Daniel Bekele
@DanielBekele
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Independent Consultant. Formerly Chief Commissioner @EthioHRC, Senior Advisor @Amnesty, Africa Director @HRW, Research & Policy Director @ActionAid Ethiopia
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Joined July 2009
RT @EduCannotWait: As the Global Fund for Education in Emergencies & Protracted crises, #ECW is a strong supporter of the #SafeSchoolsDecla….
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RT @CPJAfrica: CPJ welcomes the #Malawi Constitutional Court’s landmark July 16 ruling striking down section 200 of the penal code criminal….
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Lusaka, July 21, 2025—The Committee to Protect Journalists welcomes the Malawi Constitutional Court’s landmark July 16 ruling striking down Section 200 of the penal code criminalizing defamation....
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RT @Mo_IbrahimFdn: Explore a decade of change in African governance. 🔍. Our Ibrahim Index of African Governance (#IIAG) rankings reveal the….
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Happy to be serving as member for Gov’t of Spain @SpainMFA Africa Advisory Council with comprehensive Africa strategy for partnership & sustainable dev’t complementing @EU_Commission & @_AfricanUnion. @EmbSpainAddis
Minister @jmalbares is taking part in the Spain-Africa Advisory Council. The Spain-Africa Strategy 2025–2028 aims to enhance cooperation with Africa and promote inclusive and sustainable development. 🎥 Live from 11:30 a.m.
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RT @UNHumanRights: Lasting peace demands women at the table. Women lead on the frontlines of conflict and recovery. They also bear the gre….
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RT @volker_turk: No one becomes a #refugee by choice; they flee war to survive. In years working with refugees, I’ve seen tremendous loss &….
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RT @antonioguterres: On #WorldRefugeeDay, we recognize the millions of people forced to flee war, persecution & disaster. Becoming a refug….
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RT @UNHumanRights: Every person has the right to seek safety. 💙 Whoever they are. 💙 Wherever they come from. 💙 Whenever they are forced to….
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RT @volker_turk: Hate speech is never harmless. It distorts, dehumanizes & spreads more persuasively with #AI—conditioning us to see cruelt….
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RT @Rigbegebre: Honored to represent @EthioHRC in another historic moment! A resolution was adopted to form an intergovernmental group for….
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RT @volker_turk: An absence of accountability leads to an absence of peace. Yet, peace is what the world needs most. Pre-emptive strikes ca….
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RT @volker_turk: War is the ultimate violation of human rights. Conflict causes chaos, but it arises from its own twisted logic. Bad-faith….
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RT @volker_turk: Today, individuals & corporations hold unprecedented control over our lives. A handful of unelected tech oligarchs have ou….
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RT @EthioHRC: The active participation and collaboration of NHRIs and CSOs is key in promoting an inclusive, victim-centered and human righ….
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The Ethiopian Human Rights Commission (EHRC) is an independent federal state body established by Parliament as the national human rights institution with the mandate for the promotion and protection...
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RT @EthioHRC: የታራሚዎችንና የተጠርጣሪዎችን ሰብአዊ መብቶች ለማረጋገጥ ሁሉም ባለድርሻ አካላት በቅንጅት ሊሠሩ ይገባል. 🔗 . #Ethiopia🇪🇹 #HumanRightsForAll….
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The Ethiopian Human Rights Commission (EHRC) is an independent federal state body established by Parliament as the national human rights institution with the mandate for the promotion and protection...
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RT @EthioHRC: Ensuring the rights and inclusion of landmine survivors requires a holistic, rights-based approach that integrates victim ass….
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The Ethiopian Human Rights Commission (EHRC) is an independent federal state body established by Parliament as the national human rights institution with the mandate for the promotion and protection...
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RT @EthioHRC: #HumanRights Concept of the Week: Internally Displaced Persons’ Right to Durable Solutions . 🔗 . #Eth….
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RT @EthioHRC: የሀገር ውስጥ ተፈናቃዮችን ወደቀድሞ ቀያቸው የመመለስ እና ዘላቂ መፍትሔ እንዲያገኙ የማድረግ ሂደት ሰብአዊ መብቶችን መሠረት ያደረገ መሆኑን ማረጋገጥ ያስፈልጋል. 🔗 .
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The Ethiopian Human Rights Commission (EHRC) is an independent federal state body established by Parliament as the national human rights institution with the mandate for the promotion and protection...
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.@TheEconomist report on Africa notes the 20 fastest growing economies in the world include Ethiopia & Rwanda. But as @Mo_IbrahimFdn notes unmet expectations fuel frustration & anger which triggers unrest & conflict. Address peace & justice by respecting & enforcing human rights.
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