Category: Legal Location: Addis Ababa Career Level: Entry level (fresh graduate) Employment Type: Full-time internship Number required: one (1) Job Description Center for Advancement of Rights and Democracy (CARD) is a board-led, for-not-profit organization registered in Ethiopia under the revised Civil Societies Law 1113/2019 with registry number 4307. CARD envisions to see a democratic Ethiopia […]
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Call for Activists
An 8-Weeks of Training on Human Rights, Civic Association, Project Management, and social media campaigning for Human Rights Activists. Background Center for Advancement of Rights and Democracy (CARD) is a board-led, for-not-profit organization registered in Ethiopia under the revised Civil Societies Law 1113/2019 with registry number 4307. CARD envisions to see a democratic Ethiopia […]
Pre-trial Proceedings of Post-Hachalu Detentions: Legal Analysis of Selected Cases
By Mikiyas Bekele[1] Click Here to download PDF Version. I. Background 1. Following the assassination of a prominent Ethiopian Singer, Hachalu Hundessa, on June 29, 2020, there was unrest and, communal and religious violence in parts of the Oromia Region and the capital Addis Ababa. Following this tragic incident, arrests including prominent politicians and journalists […]
Anti-Fake News & Hate Speech Guideline
Hate Speech and Fake news have grown in Ethiopia online media by day. CARD believes combating hate speech and raising the media literacy of citizens are important. CARD has developed a guide in three local languages that helps online users to tackle hate speech and fake news. The guides are available in Amharic, English, Afaan […]
The First Werdwet Fellows are Selected
CARD Werdwet Research Fellowship Program (Werdwet Fellowship) is launched by CARD to promote indigenous knowledge to fight inequality and look for ways of protecting the rights of minorities and vulnerable groups. The research fellowship program will also give women and youth opportunities to pursue their passion for researching and promoting their ideas to bring about […]