Major Programmes of EHRCO



Ethiopian Human Rights council has various programmes and initiatives to deploy its primary objectives in the country.

Civic Education

Objectives:

•  To Facilitate citizens' preparedness to promote and defend human rights, rule of law and democratic principles

•  To encourage awareness regarding human rights, rule of law and democratization

Monitoring of human rights rule of law and Democratization

Objectives

•  To enhance public awareness regarding the performance of the government and other groups with respect to human rights

•  To investigate instances of human right violations

•  To monitor and contribute to measures that have been taken to improve the human right situation

•  To provide early warning to government to take preventive / remedial actions in potential conflict areas

•  To encourage the government to adopt and implement national and international laws and protect human rights

•  To record and compile a database on the human rights situation for research and education purposes, as well as to bring human rights violations to justice.

Advocacy

Objectives

•  To facilitate citizens' preparedness to promote and defend human rights, rule of law and democratic principles

•  To influence the government to undertake human rights promotional measures and bring an end to policies and practices violating human rights

•  To initiate public debate on critical issues that are so common that they are so common that they are " forgotten"

•  To encourage awareness regarding human rights, rule of law and democratization

Public Relation and Documentation

Objectives:

•  To promote a positive image of EHRCO and clear communication of its position

•  To publicize EHRCO's achievements activities in order to create better awareness so that the government as well as the public

•  To draw sympathy and support of the general public by enlarge and others in particular

•  To develop high commitments in members and staff

•  To strengthen EHRCO's networking, collaboration and partnership with other human rights and civil society

 

 
   
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