Ethopia: EHRC announces lifting of suspension on four rights groups, cites “successful” advocacy efforts

Addis Abeba– The Ethiopian Human Rights Commission (EHRC) has announced that the Authority for Civil Society Organizations (ACSO) has lifted the suspension of four civil society organizations (CSOs), including the Center for the Advancement of Rights and Democracy (CARD), stating that its “advocacy efforts were successful” in reversing the decision.

In a statement on March 3, EHRC said it had “continued to engage ACSO, relevant government authorities, and the four CSOs” to push for the suspensions to be…