Call for Proposals for Small Grants (Open for Individuals/Group Human Rights Defenders and Newly Registered CSOs) Background CRD is partnering with EHRCo. and CARD, civil society organizations basing in Ethiopia, for a project titled “Supporting Transition through Empowering HRDs in Ethiopia”. EHRCo. (Ethiopian Human Rights Council) is the oldest independent human rights organization in Ethiopia […]
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Coalition of NGO, Diaspora Groups Support Ethiopia Human Rights Resolution
September 13, 2016, Washington D.C. The undersigned civil society organizations applaud U.S. Representatives Chris Smith, Keith Ellison and Mike Coffman for introducing the House Resolution entitled “Supporting human rights and encouraging inclusive governance in Ethiopia.” The resolution, introduced today as companion legislation to S.Res.432, addresses the ongoing human rights abuses and political instability in Ethiopia. […]
International Human Right Organizations have called for the Release of Zone9 Bloggers and Journalists
Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia Office of the Prime Minister Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Re: Detained journalists and bloggers Dear Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn, We write to you to express our grave concern regarding the terrorism charges laid against seven bloggers associated with the Zone 9 website and three independent journalists in […]