Abiy Ashenafi

We congratulate Professor Frans Viljoen of the @CHR_HumanRights on his brilliant election as a member of the @UN_HRC Advisory Committee for a second consecutive term, a recognition of his enormous expertise in human rights & international human rights law.👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦

Reiterating the inherent African custom of hospitality by local host communities for persons in distress and support for such communities; Kenya should ratify the Kampala Convention. @AGOfficeKenya #RatifyKampalaConvention #AbolishRefugeeEncampent @CHR_HumanRights @vbixds

#AHRC2022_FDPA Final lap! Looking at advocacy strategies for the protection of forcibly displaced persons in Africa! ¬@vbixds Manager, Migration Unit, @CHR_HumanRights @UPLawFaculty

[PRESS STATEMENT] The @CHR_HumanRights is concerned about growing anti-immigrant sentiments & attacks fuelled by recent xenophobic statements of political parties. It calls for a robust response from @GovernmentZA to prevent xenophobic violence Moreℹ️: chr.up.ac.za/press-statemen…

#AHRC2021_FDP- The Final Lap! Now looking at the Protection of vulnerable groups and effective advocacy with ~@KuveyaLloyd Assistant Director, @CHR_HumanRights @UPLawFaculty @UPTuks

There is need to advocate for recognition and sustainable solutions for climate refugees. @dr_adney @basimanyaned @Refugees @CHR_HumanRights

#AHRC2021_FDP wrapping the day discussions with a recap exercise on statelessness! @vbixds @CHR_HumanRights @UPLawFaculty @UPTuks

#AHRC2021_FDP An Overview of the African Human Rights Framework with @CHR_HumanRights Director @fransjviljoen @basimanyaned @UNHumanRights

Day 3 of #AHRC2021_FDP begins! Now looking at "the protection of internally displaced persons (IDPs)" with ~@c_fawole Lecturer, South African Institute for Advanced Constitutional, Public, Human Rights and International Law, University of Johannesburg

#AHRC2021_FDP First course exercise on persecution ~@vbixds Acting Manager, Migration Unit & LLD Candidate, @CHR_HumanRights , @UPLawFaculty @UPTuks

From the Director's Desk: Welcoming Message by Prof Frans Viljoen "We look forward certainly to continuing working with you to advance human rights and to work towards righting wrongs in Africa." - Prof Frans Viljoen youtu.be/hqIJ_nLnAb8

📣 🎓Applications for the #HRDA now open! 🎓📣 Calling outstanding students to apply for the prestigious Master's degree in Human Rights and Democratisation in Africa #Classof2021 Submit your online application before 15 April 2020 Visit chr.up.ac.za/hrda to apply

Possible forced IDP returns to start tomorrow in Gedeo + W Guji, according to humanitarian sources. 15,000 IDPs from Gedeo to Kercha. From West Guji, more than 30,000 IDPs to return to Gedeo. Target 550k in G-G alone by May 11th. Big concerns that WGuji is not yet safe and stable

“We are still waiting...We are in a situation of fear and uncertainty.” I spoke to residents of Sululta about the looming threat of eviction -- as officials clamp down on informal settlements on the fringes of Addis Ababa. For @TRF_Stories and @thisisplace af.reuters.com/article/ethiop…

Earth, you’re bluetiful 💙 This view of our home planet was captured by a @Space_Station crew member as the orbiting laboratory was 256 miles above the eastern coast of the United States. Dive in for more: go.nasa.gov/2UYB7do

NEWS ALERT- የቀድሞው የኢፌዲሪ ፕሬዝዳንት ነጋሶ ጊዳዳ ከዚህ ዓለም በሞት ተለዩ። የኦሮምያ ብሮድካስት (OBN) እንደዘገበውፕሬዝዳንት ነጋሶ በጀርመን ሀገር በህክምና ላይ ነበሩ።

اشغال ازالة تجمعات #النازحين في محيط برك #راس_العين الواقعة ضمن محمية #صور #المصلحة_الوطنية_لنهر_الليطاني

#Breaking: ቦሌ መንገድ በሚገኘው የፓርላማ አባላት መኖሪያ አፓርታማ አካባቢ ከሌሊት ጀምሮ የተኩስ ልውውጥ የነበረ ሲሆን፣ የቦሌ መንገድ ሙሉ በሙሉ ተዘግቶ መቆየቱና የሰው ሕይወት ማለፉ ተሰምቷል፡፡

12,800 people with mental health conditions remain shackled in #Indonesia, despite a 40+ yr government ban. It’s time for @agusgumiwangK & @OmbudsmanRI137 to monitor institutions and #BreakTheChains to end shackling now! hrw.org/breakthechains

21 year old Ciham Ali Ahmed has been in detention in Eritrea since she was 15 years old. Please sign and share this petition calling for her release. #QuestionsforIsaias amnesty.org/en/get-involve…