Ethiopian Human Rights Commission

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The Ethiopian Human Rights Commission is an independent national institution mandated to promote and protect human rights throughout Ethiopia, including monitoring abuses and advising the government on rights-related issues.

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Label Occurrences
Ethiopian Human Rights Commission canonical 3

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Statements (43)

Predicate Object
instanceOf independent state institution ⓘ
national human rights institution ⓘ
activity advising on law and policy reform ⓘ
conducting human rights investigations ⓘ
human rights education and awareness ⓘ
issuing public reports ⓘ
aimsTo ensure accountability for human rights abuses ⓘ
prevent human rights violations ⓘ
strengthen rule of law in Ethiopia ⓘ
can conduct on-site inspections ⓘ
make recommendations to authorities ⓘ
receive complaints from individuals ⓘ
collaboratesWith United Nations human rights mechanisms ⓘ
civil society organizations in Ethiopia ⓘ
compliesWith Paris Principles ⓘ
continent Africa ⓘ
country Ethiopia ⓘ
focusesOn civil and political rights ⓘ
economic social and cultural rights ⓘ
rights of vulnerable groups ⓘ
hasAccreditation A-status by Global Alliance of National Human Rights Institutions ⓘ
hasScope national ⓘ
hasTypeOfBody commission ⓘ
headquartersLocation Addis Ababa ⓘ
isPartOf Ethiopian national human rights protection system ⓘ
jurisdiction Ethiopia ⓘ
languageOfWork Amharic ⓘ
English ⓘ
legalStatus independent ⓘ
mandate advising the government on human rights issues ⓘ
monitoring human rights abuses ⓘ
promotion of human rights ⓘ
protection of human rights ⓘ
monitors human rights situation in Ethiopia ⓘ
nativeNameLanguage amharic ⓘ
operatesIn Ethiopia ⓘ
oversightArea state compliance with human rights obligations ⓘ
reportsTo House of Peoples Representatives of Ethiopia ⓘ
sector human rights ⓘ
public sector ⓘ
shortName EHRC ⓘ
subjectOf human rights reports ⓘ
supervises implementation of human rights guarantees in Ethiopia ⓘ

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Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Government of Ethiopia → oversees → Ethiopian Human Rights Commission ⓘ
Mai Kadra massacre → investigatedBy → Ethiopian Human Rights Commission ⓘ
Mai Kadra massacre → reportedBy → Ethiopian Human Rights Commission ⓘ