Ethiopian Human Rights Commission is a registered not-for-profit organization in the countryDaniel BekeleborkenaJuly 2, 2019The House of Peoples Representative of Ethiopia appointed on Tuesday Daniel Bekele as Chief Commissioner of the Ethiopian Human Rights Commission. Daniel will be replacing Dr. Addisu Gebreegziabhier who served as chief of the commission. He has experience in the private sector, public sector, and not-for-profit sector, and a Ph.D. degree in international law from Oxford University. His profile at Human Rights Watch shows that he worked as Senior Director for Africa Advocacy, and was working from New York. Daniel was arrested in Ethiopia following the 2005 national election under Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) dominated Ethiopian government before he worked with Human Rights Watch.

Source: Ethiopian News July 02, 2019 13:18 UTC