International Tigrayan Lawyers Association

20/07/2026

A brief Human Rights Assessment of
Tigray’s Proclamation No. 366/2026
“Safeguarding the Existence and Security of the People of Tigray”
Proclamation No. 366/2026 "
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In June 2026 the Tigray National Regional State enacted a sweeping security law — Proclamation No. 366/2026. This assessment does not constitute, and should not be interpreted as, recognition
or rejection of the enacting authority’s constitutional legitimacy. Any discussion of legislative competence or constitutional authority is confined to a legal framework and does not imply political endorsement. Human Rights First — Ethiopia has assessed it, article by article, against the Ethiopian Constitution and the human rights treaties binding on Ethiopia. This briefing sets out what the law does, where it conflicts with those binding standards, and what should change.
The purpose of the assessment is neither to endorse nor to oppose the political and security concerns that
the Proclamation invokes. The assessment asks a narrower, rule-of-law question — whether the specific legal mechanisms the Proclamation adopts conform to the human rights guarantees that bind every authority exercising public power in Ethiopia.
Ethiopia is bound, as a whole, by its Constitution and by the international instruments it has ratified —
including the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR), the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights, and the Maputo Protocol on the rights of women. These obligations attach to regional as well as to federal authorities. No
security rationale, however genuinely felt, displaces the guarantees that are, in the language of the ICCPR,
non-derogable — those that may never be suspended, even in a declared state of emergency.

For brief 8 pages assessment visit - https://www.hrfe.org/a-human-rights-assessment-oftigrays-proclamation-no-366-2026safeguarding-the-existence-and-security-of-the-people-of-tigrayproclamation-no-366-2026/

For 62 pages detail assessment visit - https://www.hrfe.org/human-rights-compliance-assessment/

09/07/2026

Join us later this afternoon 5:00 pm East Africa time for an important discussion on the rights of Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs). Your voice matters.
please Join using the link below
https://minnstate.zoom.us/j/96110536331
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15/05/2026

Human Rights situation (March–April 2026)
ቅድሚያ ንሰብኣዊ መሰላት / Human Rights First
1. Tigray Region: Institutional Breakdown and Humanitarian Crisis
Political Regression: The TPLF's reinstatement of the pre-war council, elected via the disputed 2020 regional election, signals a collapse of the Pretoria agreement and a return to pre-war governance structures, increasing the risk of renewed armed conflict and associated human rights violations.
Economic and Social Collapse: The Ethiopian government's suspension of fuel supplies, cash transfers, and regional budget allocations has triggered a severe socioeconomic crisis. Barter economies (e.g., cereals for sugar) have emerged due to acute cash shortages. Transport paralysis and the imminent failure of essential public services, including healthcare and education constitute a deliberate degradation of civilian livelihoods, potentially amounting to collective punishment under international humanitarian law.
Arbitrary Detention and Enforced Disappearance: Birhane Gebregiorgis, an activist, was detained for a second time in Mekelle. Initially arrested by armed groups in Mekelle town, he was subsequently taken by plainclothes civil agents to an undisclosed detention facility. As of late April, he has not been presented to court in over two weeks, raising serious concerns of enforced disappearance.
2. Addis Ababa:
Extrajudicial Killing: On 07 May 2026 at approximately 4:40 p.m., Tegegn Balcha (known as "Ororo"), a traditional clothing merchant in Addis Ababa's Shiro Meda area, was shot dead at the gate of a police station compound in Addis Ababa, Gullele Sub-City District 1. The suspected perpetrator is Assistant Sergeant Matewos Temesgen, who discharged a Kalashnikov rifle at the victim upon arrival at the station entrance.
3. Media Suppression: Systematic Crackdown
Million Beyene, a journalist with the independent media outlet Addis Standard, was abducted and detained at an undisclosed location for more than one week before being released without charge or explanation. As of the reporting date, no official statement has been issued by any authority regarding the grounds for his detention or the circumstances of his release.
4. Recommendations
 We demand the Tigray forces allow immediate access to Birhane Gebregiorgis by independent monitors
 The Federal government restore Tigray's budget and essential services
 The Addis Ababa police should establish an independent investigation into the Tegegne Balcha killing
 The Ethiopian Government and the TPLF should revive the Pretoria Agreement framework with binding accountability mechanisms
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18/04/2026

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27/01/2026

VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT

Position: Junior Accountant

Location: Addis Ababa (Bole, around Golagul Tower)

Employment Type: Contract ( 2 years )

Salary: Gross ETB 18,000 per month

Education: BA Degree in Accounting or Finance from a recognized university.

Software: Proven proficiency in Peachtree Accounting and Microsoft Excel (ability to use formulas and pivot tables).

Communication: Good command of English and Amharic (written and spoken).

How to apply : send your certificate and CV
Via :- [email protected]

17/01/2026

ኣብ 2015, 2016, 2017 ዓ/ም ካብ ዩንቨርስቲ ዝተመረቐት ፣ ውፅኢታ ልዕሊ 3. 25 ዝኾነ ፣ exit exam 65 ን ልዕሊኡን ዘምፀአት፣ ብፍላይ ኣብ ተሓላቕነት ሰብኣዊ መሰላት ጭቡጥ ዝንባለ ዘለዋ ናብ EMAIL አድራሻ : - [email protected]

ናይ ትምህርቲ መረዳእታኣ ትልኣኽ። እቲ ስራሕ ኣብ ደቂኣነስትዮ ዝምልከት (SGBV) ስለዝኾነ ጓል ኣነስተይቲ እያ ትድለ። ዝድለ በዝሒ 1 ሰብ።

27/12/2025

The Federal High Court’s Fundamental Human Rights Protection Bench will rule next week on a lawsuit filed against the Council of Ministers, the Ministry of

24/12/2025

እዋናዊ መልእኽቲ ሲቪል ማሕበራት

10/12/2025

መዛዘሚ ዓለምለኸ ጎስጓስ 16 መዓልታት ኣንፃር ፆታ መሰረት ዝገበረ ጥቕዓት ኣመልኪቱ ካብ 8 ሲቪል ማሕበራት ዝወፀ መልእኽቲ

ኣብ ትግራይ ብዝነበረ ፅንተታዊ ኲናት ስዒቡ ብኣማኢት ኣሽሓት ዝቑፀራ ደቂ ኣንስትዮ ግዳያት ፆታዊ ጥቕዓት ኮይነን እየን። ፀብፃብ ኮሚሽን መፅናዕቲ ጄኖሳይድ ትግራይ ከምዘመላኽቶ ካብተን 480,000 ኣብ ውሱን ክፋል ትግራይ ዝርከባ ኣብቲ መፅናዕቲ ዝተኻተታ ደቂ ኣንስትዮ፣ እተን ከባቢ 60% ብውሕዱ ሓደ ካብቶም ዓይነታት ፆታ መሰረት ዝገበረ ጥቕዓት ኣጋጢሙወን እዩ። እዚ ማለት ድማ 166,000 ደቂ ኣንስትዮ ትግራይ ኣደዳ መድፈርቲ፣ ጅምላዊ መድፈርቲን ወሲባዊ ባርነትን ካብ ምዃን ሓሊፉ ክሳብ ባዕዳዊ ነገራት፣ ከም ላማ፣ እምኒን ዝሞተ ተመን ከይተረፈ ናብ መራብሒ ኣካለን ከምዝኣተወን ይፍለጥ። እቲ ፀብፃብ ከም ዝሕብሮ 55.63% ብሰራዊት ሻዕብያ፣ 35.78% ብወተሃደራት ኢትዮጵያ፣ 5.75% ብሓይልታት ኣምሓራን ብካልኦትን ዝተፈፀመ እዩ። እዚ ድማ ነተን ብኣማኢት ኣሽሓት ዝቑፀራ ደቂ ኣንስትዮ ንከቢድ ኣካላዊ፣ ስነልቦናዊን ማሕበራዊን ማህሰይቲን በሰላን ኣሳጢሑወን ይርከብ።

ድሕሪ ስምምዕ ፕሪቶርያ’ውን እንተኾነ ደቂ ኣንስትዮ ትግራይ ኣብ ክንዲ ፍትሒ ኣደዳ መጥቃዕቲ፣ መጭወይቲን መቕተልቲን ኮይነን እየን። ከም እኒ ዘውዱ፣ ማህሌት ፣ ልዋም ፣ ሊድያን ካልኦት ብዙሓት ደቂ ኣንስትዮ ንቕትለት (Femicide) ተዳሪገን እየን። ድሕሪ ብዙሕ ቃልሲ ገሊኤን ፍትሒ እንትረኽባ እተን ዝበዝሓ ግን ስድረአን ንገልታዕታዕን ፍትሒ ምስኣንን ተዳሪጎም ንረኽቦም። ብዚ ምኽንያት ካልኦት ኣሽሓት ደቂ ኣንስትዮ እውን ንፍርሒ፣ ጭንቀትን ድባተን ተቓሊዐን ይርከባ።

እዚ ጥራሕ ኣይኮነን፣ ማሕበራዊ ሚድያን ካልኦት ኦንላይን ባይታታትን ሽፋን ብምግባር ንደቂ ኣንስትዮ ኣብ ምሽቑራር፣ ምፍርራሕን ምጥቃዕን ዝርከቡ ውሑዳት ኣይኮኑን። እዚ ዲጂታል መጥቃዕቲ ድማ ደቂ ኣንስትዮ ሓሳበን ከይገልፃ፣ መሰለን ከይሓታ፣ ርእሰን ከድንናን ካብ ዝተፈላለዩ ማሕበራዊ፣ ኢኮኖሚያውን ፖለቲካዊን መስተጋብር ክርሕቓ እናገበረ ይርከብ።

ኦንላይን ይኹን ኣብ ባይታ፣ ኣብ እዋን ኲናት ይኹን ኣንፃራዊ ሰላም ኣብ ዝተረኸበሉ ኩነት ደቂ ኣንስትዮ ፈላመዎት ተጠቃዕቲ ኮይነን ንረኽበን። ስለዚ ድማ ህዝቢን ዝተፈላለዩ መዳርግቲ ኣካላትን:-

• ኣብ እዋን ኲናት ፅንተት ይኹን ኣብ ካልእ ግዜ ዘጋጠሙ ኣብ ልዕሊ ደቂ ኣንስትዮ ትግራይን ካልእ ክፋል ሕብረተሰብናን ዘጋጠመ ጥሕሰት ሰብኣዊ መሰላት ንፍትሒን ተሓታትነትን ክቐርቡ ክቃለስ
• ክሳብ ሐዚ ዘጋጠሙ ጥሕሰታት ምሕላቕ ጥራሕ ከይኾነስ ሐዚ ብኸቢዱ ኣንፀላልዩና ዘሎ ኲናት ሕድሕድን ስእነት ሰላምን ከይመፅእ ህዝቢ ክቃለስ ኲናትን ወረ ኲናትን ብሕብረት እምቢ ክብል
• ንደቂ ኣንስትዮን ንመላእ ማሕበረሰብናን ዝሐሸ መፃኢ ውሑስ ንምግባር ኩላትና እጃምና ክንዋፃእ ንሓትት።

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