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Ethiopian Human Rights Defenders Center

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...

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Founded 2019 Works in 1 country Human Rights & Advocacy
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About Ethiopian Human Rights Defenders Center

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.

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SectorsHuman Rights & Advocacy
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ProtectionEHRDC Provides Physical, mental and economical support for human rights defenders in all regions of Ethiopia
Capacity BuildingOur center works hard to raise the capacity of human rights defenders in the country, with special consideration to women human rights defenders and human rights defenders with dis...
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