HALE : Human Rights and Inclusion Network

19/05/2026

𝐃𝐢𝐬𝐚𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐬 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐡𝐮𝐦𝐚𝐧 𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐬.

According to the World Health Organization, an estimated 1.3 billion people nearly 1 in 6 people globally experience significant disability.

Despite this, many persons with disabilities continue to face barriers in:

• Education
• Employment
• Healthcare
• Infrastructure
• Public participation

The problem is not disability itself.
The problem is systems that fail to ensure equal inclusion and accessibility.

Protection is not pity.
Protection is not sympathy.
Protection is about:
✔️ Dignity
✔️ Equality
✔️ Inclusion
✔️ Justice

An inclusive society ensures accessibility, equal opportunity, reasonable accommodation, and respect for human dignity.

Governments, institutions, civil society, and individuals all share responsibility to remove barriers and protect equal rights.

As recognized by the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, inclusion is not optional; it is both a legal obligation and a moral imperative.

Inclusion is not about special treatment. It is about equal humanity. ♿️✨

Source: https://lnkd.in/ehsyVAPw

13/05/2026

🚨 VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT

📍 Position: Advocacy & Policy Advisor (Human Rights Focus)

HALE-Human Rights and Inclusion Network is seeking a qualified and experienced professional to provide strategic leadership in human rights advocacy, policy engagement, and institutional advisory work.

🔹 Key Areas of Responsibility:

• Human Rights Advisory
• Policy Analysis & Advocacy Strategy
• Strategic Stakeholder Engagement
• Research & Policy Influence

🎓 Qualification: PhD in Law, Human Rights, Political Science, Public Policy, or a related field.

📅 Application Deadline May 25, 2026

📧 Apply via: [email protected]

09/05/2026

Vacancy Announcement: Grants and Advocacy Officer

HALE-Human Rights and Inclusion Network is seeking a qualified and motivated professional to serve as Grants and Advocacy Officer to support fundraising, proposal development, partnerships, and advocacy initiatives.

Key Responsibilities:

Identify funding and grant opportunities
Develop grant proposals and donor reports
Support advocacy campaigns and stakeholder engagement
Build partnerships with donors and institutions
Assist in project communication and documentation

Qualifications:

Bachelor’s degree in Law, Political Science, International Relations, Development Studies, or related field
Experience in grant writing, fundraising, or advocacy is an asset
Strong communication, research, and organizational skills
Commitment to human rights and inclusion

Application Procedure:
Interested applicants should submit their CV and cover letter to: ✉️
[email protected]

Application Deadline: May 18, 2026

05/05/2026

የፍትህ ጥሪ፡ ለማኅሌት ማሩ

በአስተናጋጅነት በምታገለግልበት የሥራ ቦታዋ ላይ በታጣቂዎች የታፈነችው ወጣት ማኅሌት ማሩ፣ አሰቃቂ ጥቃት ተፈጽሞባት በጭካኔ ተገድላለች። ይህ በባሕር ዳር ከተማ የተፈጸመው ድርጊት የዜጎችን የመኖር መብትና የሴቶችን ደህንነት ክፉኛ የጣሰ አረመኔያዊ ወንጀል ነው።

ለዜጎች ጥበቃ ሊቆሙ የሚገባቸው የጸጥታ አካላት በሴቶች ላይ እንዲህ ያለ ግፍ መፈጸም እጅግ አስነዋሪ እና የህግ የበላይነትን የሚንድ ተግባር ነው።

አጥፊዎች በአስቸኳይ ለህግ እንዲቀርቡና ለማኅሌት ቤተሰቦች ፍትሕ እንዲሰጥ በጽኑ እንጠይቃለን። በስልጣን ስም የሚፈጸም ማንኛውም ጥቃት ሊቆም ይገባል!

ምንጭ:👉 https://lnkd.in/eg5-6dKP

04/05/2026

ፍትሕ ለአለሚቱ ሸጋው፡ አስቸኳይ የፍትህ ጥሪ!

በአሶሳ ከተማ በአንዲት እናት ላይ የተፈጸመው ዘግናኝ ግድያ እና ከዚያም በኋላ ግለሰቡ የሟችን አስከሬን በቪድዮ በመቅረፅ ለቤተሰቦቿ የላከው መርዶ መላውን ማህበረሰብ ያስቆጣ አረመኔያዊ ተግባር ነው። ይባስ ብሎም፣ ይህ ግለሰብ በነፃነት ማህበራዊ ሚዲያ (TikTok) በመጠቀም በሟች ቤተሰቦች ላይ ተጨማሪ የጥቃት ዛቻዎችን እያደረሰ መሆኑ የፍትህ ስርዓቱን መዘግየት በግልጽ ያሳያል።

"ዳታ ክፈትና እያት እንዴት እንዳረግኳት" የሚለው የግለሰቡ መልዕክት፣ የድርጊቱን አሰቃቂነት ብቻ ሳይሆን በህግ ፊት ያለውን ንቀት የሚያሳይ ነው።

ሃሌ - የሰብአዊ መብቶች እና ማካተቻ አውታር የሚከተሉትን ጥሪዎች ያቀርባል፦

1. ለኢትዮጵያ ፌደራል ፖሊስ እና ለአሶሳ ፖሊስ፦ ተጠርጣሪው በአስቸኳይ በአሶሳ አድኖ በመያዝ ለህግ እንዲቀርብ እና በቤተሰቡ ላይ እያደረሰ ያለው ተከታታይ ዛቻ እንዲቆም ጥብቅ እርምጃ እንዲወሰድ በአፅንኦት እንጠይቃለን።

2. ለሚመለከታቸው ለፍትህ አካላት፦ የሴቶች ደህንነትን ለማረጋገጥ እና መሰል አሰቃቂ ድርጊቶች እንዳይደገሙ ፈጣን እና ግልጽ የሆነ የፍትህ ሂደት እንዲኖር እናሳስባለን።

3. ለማህበረሰቡ እና ለማህበራዊ ሚዲያ ተጠቃሚዎች፦ ይህ ግለሰብ በህግ ቁጥጥር ስር እስኪውል ድረስ ሁላችንም ድምፃችንን በማሰማት የፍትህ ጥሪውን እንድናስተጋባ ጥሪያችንን እናስተላልፋለን።

ፍትሕ ለአለሚቱ ሸጋው!

ምንጭ: https://lnkd.in/etpxjG5j

#ፍትሕለአለሚቱ

Ethiopian Human Rights Commission
Federal Supreme Court of Ethiopia
Association for Human Rights in Ethiopia (AHRE)
Ethiopia Federal Police

04/05/2026

የአንድ ልጁን እናት አንድ ክፍል ውስጥ ከገደለ በኋላ ሬሳዋን ቪድዮ በመቅረፅ ለቤተሰቦቿ የላከው ግለሰብ እስካሁን ቲክቶክ በነፃነት እንደሚጠቀም ታወቀ።

"ዳታ ክፈትና እያት እንዴት እንዳረግኳት" - ግለሰቡ ከግድያው በኋላ ለሟች የቤተሰብ አባል የላከው መልዕክት ነው።

ምንጭ: https://lnkd.in/etpxjG5j

በሁለተኛው ምስል ላይ የሚታየውን ተጠርጣሪ ፖሊስ በአስቸኳይ ይዞ ምርመራ እንዲጀምር እንጠይቃለን።

ግለሰቡ በአለሚቱ ቤተሰቦች ላይ ተጨማሪ ጥቃት ለመፈጸም እየዛተ በመሆኑ ጉዳዩ የሁላችንንም ርብርብ ይጠይቃል።

በመሆኑም ፖሊስ እና የሚመለከታቸው የፍትህ አካላት በአስቸኳይ ይህን ግለሰብ ከአሶሳ አድነው ለህግ እንዲያቀርቡ እና ፍትህ እንዲሰፍን በአፅንኦት እንጠይቃለን።

ፍትሕ ለአለሚቱ ሸጋው !!

03/05/2026

HALE-Human Rights and Inclusion Network(H-HRIN) 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐨𝐧 𝐑𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐗𝐞𝐧𝐨𝐩𝐡𝐨𝐛𝐢𝐜 𝐕𝐢𝐨𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐒𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐡 𝐀𝐟𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐚

HALE-Human Rights and Inclusion Network(H-HRIN) expresses serious concern over recent reports of xenophobic violence in South Africa, including attacks against foreign nationals, forced evictions, and barriers to accessing employment, healthcare, and other essential services.

Such acts constitute violations of fundamental human rights protected under international and regional legal frameworks, including the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights. These instruments guarantee the rights to dignity, equality before the law, security of person, and freedom from discrimination.

South Africa’s historical experience under 𝐀𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐢𝐝 underscores the importance of upholding these principles consistently and without discrimination. Reports of violence and exclusion directed at other African nationals raise serious concerns regarding the protection of these rights in practice.

𝐖𝐞 𝐚𝐟𝐟𝐢𝐫𝐦 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭:

✔️ All individuals, irrespective of nationality or migration status, are entitled to equal protection under the law.
✔️ Xenophobia and collective targeting of foreign nationals are incompatible with human rights obligations.
✔️ States have a duty to prevent, investigate, and respond to acts of violence and discrimination within their jurisdiction.

We 𝐮𝐫𝐠𝐞𝐬 t𝐡𝐞 𝐆𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐒𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐡 𝐀𝐟𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐚 𝐭𝐨:

✔️ Promptly and impartially investigate all reported incidents of xenophobic violence;
✔️ Ensure accountability through the prosecution of perpetrators in accordance with the law;
✔️ Strengthen measures to prevent discrimination and protect at-risk communities;
✔️ Guarantee access to essential services, including healthcare and housing, without discrimination.

𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐜𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐥 𝐬𝐨𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐭𝐲 𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐬 𝐭𝐨:

✔️ Promote social cohesion and counter harmful narratives targeting migrant communities;
✔️ Support community-based initiatives that foster inclusion and peaceful coexistence.

𝐓𝐡𝐞 African Union 𝐭𝐨:

✔️ Monitor developments and engage constructively with South African authorities;
✔️ Reinforce regional commitments to human rights protection and non-discrimination.

𝐀𝐥𝐥 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐨:

Take appropriate steps to protect their nationals abroad while advancing cooperative, rights-based responses to migration challenges.

𝐓𝐨 𝐀𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬:

We recognizes the suffering of those impacted by these incidents and underscores the importance of ensuring access to justice, protection, and effective remedies.

Upholding human rights standards is essential not only for the protection of individuals, but also for the preservation of social stability and regional solidarity.

01/05/2026

We are concerned by recent reports of xenophobic violence affecting Ethiopian and other African migrant communities in South Africa.

These incidents highlight a troubling gap between international human rights commitments and the protection of those same rights at the domestic level.

States should ensure consistency in upholding civilian protection on global platforms and in safeguarding migrant communities within their own borders from discrimination, violence, or inadequate protection.

All incidents involving loss of life or violence must be thoroughly investigated, and where responsibility is established, prosecuted in line with national and international human rights obligations.

Human rights commitments are not symbolic. They are legal and moral duties that apply equally within and beyond a country’s borders.

South Africa—like all states—has a responsibility to:

▪️Protect everyone within its territory, regardless of nationality or migration status
▪️Prevent xenophobic violence before it escalates
▪️Ensure prompt, transparent investigations into attacks
▪️Hold perpetrators accountable under the law

A country’s human rights record is not measured only in international courts or diplomatic statements. It is reflected in the daily safety, dignity, and protection of the most vulnerable people within its society.

We reaffirm a simple principle: human rights begin at home, and must be upheld everywhere.

United Nations Human Rights
African Union
Amnesty International South Africa
Amnesty International
Amnesty International USA
Human Rights Watch
Ethiopian Human Rights Commission

01/05/2026

International Workers’ Day

Workplaces function because people do.

Behind every role and outcome are individuals whose rights, safety, and dignity require protection.

These protections are not automatic. They depend on clear frameworks—laws, policies, and practices that are consistently understood and applied.

Where clarity is missing, problems follow: preventable disputes, overlooked rights, and operational risk.

This is a moment to ensure the fundamentals are in place.

Employees benefit from knowing their rights.

Employers benefit from setting clear, lawful expectations from the start.
Sustainable workplaces are built on structure, accountability, and consistency—not assumption.

Labour rights are human rights.

01/05/2026

𝐍𝐞𝐰 𝐮𝐬𝐞𝐟𝐮𝐥 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐜𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐬𝐞 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐧 𝐡𝐮𝐦𝐚𝐧 𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐬 𝐦𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐚𝐜𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲: 𝐆𝐥𝐨𝐛𝐚𝐥 𝐇𝐮𝐦𝐚𝐧 𝐑𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐬 𝐈𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐨𝐫 𝐅𝐫𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤

The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights has developed a comprehensive framework of human rights indicators to support the measurement and monitoring of human rights implementation worldwide.

This resource is especially valuable for:

• Translating human rights standards into measurable indicators
• Supporting policy design, monitoring, and evaluation
• Strengthening transparency and accountability
• Bridging the gap between data and normative commitments

Developed through extensive consultation and grounded in principles such as objectivity, universality, and participation, the framework is already being used by governments, international organizations, and civil society actors.

For researchers and practitioners working in human rights, public policy, or the intersection with sectors such as sport, this offers a valuable methodological foundation.

Access the framework here: https://www.ohchr.org/en/documents/tools-and-resources/global-human-rights-indicator-framework

27/04/2026

We are so glad to see Woyesa Woka one of the co-founders of HALE-Human Rights and Inclusion Network(H-HRIN), continuing his learning journey and academic growth.

Before stepping into his current academic journey, Woyesa served his community with a commitment to human rights advocacy and social justice. His work reflected dedication to defending democratic values, promoting human rights, and supporting marginalized communities.

Today, it is inspiring to see him pursuing graduate studies at the Max Bell School of Public Policy at McGill University where he's building practical skills in evidence-based public policy and learning from global perspectives. We also recognize his continued efforts to give back through policy advocacy work.

We see leadership as a continuous process of learning, serving, and giving back. We trust that the knowledge and experience he is gaining will continue to contribute positively to communities at home and beyond.

We appreciate this journey and wish him continued success as he moves forward.

To wrap up the Food Systems Transformation in Global Perspective complexity seminar, Gisèle Yasmeen and a few of our MPPs took a field trip to learn about McGill’s Macdonald Campus. The sunny weather was a bonus! 🌱🌞