Under the 2009 Charities and Societies Proclamation, civil society groups working on human rights issues in Ethiopia was decimated. Then they can document abuses and advocate for respect for human rights, which is critical ahead of the May 2020 elections. Still, it was starkly evident the extent to which civil society working on human rights has been decimated since the Charities and Societies Proclamation was passed 10 years ago. At the workshop, international and Ethiopian NGOs, such as the Human Rights Council of Ethiopia and the Consortium of Ethiopian Rights Organizations, discussed advocacy strategies and research gaps, and talked about economic, social, and cultural rights. They asked questions about what work we planned to do in Ethiopia and if we’d open up an office there.

Source: Ethiopian News February 22, 2019 13:52 UTC