The Advocates for Human Rights is deeply concerned about continuing human rights violations in Ethiopia. The Advocates has raised concerns related to the treatment of Oromos and other minority groups in Ethiopia at several United Nations human rights bodies. We have also brought these concerns to the attention of the African Commission on Human & Peoples’ Rights.
Download The Advocates' submissions to the UN and other groups here.
Take action today to support respect for human rights in Ethiopia.
In the United States Let your members of Congress know your concerns. Find your representative and senators. Contact the White House.
At the United Nations
Advocacy opportunity: Contribute to the UN Human Rights Committee's review of Ethiopia's human rights record
Report template: loi_report_template_for_csos_ethiopia_hrcommittee.docx
Human Rights Committee 2011 Concluding Observations for Ethiopia: Ethiopia CCPR Concluding Observations 2011
Ethiopia 2020 State Party Report: CCPR State Party Report 2020
Human Rights Tools for a Changing World, Chapter 9: UN Advocacy: https://www.theadvocatesforhumanrights.org/uploads/chapter_9.pdf
International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights: https://www.ohchr.org/en/professionalinterest/pages/ccpr.aspx
The next deadline for submitting reports is August 17, 2020. Reports should be no longer than 10,000 words. Submit your report to:
Gabriella Habtom
Secretary of the Human Rights Committee
ghabtom@ohchr.org
Cherry Rosniansky
Programme Assistant of the Human Rights Committee
crosniansky@ohchr.org
CCPR mailbox
ccpr@ohchr.org
You can also aend information directly to one or more of the United Nations Special Procedures mandate holders. For general Information about Using UN Special Procedures, consult the requirements established by each mandate for the submission of allegations. Information can be submitted by e-mail to urgent-action@ohchr.org, or by postal mail to:
OHCHR-UNOG 8-14 Avenue de la Paix 1211 Geneva 10 Switzerland
Mandate holders include:
UN Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of the right to freedom of opinion and expression Email: freedex@ohchr.org Directions for submitting information
UN Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions Email: eje@ohchr.org Directions for submitting information
UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention Email: wgad@ohchr.org Directions for submitting information
UN Special Rapporteur on the rights to freedom of peaceful assembly and association Email: freeassembly@ohchr.org
UN Independent Expert on Minority Issues Email: minorityissues@ohchr.org
At the African Commission on Human & Peoples’ Rights
Lawrence Murugu Mute, ACHPR Commissioner for Ethiopia Email: Au-banjul@africa-union.org
Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Expression and Access to Information Use form on website: achpr.org/about
Working Group on Death Penalty and Extra-Judicial, Summary or Abitrary Killings in Africa Use form on website: hachpr.org/about
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