The Role of the Ethiopian Human Rights Council in Monitoring and Reporting Human Rights Violations
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2023-07
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Addis Ababa University
Abstract
The Ethiopian Human Rights Council (EHRCO) is a civil society organization that was founded
on October 10 1991. Since its establishment, EHRCO has been striving for the establishment of a
democratic system, the respect of human rights, for the prevalence of the rule of law in Ethiopia.
This thesis aims to demonstrate the current challenges that EHRCO has faced in its fairly long
journey of human rights advocacy in Ethiopia. Moreover, the thesis looks into the current status
of the Council and its prospects in human right protection and promotion in Ethiopia. In doing so,
the thesis looks into the programs and activities of the Council and their practical role on the
protection, promotion and respect of human rights, and its contributions in changing the behavior
of the government of Ethiopia and other stockholders over the years.
Accordingly, the thesis demonstrates that EHRCO’s role in monitoring and reporting of human
rights violations in Ethiopia, practical problems that hinder the effectiveness of the Council in the
protection, promotion and respect of human rights in Ethiopia. In the end, the thesis tries to forward
some helpful recommendations that, if properly implemented, would better equip EHRCO with
technical and professional capacity in its endeavor as well as that could help the government to
realize its duty i.e.to respect, protect and fulfil human rights in Ethiopia.