https://www.intrac.org/observing-the-critical-importance-of-legal-aid-and-civil-society-in-ethiopia/

Observing the critical importance of legal aid and civil society in Ethiopia - INTRAC Molly Judge reflects on a visit to Ethiopia and the significance of civil society to legal aid provision there.

የአድናቆት መግለጫ

እኛ ሥማችን ከዚህ መግለጫ ግርጌ የተዘረዘርን የኢትዮጵያ ሰብዓዊ መብቶች ተቋማት፣ ዶ/ር ዳንኤል በቀለ የኢትዮጵያ ሰብዓዊ መብቶች ኮሚሽንን (ኢሰመኮን) በዋና ኮሚሽነርነት ባገለገሉበት ጊዜ ላስመዘገቡት የተለየ ውጤት ጥልቅ ምስጋናችንን እና ትልቅ አድናቆታችንን ማቅረብ እንፈልጋለን።

በዶ/ር ዳንኤል አመራር፣ ኢሰመኮ የሚደነቅ ለውጥ በማምጣት በኢትዮጵያ የሰብዓዊ መብቶች ጉልህ እና ተአማኒ ድምፅ ለመሆን ችሏል። ይህም እንዲሆን ሕጋዊ፣ ተቋማዊ እና ተግባራዊ መሻሽሎችን በማድረጋቸው፣ ኢሰመኮ ከዓለም የብሔራዊ ሰብዓዊ መብቶች ተቋማት ጥምረት ቀድሞ ከተሰጠው ‘C’ ደረጃ በመሻሻል 'A' ደረጃ ለማግኘት ችሏል። ይህ የኮሚሽኑ መሻሻል በዘርፉ የተሰማሩ ሰዎችን ሁሉ አነቃቅቷል።

ዶ/ር ዳንኤል፣ ግጭቶች ያስከተሏቸውን ነውጦች እና ሌሎችም አስቸጋሪ የሰብዓዊ መብቶች ሁኔታዎች ያስከተሏቸውን ተግዳሮቶች ተጋፍጠው፣ የአገልግሎት ዘመናቸውን አጠናቀው በሚሰናበቱበት በዚህ ጊዜ በአገልግሎት ዘመናቸው ላሳዩት ዋጋ የማይተመንለት አበርክቶ እና ላስመዘገቧቸው የሚታዩ ለውጦች ልባዊ አድናቆታችንን እናስተላልፋለን። ትሩፋታቸው ሁላችንንም ማነቃቃቱን ይቀጥላል፤ በቀጣይነት በሚሰማሩበት መስክም መልካም ዕድል እንዲገጥማቸው እንመኛለን።
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የዚህ መግለጫ ፈራሚ ድርጅቶች

የሕግ ባለሙያዎች ለሰብዓዊ መብቶች | የመብቶች እና ዴሞክራሲ ዕድገት ማዕከል (ካርድ) | የኢትዮጵያ ሰብዓዊ መብቶች ተሟጋቾች ማዕከል | ስብስብ ለሰብዓዊ መብቶች በኢትዮጵያ | ሴታዊት ንቅናቄ | ኢስት አፍሪካ ኢኒሼቲቭ ፎር ቼንጅ | የኢትዮጵያ ሴቶች ማኅበራት ቅንጅት | ኢንተር አፍሪካ ግሩፕ | የኢትዮጵያ ሌበር ራይትስ ዋች | የኢትዮጵያ የሰብዓዊ መብት ድርጅቶች ህብረት (ኢሰመድህ) | የኢትዮጵያ ውሜን ራይትስ አድቮኬት | የኢትዮጵያ ሴት የሕግ ባለሙያዎች ማህበር

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Note of Appreciation

We, the undersigned Ethiopian human rights organizations, are writing this statement to express our deepest gratitude and great appreciation to Dr. Daniel Bekele for his exceptional service and extraordinary achievement as Chief Commissioner of the Ethiopian Human Rights Commission (EHRC).

Under Dr. Daniel’s leadership, the EHRC has undergone a remarkable transformation, becoming a powerful and credible voice for human rights in Ethiopia. His dedication has resulted in significant legal, institutional, and practical reforms, demonstrably granting the Commission an 'A' ranking by the
Global Alliance of National Human Rights Institutions (GANHRI) from its previous ‘C’ ranking. This success of the Commission has encouraged the people working in the sector.

As Dr. Daniel completes his term after passing through many challenges including conflict related violence and the difficult situation of human rights since his appointment, we extend our heartfelt appreciation for his invaluable contributions and commendable achievements for the protection, respect and
promotion of human rights in Ethiopia. His Legacy will continue to inspire us all and we wish him all the very best in his future endeavors.
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The Undersigned Human Rights Organizations

Lawyers for Human Rights (LHR) | Center for Advancement of Rights and Democracy (CARD) | Ethiopian Human Rights
Defenders Center (EHRDC) | Association for Human Rights in Ethiopia (AHRE) | Setaweet Movement | East African Initiative
for Change (I4C) | Network of Ethiopian Women’s Associations (NEWA) | InterAfrica Group | Ethiopian Labor Rights Watch
| Consortium of Ethiopian Human Rights Organizations (CEHRO) | Ethiopia Women Rights Advocate | Ethiopia Women
Lawyers Asssociation (EWLA)

Lawyers for Human Rights signed a grant agreement with the French Embassy in Addis Ababa to provide legal aid services in selected correctional institutions and build the capacity of prison officers on fundamental rights. Following this, a launching event was held at Kaliti Corectional Facility on June 26, 2024 in the presence of the Commissioner General of Federal Prison Administration Commission, Deputy Commissioners and senior leadership of Oromia Prison Administrations Commission. The project will run for one and half years. LHR is delight to be part of this initiative!

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Lawyers for Human Rights, in collaboration with the FDRE Ministry of Justice/ የኢ.ፌ.ዲ.ሪ. ፍትሕ ሚኒስቴር, conducted two rounds of training for the Addis Ababa Police from June 18-21, 2024. The focus was on the rights of children in conflict with the law, covering major topics related to international human rights instruments and domestic legislation, protections for children, and challenges in implementing these protections. These trainings also provided a platform for police investigators to discuss the challenges they face in handling cases involving juveniles.

ከቅርብ ጊዜያት ወዲህ በሚኒስትሮች ም/ቤት ፀድቀው ለሕዝብ ተወካዮች ም/ቤት እየቀረቡ ያሉ አዳዲስ አዋጆች እና የአዋጅ ማሻሻያ ሃሳቦች በተለያዩ የሰብዓዊ መብቶች ላይ ጫና የሚያደረጉ፤ የአስፈፃሚዉን አካል ሥልጣን ከሚገባው በላይ የሚያጠናክሩ፤ በአንፃሩ ደግሞ የዳኝነት አካሉን ሚና ዝቅ የሚያደርጉ እንዳይሆኑ ጥንቃቄ ሊደረግ ይገባል፡፡
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የሕዝብ ተወካዮች ም/ቤት በኢ.ፌ.ዲ.ሪ. ሕገ-መንግስት ለፌደራል መንግስት ተለይተዉ በተሰጡ ጉዳዮች ሕግ የማዉጣት ሥልጣን ተሰጥቶታል፡፡(ኢ.ፌ.ዲ.ሪ.ሕገ-መንግስት አንቀጽ 55)፡፡ ም/ቤቱ ይህንኑ ሓላፊነቱን ሲወጣ እንደማንኛዉም የመንግስት አካል፣ ምናልባትም በበለጠ ትኩረት እና ጥንቃቄ በሕገ-መንግስቱ የተደነገጉትን መርሆች በሙሉ በሚገባ መከተል ይጠበቅበታል፡፡ በመሆኑም ፓርላማዉ አዳዲስ ሕጎችን በሚያወጣበት ጊዜም ሆነ ያሉት እንዲሻሻሉ ረቂቅ ሲቀርብለት አዲስ የሚወጣዉም ይሁን የሚሻሻለዉ ሕግ በሃገራችን ኢትዮጵያ ዉስጥ ዘላቂ ሰላም እንዲሁም ዋስትና ያለዉ ዲሞክራሲ እንዲሰፍን አበርክቶዉ ከፍ ያለ መሆኑን ማረጋገጥ ያለበት ከመሆኑም በላይ ሕገ-መንግስቱ የሃገሪቱ የበላይ ሕግ መሆኑን (ሕገ-መንግስት አንቀጽ 9)፤ ሰብዓዊ መብቶች ከሰዉ ልጅ ተፈጥሮ የሚመነጩ፤ ማይጣሱ እና የማይገፈፉ መሆናቸዉን (ሕገ-መንግስት አንቀጽ10)፤ ይህን ምክር ቤት ጨምሮ በማንኛዉም ደረጃ የሚገኙ የፌደራል መንግስትና የክልል ሕገ አዉጪ፤ ሕግ አስፈፀሚ እና የዳኝነት አካሎች በሕገ-መንግስቱ ምዕራፍ ሦስት ስር የተካተቱትን የሰብዓዊ እና ዲሞክራሲያዊ መብቶች የማክበር እና የማስከበር ግዴታ እንዳለባቸዉ (ሕገ-መንግስት አንቀጽ13) እና የመንግስት አሠራር ለሕዝብ ግልጽ በሆነ መንገድ መከናወን እንዳለበት (ሕገ-መንግስት አንቀጽ 12) ለአፍታም ሊዘነጋ አይገባም፡፡

ከዚህ አንፃር ባለፉት ጥቂት ወራት በሚኒስትሮች ምክር ቤት እየፀደቁ ለሕዝብ ተወካዮች ም/ቤት እየቀረቡ ያሉ አዳዲስ ሕጎች እና ማሻሻያዎች በም/ቤቱ እየተስተናገዱ ያሉበት ሁኔታ ሕጎቹ ይዘዋቸዉ እየመጡ ካሉት አዳዲስ እና አነጋጋሪ ሃሳቦች አንፃር ለዉይይት በቂ ጊዜ በማይሰጥ ጥድፊያ እና ምናልባትም የምክር ቤቱ ዓመታዊ የሥራ ጊዜ ሊጠናቀቅ ጥቂት ቀናት ብቻ የቀሩት መሆኑ ብቻ ታሳቢ ያደረጉ ከመሆናቸዉም በላይ በሕጎቹ ወይም በማሻሻያዎቹ ተካተዉ እየቀረቡ ያሉት አዳዲስ ሃሳቦችም በተለያዩ የሰብዓዊ መብቶች ላይ ጫና የሚያደርጉ፤የአስፈፃሚዉን አካል ሥልጣን በቀላሉ ባልተገባ መንገድ ጥቅም ላይ እንዲዉል ሰፊ እድል በሚሰጥ ደረጃ የሚያጠናክሩ እና በአንፃሩ ደግሞ የሰብዓዊ መብቶች መከበር የመጨረሻዉ ዋስትና እንደሆነ የሚታመነዉን የዳኝነት አካሉን ሚና ዝቅ የሚያደርጉ መስለው ታይተዋል፡፡

እነዚህ ሕጎች ወይም ማሻሻያዎች በዋነኛነት የኢሚግሬሽን እና ዜግነት አገልግሎት አዋጅ ቁጥር 354/1995ን ለማሻሻል የቀረበዉን የማሻሻያ ረቂቅ እና የንብረት ማስመለስ ረቂቅ አዋጁን የሚመለከቱ ሲሆን ሌሎች ለም/ቤቱ እየቀረቡ ያሉ በዜጎች መብቶች ላይ ጫና ሊያደርጉ የሚችሉ አዋጆችም ከመጽደቃቸዉ በፊት በቂ ሕዝባዊ ዉይይት እንዲደረግባቸዉ ሰፊ ዕድል እንዲመቻች ድርጅታችን አጥብቆ ይጠይቃል፡፡



Federal First Instance Court Of Ethiopia The Federal High Court of Ethiopia የኢትዮጵያ ፌዴራል ከፍተኛ ፍርድ ቤት The Federal Supreme Court of Ethiopia -የኢትዮጵያ ፌዴራል ጠቅላይ ፍ/ቤት Office of the Prime Minister-Ethiopia Ethiopian Human Rights Commission House of Peoples Representatives of FDRE FDRE Ministry of Justice/ የኢ.ፌ.ዲ.ሪ. ፍትሕ ሚኒስቴር

Lawyers for Human Rights, in collaboration with the FDRE Ministry of Justice/ የኢ.ፌ.ዲ.ሪ. ፍትሕ ሚኒስቴር, organized a two-day training for Dire Dawa Police from June 10-11, 2024, on the rights of children in conflict with the law. The training was facilitated by Mr. Mesfin Addise, Consultant and Attorney at Law. It covered major topics such as the rights of children in international human rights instruments and domestic legislation, protections for children in conflict with the law, and challenges in the implementation of these protections.

Elbat Charitable Organization in partnership with LHR Launch project on Improving the rights of Incarcerated in

Addis Ababa, - June 1, 2024 - The Elibat Charitable Organization, in partnership with Lawyers for human rights (LHR), with the support of AFD - Agence Française de Développement, launched a new project aimed at improving the rights and conditions for incarcerated individuals in . This event is the component of the AFD supported Civil Society Innovation Fund project led by LHR intended to support emerging civil society organizations.

The launching event was attended by representatives from the Federal First Instance Court, Federal Police Commission, civil society organizations, the Federal Justice Bureau, Addis Ababa University, and Federal Prisons Commission.

The event was commenced by a welcoming remark from both Elibat Charitable Organization and LHR, followed by a panel discussion on critical issues about the human rights of prisoners, the rule of law, and broader human rights considerations. The panel featured expert speakers who engaged the audience in a robust question-and-answer session.

Lawyers for Human Rights (LHR) is thrilled to announce that the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights granted us Observer Status during its 79th Ordinary Session held in Banjul, . This status will significantly boost our role in the promotion and protection of human rights both locally and beyond. In particular, it will enable LHR to draw the attention of the Commission to violations of the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights, bring communications on behalf of individuals mainly through strategic human rights litigation, and monitor Ethiopia's compliance with the Charter. The status will also enable LHR to take part in the Commission’s public sessions and engage with the reporting procedures by submitting shadow reports and popularizing concluding observations.

LHR is committed to upholding the responsibilities that come with this status and will diligently work to meet the expectations set by the Commission. We will continue to strive towards our objective of advancing human rights and ensuring justice for all.

https://lhrethiopia.org/observer-status-granted-to-lawyers-for-human-rights/

Observer Status Granted to Lawyers for Human Rights Observer status granted to Lawyers for Human Rights Ethiopia at the 79th Ordinary Session of the African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights #...

የፌደራል የዳኝነት አዋጅ ቁጥር 1233/13 እና የፌደራል ፍ/ቤቶች አዋጅ ቁጥር 1234/13 ን ለማሻሻል እንቅስቃሴ ስለመጀመሩ በፌደራሉ ጠ/ፍ የማህበራዊ ሚዲያ ተዘግቦ ለማየት ተችሏል፡፡

በሁለቱም ሕጎች ላይ የሚደረጉት ማሻሻያዎች የዳኝነት ነፃነትን በማጠናከር እና በሰብዓዊ መብቶች ጥሰት ጉዳት የደረሰባቸዉ ዜጎች በተለይም ሴቶች፤ሕፃናት፤አካል ጉዳተኞች እና ሌሎች ለጥቃት የተጋለጡ የሕብረተሰብ ክፍሎች በቀላሉ መብታቸዉን በፍ/ቤት ለማስከበር እንዲችሉ በቀድሞዉ የጠ/ፍ/ቤቱ አመራር የተወሰዱ እና በሕጎቹ የተካተቱ ታሪካዊ እና ተራማጅ ሃሣቦችን የሚያጠናክሩ እንደሚሆኑ ተስፋ እናደርጋለን፡፡

ድርጅታችን "የሕግ ባለሙያዎች ለሰብዓዊ መብቶች" ሰብአዊ መብቶችን ከማስፋፋት እና ከማስከበር ጋር በተያያዘ ከሚያከናውናቸው በርካታ ተግባራት ጋር በተገናኘ ነፃነቱን በተጠበቀበት ሁኔታ ከሚመለከታቸው መንግስታዊ እና መንግስታዊ ያልሆኑ ድርጅቶች ጋር ተቀራርቦ ለመስራት በሚቻልባቸው ሁኔታዎች ላይ መነጋገርን እንደ ስልት ይጠቀማል።

በዚሁ መሠረት በአገራችን የፍትህ ስርዓት ግንባር ቀደም ሚና ካላቸው መንግስታዊ ተቋማት ውስጥ አንዱ ከሆነው የኢ.ፌ.ዲ.ሪ ፍትህ ሚኒስቴር ጋር ለመነጋገር ያደረግነው ጥረት ተሣክቶ ግንቦት 22 ቀን 2016 ዓ.ም. ከክቡር አቶ በላይሁን ይርጋ፤ የመንግስት ሕግና ፍትህ አገልግሎት ሚኒስቴር ዲኤታ እና የስራ ባልደረቦቻቸው ጋር የጋራ በሆኑ ጉዳዮች ላይ እጅግ ጠቃሚ ውይይት አድርገናል።

በዕለቱ ከተነሱት አጀንዳዎች ውስጥ ድርጅታችን፤ ፍ/ቤቶች ሰብአዊ መብቶችን በማስከበር ረገድ ያላቸውን አበርክቶ ለማሳደግ እና የሰብአዊ መብት ጥሰት ፈፅሞ ያለመጠየቅ ባሕልን (impunity) በማስቀረት ተጠያቂነትን ለማስፈን ዓይነተኛ መሣሪያ የሆነውን ለሕዝብ ጥቅም የሚደረግ የሰብአዊ መብቶች ሙግት (Strategic Human Rights Litigation) በማስተዋወቅ እና ተግባራዊ በማድረግ ረገድ፣ እንዲሁም በዓይነቱ የመጀመሪያ ሊባል በሚቻለው እና ከክስ በፊት (በወንጀል ምርመራ ደረጃ) የነፃ የሕግ ድጋፍ አገልግሎትን ለመስጠት እያደረገ ባለው እንቅስቃሴ በተለይ በአዲስ አበባ ላይ እያጋጠሙ ባሉ ችግሮች ዙሪያ ለመወያየት የተቻለ ሲሆን ለችግሮቹ መፍትሔ ይሆናሉ የተባሉ ጉዳዮችንም ለማየት ተችሏል።

ከዚህም በተጨማሪ ድርጅታችን በጥብቅና እና በከፍተኛ የትምህርት ተቋማት በሕግ እና የሰብአዊ መብቶች መምህርነት በተሰማሩ በብቃታቸው የተመሰከረላቸው የሕግ ባለሙያዎች ስብስብ እንደመሆኑ መጠን አዲስ በሚወጡ ወይም በሚሻሻሉ ሕጎች ዙሪያ ሕጎቹ ታውጀው ሥራ ላይ ከመዋላቸው በፊት ከታወቁ የሰብአዊ መብቶች መርሆዎች አንፃር እየገመገምን ምክረ ሃሳብ ልናቀርብ በምንችልበት እና በአሁኑ ወቅት ከአገራዊ አጀንዳዎች ውስጥ ዋንኛ በሆነው የሽግግር ፍትህ ሂደት በተናጥል እና ከሌሎች የሲቪል ማህበራት ጋር በጋራ በመሆን የበኩላችንን እንድንወጣ ሁኔታዎች እንዲመቻቹልን ላቀረብነው ጥያቄ አዎንታዊ ምላሽ ለማግኘት ችለናል።

በመሆኑም ውይይቱ እንዲሣካ ከተጣበበ የሥራ ግዜያቸው ቀንሰው በራቸውን ክፍት ላደረጉልን ለክቡር አቶ በላይሁን ይርጋ እና የሥራ ባለደረቦቻቸው ያለንን አክብሮት ለመግለፅ እንወዳለን።

LHR took part in a conference event focused on combating Technology Facilitated Gender Violence, hosted by the Ethiopian Human Rights Defenders Center-EHRDC, Ethiopian Women Human Rights Defenders Network, and Centre for Information Resilience on May 9, 2024, at Eliana Hotel. As part of the event's Exhibition, our organization showcased its ongoing projects aimed at promoting policy, legal, and social change, as well as accountability related to gender-based violence, to visitors

ለመላው የክርስትና እምነት ተከታዮች በሙሉ እንኳን ለብርሃነ ትንሳኤው በሰላም አደረሳችሁ!

Lawyers for Human Rights recently spearheaded a crucial initiative, convening a collaborative brainstorming session with various Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) in Ethiopia. The primary objective of this gathering was to strategize on how to collectively advance Strategic Human Rights Litigation within the country. The session provided a pivotal platform for participants to exchange ideas, pool resources, and explore innovative approaches to their shared goal.

The event facilitated a rich and dynamic exchange of perspectives. Participants engaged in lively discussions, sharing insights and experiences, and identifying key areas for potential collaboration. This collaborative effort is expected to enhance the effectiveness of strategic human rights litigation in Ethiopia, ultimately contributing to the promotion and protection of human rights in the country. The consultation has laid the foundation for the establishment of a consortium of Ethiopian civil society organizations for strategic human rights litigation.

This initiative underscores the importance of collaboration among the different civil society organizations and other stakeholders in advancing strategic human rights litigation. By working together, these organizations can leverage their respective strengths and resources to achieve common goals more effectively. As the conversation continues and partnerships deepen, the impact of strategic human rights litigation is expected to grow, bringing positive change to the human rights landscape and broader social change in Ethiopia.

Lawyers for Human Rights (LHR), in collaboration with the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung, conducted a two-day training session for leadership and investigators from the Police Commissions on at the Elilly International Hotel in Addis Ababa, held from April 18-19, 2024. The training encompassed various subjects including fundamental rights concepts, the rights of individuals under police suspicion or detention, and the obligations of law enforcement in upholding the fundamental rights of those accused of crimes. This training initiative is part of a broader series of capacity-building endeavors aimed at enhancing the understanding of among law enforcement agencies.

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Lawyers for Human Rights (LHR), supported by the KAS Office Ethiopia/African Union, conducted a two-day training session at the Samrat Hotel in from April 12-13, 2024. The training was aimed at police leaders and investigators from the , , and Police Commissions, focusing on human rights. Key topics included fundamental concepts of , the rights of individuals under police suspicion or detention, and the obligations of police in upholding the basic rights of individuals suspected of criminal activities.

LHR, in collaboration with the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung, organized a validation workshop on the assessment conducted on the Compatibility of Procedural Laws of to Strategic Human Rights Litigation on 16 April 2024 at Check-Inn Hotel _Ababa. The workshop aimed to enrich the findings of the assessment and to call for actions from stakeholders to create a conducive environment for SHRL, which seeks to bring about broader policy change, legal reform, institutional accountability, and behavioral change.

The workshop began with a welcoming speech by Mr. Ameha Mekonnen, the Executive Director of LHR, followed by an opening remark by Mr. , Country Director Ethiopia & Liaison Office AU. Deputy Chief Commissioner _Messele also gave a keynote speech on the role of National Human Rights Institutions in Supporting Strategic Human Rights Litigations.

The workshop was based on an assessment conducted on the Compatibility of Procedural Laws of Ethiopia to Strategic Human Rights Litigation, which was presented by Dr. Mesenbet Assefa, Assistant Professor of Law and consultant attorney. The discussion on the assessment started with comments and reflections from Dr. Menberetsehai Tadesse, former Deputy Chief Justice of the Supreme Court. Finally, the workshop was closed by Mr. Ameha Mekonnen, who made remarks on the way forward.

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The trust and credibility of our organization in matters of law and human rights are constantly growing. This is evidenced by the Council of Constitutional Inquiry inviting us for the second time to submit our professional opinion on the constitutionality of Articles 4 and 6 of Proclamation No. 384/204, the Vagrancy Law. Our esteemed members, and , have presented the opinion on behalf of Lawyers for Human Rights. Lawyers for Human Rights is highly committed to continue playing significant role in supporting all types of efforts ensuring the compatibility of laws and judicial function with human rights standards.

ድርጅታችን 'የህግ ባለሙያዎች ለሰብአዊ መብቶች' በአገራችን ተግባራዊ ይደረጋል በሚል እንቅስቃሴ የተደረገበት ካለው የሽግግር ፍትህ ጋር በተያያዘ በፖሊሲ ሰነድ ዝግጅቱ ላይ በተናጠል እና ከሌሎች ሲቪል ማህበራት ጋር በጋራ በመሆን ምክረ ሃሳቦችን በማቅረብ በንቃት ሲሳተፍ የቆይ ከመሆኑም በላይ ለተግባራዊነቱም መደላደል የሚሆኑ ስራዎችን በመስራት ላይ ይገኛል። አሁንም የሽግግር ፍትህ ፖሊሲ ሰነዱ በቅርቡ ፀድቆ ስራ ላይ ሊውል እንደሆነ እየተነገረ ባለበት ደረጃ ድርጅታችን ከሌሎች ሲቪል ማህበራት ጋር በጋራ በመሆን የፖሊሲ ሰነዱ ሊኖረው በሚገባው የመጨረሻ ይዘትና ቅርፅ ላይ አስተያየታችንን እንደሚከተለው አቅርበናል
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Our organization, Lawyers for Human Rights, has been actively engaged by itself and in collaboration with other CSOs in the various consultation forums of the transitional justice policy alternatives and it has begun executing foundational activities that would support the process. As we are approaching to the adoption of the policy by the government, we have joined with other civil society organizations to present our collective views on the content and structure of the first draft policy on transitional justice.

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