Ethiopian Human Rights Defenders Center
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| Founded | 2019 |
|---|---|
| Type | Non-governmental organization |
| Focus | Human rights |
| Location | |
Region served | Ethiopia |
| Website |
Ethiopian Human Rights Defenders Center (EHRDC) is a non partisan, nonprofit organization founded in 2019, and based in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, it works to support, and to protect human right defender in Ethiopia from attacks. It was established after 60 human right defenders and organizations met in 2019 at the Claiming Space forum organized by DefendDefenders in Addis Ababa, intending to establish a national human rights defenders network.[1]
To see the recognized, protected, supported and free from fear Ethiopian Human rights defenders and essential actors in defending and advancing human rights, and bringing about positive change in Ethiopia and be one of the strongest Human rights defend defenders in East Africa.