Ethiopian Women Lawyers Association

Ethiopian Women Lawyers Association የኢትዮጵያ የሕግ ባለሙያ ሴቶች ማኅበር (ኢ.ሕ.ባ.ሴ.ማ)
Ethiopian Women Lawyer

EWLA is a non-profit and non-partisan organization established in 1995 by a group of Ethiopian Women Lawyers with the overall objective of promoting the legal, economic, social, and political rights of Ethiopian women under the FDRE Constitution and the relevant human rights conventions.

Strengthening Partnerships for Women’s Political RightsOn June 22, 2026, EWLA had the honor of welcoming the National De...
23/06/2026

Strengthening Partnerships for Women’s Political Rights

On June 22, 2026, EWLA had the honor of welcoming the National Democratic Institute (NDI) delegation led by Dr. Franklin Oduro (Country representative), along with Leulseged Girma, (Program Manager) and Her Excellency Gemima Neves Barlaw (South East Africa Regional Team Head)

The Executive Directress of EWLA, Mrs. Hebret Abahoy and her team shared insights on the opportunities, challenges, and lessons learned from observing the 6th and 7th Ethiopian National Elections. The discussion also focused on EWLA’s post-election priorities to advance women’s political participation and safeguard against violence in elections.

NDI reaffirmed its commitment to provide technical support to EWLA’s mission. Meanwhile, the delegation toured EWLA’s office, including the hotline service, which continues to serve as a vital resource for women across Ethiopia.

Together, we move forward with renewed energy to ensure elections remain free from VAW-E and inclusive for all.



Stay tuned for more updates!

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From Fragmented to Cohesive: Strengthening Survivor-Centered Care. (June 22, 2026, Addis Ababa)Ethiopian Women Lawyers' ...
22/06/2026

From Fragmented to Cohesive: Strengthening Survivor-Centered Care. (June 22, 2026, Addis Ababa)

Ethiopian Women Lawyers' Association (EWLA), in partnership with Health Ethiopia, hosted a pivotal inter-sectoral workshop. This gathering brought together law enforcement, educators, and One-Stop Center representatives to bridge institutional gaps in SRHR and GBV response.

The session was aimed to Create a sense of accountability and informed decision making among Duty Bearers and Stakeholders for SRHR & GBV and to foster a survivor-centered system built on accountability and evidence-based decision-making.

The session is helpful for Law Enforcement organs to sharpen their skills in trauma-informed interviewing and judicial evidence handling. Likewise, One-Stop Centers can improve their legal literacy for better documentation without compromising confidentiality. In the mean time, all Stakeholders will be equipped with established, new, seamless cross-agency referral network.

EWLA is moving away from isolated workflows to a unified, cohesive system that prioritizes the survivor’s needs at every step.

Together, we are building a stronger, more accountable response for our community.

የኢትዮጵያ የሕግ ባለሙያ ሴቶች ማኅበር (ኢ.ሕ.ባ.ሴ.ማ) ከኢትዮጵያ ሰብዓዊ መብቶች ኮሚሽን (ኢ.ሰ.መ.ኮ.) ጋር በመተባበር በዞንና በወረዳ ደረጃ ለሚገኙ የማኅበሩ በጎ ፈቃደኛ ኮሚቴ አመራ...
20/06/2026

የኢትዮጵያ የሕግ ባለሙያ ሴቶች ማኅበር (ኢ.ሕ.ባ.ሴ.ማ) ከኢትዮጵያ ሰብዓዊ መብቶች ኮሚሽን (ኢ.ሰ.መ.ኮ.) ጋር በመተባበር በዞንና በወረዳ ደረጃ ለሚገኙ የማኅበሩ በጎ ፈቃደኛ ኮሚቴ አመራሮች ስልጠና ሰጠ። (ሰኔ 11-12 ቀን 2018 ዓ/ም፣ አዲስ አበባ)
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በመድረኩ የኢ.ሰ.መ.ኮ የሴቶችና ሕጻናት መብቶች ኮሚሽን ኮሚሽነር አሸነፈች አበበ ለተሳታፊዎች የእንኳን ደህና መጣችሁ መልዕክት ያስተላለፉ ሲሆን የኢ.ሕ.ባ.ሴ.ማ ዋና ስራ አስፈጻሚ ዳይሬክተር ወ/ሮ ሕብረት አባሆይ በበኩላቸው መልዕክት አስተላልፈዋል፡፡

በመጀመሪያው ቀን፦ የኢ.ሕ.ባ.ሴ.ማ. በጎ ፈቃደኛ ኮሚቴ አመራሮች በዚህ መድረክ በኢ.ሰ.መ.ኮ በኩል በሴቶች መብቶችና በስርዓተ ጾታ እኩልነት ጽንሰ-ሃሳብ፣ ለመብት ጥሰት ተጋላጭ ለሆኑ የሕ/ሰብ ክፍሎች በሚቀርብ አቤቱታ አቀባበል እና ስነ-ስርዓት መርሆዎች፣ የሰብዓዊ መብት ጥሰት የደረሰባቸው ሴቶችና ሕጻናትን ቃለ መጠይቅ የማድረግ መርሆዎች እንዲሁም የስራ ጫና መቋቋሚያ መንገዶች ላይ ባተኮሩ ርዕሰ ጉዳዮች ዙሪያ ገለጻ እና ማብራሪያ ቀርቦላቸው ሰፊ ውይይት ተደርጎበታል፡፡

በዕለቱ ተሳታፊዎቹ የማኅበሩን ዋና መስሪያ ቤት በአካል በመገኘት ከመጎብኘታቸውም ባሻገር ከተለያዩ የማኅበሩ የስራ ክፍል ሰራተኞች እና በጎ ፈቃደኛ ጠበቆች ጋር ትውውቅ እና ገለጻ ተደርጎላቸዋል።

በሁለተኛው ቀን፦ የኮሚቴዎችን አሰራር ለማጠናከርና ለመደገፍ በሚያስችሉ ጉዳዮች እንዲሁም በአጠቃላይ የማኅበሩ የ5 ዓመት ስትራቴጂያዊ የትኩረት አቅጣጫዎች እና ቀጣይ የስራ ሒደቶች ላይ ውይይት የተደረገ ሲሆን ስራዎችን ቀልጣፋ፥ ተደራሽ፥ ግልጽ እና ውጤታማ ለማድረግ በሚያስችሉ አማራጭ መፍትሄዎች ላይ የጋራ ስምምነት ተደርሷል።

በመጨረሻም የማኅበሩ የቦርድ ሊቀመንበር ወ/ሮ ራኬብ መሰለ ማኅበሩን ከሌሎች በሴቶች መብቶች ላይ ከሚሰሩ የሲቪል ማህበረሰብ ድርጅቶች ልዩ የሚያደርገው የኮሚቴዎቹ መኖርና በትንንሽ ከተሞች እና በገጠር ለሚኖሩ ሴቶች አገልግሎቱ ተደራሽ እንዲሆን ማድረጉ መሆኑን በመግለጽ እየሰሩ ያሉትን የሕግ ድጋፍ አገልግሎቶች አጠናክረው እንዲቀጥሉ በመጠቆም የመዝጊያ መልዕክት አስተላልፈዋል።

የኢ.ሕ.ባ.ሴ.ማ. ኮሚሽኑ ከማኅበሩ ጋር ተባብሮ በመስራት እና የዚህን የስልጠና ሙሉ ወጪ በመሸፈን ላደረገው ድጋፍ ሁሉ የላቀ ምስጋና ያቀረባል። ወደፊትም ይኸው ትብብርና ድጋፍ ተጠናክሮ እንዲቀጥል ጽኑ ፍላጎት እና ምኞት እንዳለው ማኅበሩ ይገልጻል።

#የሴቶችመብት #የስርዓተጾታእኩልነት #ኢሕባሴማ #ኢሰመኮ #የሕግድጋፍ #ሰብዓዊመብት #ጾታንመሰረትያደረገጥቃትይቁም

Empowering Legal Advocates: Strengthening GBV Response in Afar and Somali RegionsEthiopian Women Lawyers' Association (E...
19/06/2026

Empowering Legal Advocates: Strengthening GBV Response in Afar and Somali Regions

Ethiopian Women Lawyers' Association (EWLA), in partnership with Women, conducted Capacity Building training for legal professionals and paralegals on: Gender-sensitive and survivor-centered approaches, women’s rights frameworks, GBV case handling, and culturally appropriate counseling techniques.
(June 17-18, 2026, Afar and Somali regions).

The initiative aims to empower service providers within the justice sector and women and children’s bureaus to better assist survivors in navigating the legal system effectively.

Key issues discussed includes: women’s rights frameworks and legal protections, practical tools for gender-sensitive case handling and culturally appropriate counseling, bridging legal and psychological services to provide a holistic, survivor-centered approach to justice for GBV survivors.

Lawyers and paralegals from regional and zonal Justice sectors, women and children’s bureaus, and others who provide services for survivors to access justice, in Afar and Somali regions have participated in the session



Evidence to Ex*****on: A Localized Plan for AdvancementOn June 18, 2026, Ethiopian Women Lawyers’ Association in partner...
18/06/2026

Evidence to Ex*****on: A Localized Plan for Advancement

On June 18, 2026, Ethiopian Women Lawyers’ Association in partnership with Health Ethiopia, hosted an inter-sectoral workshop on: Accountability and Informed Decision Making in Jigjiga, Somali region. The workshop aims to move local government from isolated, top-down decision-making to a transparent, data-driven, and collaborative ecosystem.

The workshop brought together key stakeholders from One-Stop Centers, Justice Bureau, police, civil Society Organizations, youth and disability associations, as well as community leaders to collectively address overlapping public challenges.

Participants discussed and enhanced their awareness on:
-Data Skills: Practical ways to turn raw sector reports into actionable decisions
-Joint Action Plans (J**s): Immediate, cross-departmental roadmaps targeting specific service gaps with clear timelines and shared budgets.
-Accountability Tools: Concrete frameworks to track public feedback and measure whether local government is actually delivering on its promises.


ኢሕባሴማ ከአዲስ አበባ ፖሊስ ከፍተኛ አመራሮች ጋር በጋራ መስራት በሚቻልባቸው ጉዳዮች ዙሪያ ውይይት አካሄደ። (ሰኔ 9 ቀን 2018 ዓ.ም፣ አዲስ አበባ ፓሊስ ጠቅላይ መምሪያ ጽ/ቤት)የኢትዮ...
18/06/2026

ኢሕባሴማ ከአዲስ አበባ ፖሊስ ከፍተኛ አመራሮች ጋር በጋራ መስራት በሚቻልባቸው ጉዳዮች ዙሪያ ውይይት አካሄደ። (ሰኔ 9 ቀን 2018 ዓ.ም፣ አዲስ አበባ ፓሊስ ጠቅላይ መምሪያ ጽ/ቤት)

የኢትዮጵያ የሕግ ባለሙያ ሴቶች ማኅበር ዋና ስራ አስፈጻሚ ዳይሬክተርን ጨምሮ የማኅበሩ አመራሮች በአዲስ አበባ ፖሊስ ጠቅላይ መምሪያ በመገኘት ከአዲስ አበባ ፖሊስ ዋና ጠቅላይ መምሪያ አዛዥ ሌ/ጀነራል አስራት ደኔሮ እና ከከፍተኛ የፖሊስ አመራሮች ጋር ውይይት አካሂደዋል።

በውይይቱ ወቅት ማኅበሩ ከፖሊስ ጋር በመሆን በሴቶች ላይ ጾታን መሰረት በማድረግ የሚፈጸሙ ወንጀሎችን ለመቀነስ፥ የጥቃት ተጎጂዎችን የተመለከቱ እንዲሁም በወንጀል ተጠርጥረው የተያዙ ሴቶች የሕግ ድጋፍ አገልግሎት እንዲያገኙ በመርዳት፥ ለፖሊስ አካላት የአቅም ግንባታ ስልጠናዎችን በመስጠት እንዲሁም የፍትህ ዘርፉ ባለድርሻ አካላት ጥራት ያለው የፍትህ ተደራሽነትን በማረጋገጥ ዙሪያ በጋራ ለመስራት ተስማምተዋል።

ማኅበሩ የአዲስ አበባ ፖሊስ ከፍተኛ አመራሮች በከተማው ውስጥ ሴቶች መብቶቻቸው እንዲከበሩ እና ከጥቃት እንዲጠበቁ በሚደረገው ጥረት ያሳዩትን ተነሳሽነትና ትብብር እያመሰገነ፥ በቀጣይ በጋራ ለሴቶች ፍትህን ለማረጋገጥ የሚያስችሉ ስራዎችን እንደሚሰራ ጽኑ እምነት እንዳለው ይገልጻል።

#አኢሕባሴማ #አዲስአበባፓሊስጠቅላይመምሪያ
#በሴቶችላይየሚፈጸምጾታንመሠረትያደረገጥቃትይቁም

Solidarity: SIHA Network Team Visits EWLA! (June 17, 2026@EWLA head Office, Addis Ababa))We had the honor of welcoming...
18/06/2026

Solidarity: SIHA Network Team Visits EWLA!
(June 17, 2026@EWLA head Office, Addis Ababa))

We had the honor of welcoming the headquarters team from Uganda and the country team of the Strategic Initiative in the Horn of Africa (SIHA) Network to our office in Addis Ababa.

Our Executive Directress, Mrs. Hebret Abahoy, warmly welcomed the delegation, which include Faizat Badmus Busari (Regional Program Manager), Evalyne Achan (Regional Grants and Movement Capacity Building Coordinator) and Meskerem Damene (Interim Country Coordinator).

During the visit, we engaged in meaningful discussions on women’s rights and gender equality and the long- standing partnership between EWLA and SIHA. Both organizations reaffirmed their commitment to strengthen collaboration and solidarity in the years ahead.

We look forward to continuing this impactful partnership as we work together to advance women’s rights across the Horn of Africa.

EWLA Joins Forces for Renewed Women’s Voice and Leadership Ethiopia: (RWVL-E) project LaunchWe proudly participated in ...
18/06/2026

EWLA Joins Forces for Renewed Women’s Voice and Leadership Ethiopia: (RWVL-E) project Launch

We proudly participated in the official launch of the Renewed Women’s Voice Leadership Ethiopia (RWVL-E), a six year flagship initiative (2025-2031), held on June 17, 2026 at Haile Grand Hotel, Addis Ababa.

The program, supported by the Government of Canada and implemented in partnership with CARE Ethiopia and six principal local CSOs, aims to advance women’s leadership and gender equality nationwide.

The launching event featured remarks from His Excellency. Nicolas Simard, Ambassador of Canada to Ethiopia, Mr. Mahteme Mikre, CARE Ethiopia Country Director and representatives from the Ministry of Women and Social Affairs, and principal partners.

The Ethiopian Women Lawyers’ Association (EWLA) highlighted its role in leading the Rapid Response Fund (RRR), a flexible funding mechanism designed to provide immediate support to women’s rights defenders, structurally excluded groups and women’s rights organization facing urgent challenges/risk and opportunities.

The ceremony concluded with a collective pledge to strengthen women’s voices and leadership for lasting social change. EWLA also showcased its initiatives in an exhibition, fostering collaboration and partnership with fellow advocacy groups.

We look forward to driving impact together as we champion women’s leadership across Ethiopia.

Ethiopian Women Lawyers’ Association (EWLA) in partnership with Health Ethiopia, successfully conducted a two days Mul...
18/06/2026

Ethiopian Women Lawyers’ Association (EWLA) in partnership with Health Ethiopia, successfully conducted a two days Multi-sector Consultative and Advocacy Workshop on SRHR & GBV Prevention and Response. (June 16-17, 2026, Somali region, Jigjiga).

Representatives from One-Stop Centers, the Justice Bureau, police, civil society, youth and disability associations as well as community leaders took part in the session. This gathering was a powerful, transformative experience dedicated to safeguarding lives and rights across Somali region.

The objective of the workshop is to move beyond isolated efforts and create a unified front against gender-based violence (GBV) and systemic gaps in reproductive healthcare. By aligning their perspectives, the participants identified critical barriers and finalized concrete, collaborative strategies to overcome them.

Key issues from the Unified Action Plan includes:

1. Stronger Referral Networks: Seamless connections between healthcare, law enforcement, and legal aid to support survivors faster.
2. Sharper Advocacy Skills: Practical tools to influence local decision-makers and campaign for better resources and protective laws.
3. Regional Insights: A deeper, data-driven understanding of the specific cultural barriers and health needs unique to Somali region.

The workshop concluded not just with a roadmap, but with a renewed sense of partnership and shared purpose. By standing together, we have laid the foundation for a safer, healthier, and more resilient future for everyone in the region.

Important Notice: Official Account VerificationDear our Facebook families,We have been aware of a fake Facebook public g...
15/06/2026

Important Notice: Official Account Verification

Dear our Facebook families,
We have been aware of a fake Facebook public group account impersonating EWLA. Please be informed that this account is not affiliated with our Association (EWLA) and does not represent us. To ensure you are receiving accurate information and updates, please only follow our official page: Ethiopian Women Lawyers Association,
https://www.facebook.com/Ethiopian-Women-Lawyers-Association-173223872751613

Our authentic page currently has 37K followers. We kindly ask our audiences to please report the fraudulent page to help us protect others from misinformation.
Thank you for your continued support and vigilance.

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