Addis Ababa University International Humanitarian Law Clinic

We are proud to announce that the first cohort of the Addis Ababa University International Humanitarian Law Clinic's two certification courses on Introduction to International Law and on Humanitarian Action in Africa has successfully completed their courses. Watch the full recap video including interviews with participants on our YouTube page here 👉 https://lnkd.in/eGHcrR_5 Having the privilege of hosting these remarkable participants from diverse backgrounds, who have come together to learn about topics ranging from International Humanitarian Law (#IHL) and its implementation to the situation of armed conflicts and specific humanitarian issues in Africa, was merely a dream a few months ago. We extend our sincere gratitude to all our esteemed partners, including the Institute for Peace and Security Studies - IPSS, and the exceptionally insightful and dedicated trainers who have contributed to the success of this initiative. We will continue to push this initiative forward. Stay tuned for exciting developments and future programs. Video Credit: SebleWengel Meshesha #HumanitarianEducation #InternationalHumanitarianLaw #HumanitarianAction

📢 NOW LIVE! ከአዲስ አበባ ዩኒቨርሲቲ የማህበረሰብ ሬዲዮ ኤፍ ኤም 99.4 በህግ አግባብ ፕሮግራም ጋር በመተባበር የሚቀርበው የAddis Ababa University International Humanitarian Law Clinic ፖድካስት ሁለተኛውን ክፍል ይዘን ቀርበናን። የአፍሪካ ህጻናት ቀን መታሰቢያ ላይየተቀረጸው ይህ ሁለተኛው ክፍል ጦርነቶች በልጆች ላይ ላይ የሚያደርሱት አስከፊ ተጽእኖ ላይ ያተኩራል። ዳይሬክተራችን Lea Mehari Redae (ሊያ መሃሪ ረዳኢ) ከብርሀኑ ቸኮል ጋር በመሆን ጦርነት በልጆች - በተለይም በአፍሪካ ህጻናት -  ላይስላለው ልዩ እና አስከፊ ተጽዕኖ ላይ ያተኩራሉ። እንዲሁም እነዚህ ተፅእኖዎች በወንድ እና ሴት ህጻናት ላይ እንዴትእንደሚለያዩ እና በግጭት ጊዜ እነሱን ለመጠበቅ የተነደፉትን የህግ ማዕቀፎች፤ ለምሳሌ የአለም አቀፍ የሰብአዊነትህግ እና የአለም አቀፍ እና የአፍሪካ የሰብአዊ መብት ህጎችን ይቃኛሉ። እነዚህ ህጎች በተግባር ምን ያህል ውጤታማ ነበሩ? ለማወቅ ሙሉ ውይይቱን ይከታተሉ! ሙሉውን ፕሮግራም ለማዳመጥ እና በጦርነት ውስጥ ስላሉ ህፃናት ጥበቃ የበለጠ ለማወቅ ከስር ያለውን የዩቲዩብ ሊንክ ይጫኑ። 🔗 👉 https://lnkd.in/dqaa_AvB        We are excited to share the trailer of Ep. 2 of the Addis Ababa University International Humanitarian Law Clinic’s Podcast in collaboration with Behig Agbab on Addis Ababa University Community Radio FM 99.4. This second epidsode, recorded in commemoration of the #DayoftheAfricanChild, focuses on the often overlooked but devastating impact that armed conflicts have on children and how international laws work to safeguard their futures. How successful have these laws been in practice?   Our Director Lea Mehari Redae sits down with Berhanu Chekol to discuss the specific and disproportionate effects armed conflict has on children, with a particular focus on African children. They also discuss how these impacts vary for boys and girls and explore the legal frameworks—including International Humanitarian Law and International and African human rights laws—designed to protect them during times of conflict. Click on the YouTube link below to listen to the full program and learn more about the protection of children in war zones.  🔗 👉 https://lnkd.in/dqaa_AvB            Video credit: Roza Woldemichael Wana #DayOfTheAfricanChild #IHL #ChildrenInArmedConflict #HumanRights #AfricanHumanRights 

ከአዲስ አበባ ዩኒቨርሲቲ ማህበረሰብ ሬዲዮ FM 99.4 ጋር በመተባበር የሚቀርበውን የAddis Ababa University International Humanitarian Law Clinic ፖድካስት የመጀመሪያውን ክፍል እናስተዋውቆ! ጦርነት ሁሉንም የህብረተሰብ ክፍል ሳይነካ አይቀርም፣ ነገር ግን በሴቶች ላይ የሚያሳድረው ተጽእኖ በጣም አስከፊነው። ከጦር ሜዳ ጀምሮ እስከ በቤት ውስጥ፣ ሴቶች - ተዋጊም ሆኑ ሲቪሎች - በጦርነት ወቅት በልዩ እና ከፍተኛሁኔታ ተጋላጭ ይሆናሉ። እ.ኢ.አ. በ2013 የአለም አቀፍ የሴቶች ቀንን ተከትሎ የተላለፈው ከአዲስ አበባ ዩኒቨርሲቲ ራዲዮ ጋር ያደረግነው በዚህየመጀመሪያው ክፍል የAAU IHL Clinic Kulsma Nur እና Kiya Fule ከብርሃኑ ችኮል ጋር በመሆን፣ ከሌሎች ጥቃቶች በተጨማሪ በጦርነት ወቅት በተለየም በኢትዮጲያ ውስጥ የተከሰቱትን፣ - ወሲባዊና በፆታ ላይ የተመሰረተ ጥቃትን እንደ የጦር መሣሪያ መጠቀም፣ - ከግጭት ጋር በተያያዘ የተስፋፋ መፈናቀል፣ - በተለይ ለነፍሰ ጡር እናቶች እና ለሚያጠቡ እናቶች የጤና እንክብካቤ፣ የህክምና ቁሳቁስ እና አስፈላጊ የንፅህናመጠበቂያ ምርቶች አቅርቦት እጥረት ላይ በሰፊው ተወያይተዋል። በተጨማሪም ከጦርነት ጋር በተያያዙ ጥቃቶች ሴቶችን ለመከላከል የተነደፉ አለም አቀፍ የህግ ማዕቀፎችንም ዳስሷል። አለምአቀፍ ህጎች እና ፖሊሲዎች በግጭት ጊዜ በጣም ተጋላጭ የሆኑትን ወገኖች እንዴት እንደሚጠብቁ ለማወቅ ሙሉ ፕሮግራሙን ከስር የሚገኘውን የYouTube ሊንክ በመጫን ይከታተሉ። Introducing the very first episode of the Addis Ababa University IHL Clinic’s Podcast, in collaboration with Behig Agbab on Addis Ababa University Community Radio FM 99.4 War leaves no part of society untouched, but its impact on women is particularly devastating. From the battlefield to the home front, women—whether as combatants or civilians—face unique and heightened vulnerabilities. Originally aired in 2021 in celebration of International Women's Day, in this episode with our conversation with Addis Ababa University Community Radio, AAU IHL Clinic’s own Kulsuma Nur and Kiya Fule join Berhanu Chekol to discuss the harrowing reality of: - The use of sexual violence as a weapon of war - Widespread conflict related displacement - The dire lack of access to healthcare, medical supplies, and essential hygiene products, especially for pregnant women and nursing mothers; among many other, in situations of armed conflicts – particularly in Ethiopia. This episode also explores the international legal and policy frameworks designed to protect women from conflict-related abuses. Click on the Youtube link below to tune in to the full program and learn how international laws and policies aim to safeguard the most vulnerable during times of conflict. YOUTUBE LINK 🔗 https://lnkd.in/ePeMavKn

Join the Directory of African Human Rights and Humanitarian Professionals! We are excited to share that the AAU IHL Clinic has launched a comprehensive directory of #African professionals in Human Rights, International Humanitarian Law (IHL), Humanitarian Assistance, Peace Building, and Transitional Justice. One of our goals at Addis Ababa University International Humanitarian Law Clinic is to serve as a hub for humanitarians, human rights personnel, and others working in, or on conflict-affected settings in Africa. If you're an academician, human rights defender, or humanitarian worker, we invite you to register and become part of this important network. 🔗 Register now: https://lnkd.in/ey4z2XkJ This directory will: ➡ Connect you with peers and organizations across Africa ➡ Showcase your work and contributions ➡ Collaborate and Grow #HumanitarianWork #IHL #HumanRights #Africa #Collaboration More details on our website: https://lnkd.in/eFW-e52s

We are excited to share that the Addis Ababa University International Humanitarian Law Clinic team recently engaged in a critical consultation forum on the Human Rights Situation of Urban Refugees in Ethiopia. Many passionate representatives from Burundian, Congolese, Eritrean, Sudanese, and Yemeni refugee communities, delved into the challenges and positive developments in promoting refugees’ right to association. The forum, organized by Ethiopian Human Rights Commission (EHRC) - ኢሰመኮ the Department of Refugees, IDPs and migrants with insightful contributions from ReDSS and RefugePoint underscored the importance of Refugee-Led Organizations (RLOs) in shaping a more inclusive and supportive environment for urban refugees. As we reflect on these discussions, we are left with a pressing question: How can we further empower refugee communities to take the lead in advocating for their rights and shaping their futures? We’d love to hear your thoughts—share them in the comments below.

Thank you very much Angella Atwine Amate!!!

Join the Directory of African Human Rights and Humanitarian Professionals! We are excited to share that the AAU IHL Clinic has launched a comprehensive directory of #African professionals in Human Rights, International Humanitarian Law (IHL), Humanitarian Assistance, Peace Building, and Transitional Justice. One of our goals at Addis Ababa University International Humanitarian Law Clinic is to serve as a hub for humanitarians, human rights personnel, and others working in, or on conflict-affected settings in Africa. If you're an academician, human rights defender, or humanitarian worker, we invite you to register and become part of this important network. 🔗 Register now: https://lnkd.in/ey4z2XkJ This directory will: ➡ Connect you with peers and organizations across Africa ➡ Showcase your work and contributions ➡ Collaborate and Grow #HumanitarianWork #IHL #HumanRights #Africa #Collaboration More details on our website: https://lnkd.in/eFW-e52s

Join the Directory of African Human Rights and Humanitarian Professionals! We are excited to share that the AAU IHL Clinic has launched a comprehensive directory of #African professionals in Human Rights, International Humanitarian Law (IHL), Humanitarian Assistance, Peace Building, and Transitional Justice. One of our goals at Addis Ababa University International Humanitarian Law Clinic is to serve as a hub for humanitarians, human rights personnel, and others working in, or on conflict-affected settings in Africa. If you're an academician, human rights defender, or humanitarian worker, we invite you to register and become part of this important network. 🔗 Register now: https://lnkd.in/ey4z2XkJ This directory will: ➡ Connect you with peers and organizations across Africa ➡ Showcase your work and contributions ➡ Collaborate and Grow #HumanitarianWork #IHL #HumanRights #Africa #Collaboration More details on our website: https://lnkd.in/eFW-e52s

📣IHL 101 ~ Episode V📣 We are excited to return with a compelling addition to our short series on disseminating International Humanitarian Law. In this episode, we examine the core principles that guide IHL, which dictate the conduct of hostilities and protect the most vulnerable individuals during armed conflicts. We invite you to watch, reflect, and share your thoughts on how these principles resonate with today's global challenges. How can we ensure that these principles are respected and implemented in the ever-evolving landscape of modern warfare? Let’s ignite a conversation on the importance of preserving humanity during the most challenging times. #IHL #HumanitarianLaw #HumanRights #ConflictResolution