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Abiy Ashenafi

@vbixds

Legal expert on the rights of migrants, refugees, asylum seekers & internally displaced persons

Joined October 2012
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We congratulate Professor Frans Viljoen of the @CHR_HumanRights on his brilliant election as a member of the @UN_HRC Advisory Committee for a second consecutive term, a recognition of his enormous expertise in human rights & international human rights law.👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦
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Benny@bennybarasa25 Nov 2022
Reiterating the inherent African custom of hospitality by local host communities for persons in distress and support for such communities; Kenya should ratify the Kampala Convention. @AGOfficeKenya #RatifyKampalaConvention #AbolishRefugeeEncampent @CHR_HumanRights @vbixds
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#AHRC2022_FDPA Final lap! Looking at advocacy strategies for the protection of forcibly displaced persons in Africa! ¬@vbixds Manager, Migration Unit, @CHR_HumanRights @UPLawFaculty
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[PRESS STATEMENT] The @CHR_HumanRights is concerned about growing anti-immigrant sentiments & attacks fuelled by recent xenophobic statements of political parties. It calls for a robust response from @GovernmentZA to prevent xenophobic violence Moreℹ️: chr.up.ac.za/press-statement…
Press Statement: Centre calls for a robust response from the Government of South Africa to prevent...

Press Statement: Centre calls for a robust response from the Government of South Africa to prevent...

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#AHRC2021_FDP- The Final Lap! Now looking at the Protection of vulnerable groups and effective advocacy with ~@KuveyaLloyd Assistant Director, @CHR_HumanRights @UPLawFaculty @UPTuks
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Patience Rusare@pershyk25 Nov 2021
There is need to advocate for recognition and sustainable solutions for climate refugees. @dr_adney @basimanyaned @Refugees @CHR_HumanRights
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#AHRC2021_FDP wrapping the day discussions with a recap exercise on statelessness! @vbixds @CHR_HumanRights @UPLawFaculty @UPTuks
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Patience Rusare@pershyk25 Nov 2021
#AHRC2021_FDP An Overview of the African Human Rights Framework with @CHR_HumanRights Director @fransjviljoen @basimanyaned @UNHumanRights
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#AHRC2021_FDP Day 4 begins! Now looking at Judicial and quasi-judicial bodies of the African regional human rights system ~ @fransjviljoen Director,@CHR_HumanRights,@UPLawFaculty ,@UPTuks
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Day 3 of #AHRC2021_FDP begins! Now looking at "the protection of internally displaced persons (IDPs)" with ~@c_fawole Lecturer, South African Institute for Advanced Constitutional, Public, Human Rights and International Law, University of Johannesburg
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#AHRC2021_FDP First course exercise on persecution ~@vbixds Acting Manager, Migration Unit & LLD Candidate, @CHR_HumanRights , @UPLawFaculty @UPTuks
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From the Director's Desk: Welcoming Message by Prof Frans Viljoen "We look forward certainly to continuing working with you to advance human rights and to work towards righting wrongs in Africa." - Prof Frans Viljoen youtu.be/hqIJ_nLnAb8
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📣 🎓Applications for the #HRDA now open! 🎓📣 Calling outstanding students to apply for the prestigious Master's degree in Human Rights and Democratisation in Africa #Classof2021 Submit your online application before 15 April 2020 Visit chr.up.ac.za/hrda to apply
Calling outstanding students to apply for the prestigious Master's degree in Human Rights and Democratisation in Africa #Classof2021

ALT Calling outstanding students to apply for the prestigious Master's degree in Human Rights and Democratisation in Africa #Classof2021

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Tom Gardner@TomGardner1824 Apr 2019
Possible forced IDP returns to start tomorrow in Gedeo + W Guji, according to humanitarian sources. 15,000 IDPs from Gedeo to Kercha. From West Guji, more than 30,000 IDPs to return to Gedeo. Target 550k in G-G alone by May 11th. Big concerns that WGuji is not yet safe and stable
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Tom Gardner@TomGardner1825 Apr 2019
“We are still waiting...We are in a situation of fear and uncertainty.” I spoke to residents of Sululta about the looming threat of eviction -- as officials clamp down on informal settlements on the fringes of Addis Ababa. For @TRF_Stories and @thisisplace af.reuters.com/article/ethio…
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@NASA28 Apr 2019
Earth, you’re bluetiful 💙 This view of our home planet was captured by a @Space_Station crew member as the orbiting laboratory was 256 miles above the eastern coast of the United States. Dive in for more: go.nasa.gov/2UYB7do
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NEWS ALERT- የቀድሞው የኢፌዲሪ ፕሬዝዳንት ነጋሶ ጊዳዳ ከዚህ ዓለም በሞት ተለዩ። የኦሮምያ ብሮድካስት (OBN) እንደዘገበውፕሬዝዳንት ነጋሶ በጀርመን ሀገር በህክምና ላይ ነበሩ።
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اشغال ازالة تجمعات #النازحين في محيط برك #راس_العين الواقعة ضمن محمية #صور #المصلحة_الوطنية_لنهر_الليطاني
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#Breaking: ቦሌ መንገድ በሚገኘው የፓርላማ አባላት መኖሪያ አፓርታማ አካባቢ ከሌሊት ጀምሮ የተኩስ ልውውጥ የነበረ ሲሆን፣ የቦሌ መንገድ ሙሉ በሙሉ ተዘግቶ መቆየቱና የሰው ሕይወት ማለፉ ተሰምቷል፡፡
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#Ethiopia tops countries worst hit by conflict-related internal displacement. In Ethiopia, 1.4 million new internal displacements were recorded, surpassing Syria and Democratic Republic of the Congo. @Refugees has appealed for more funding to support the displaced #IDPs
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HRDA Alumni@HRDA_Alumni1 Jul 2018
Congratulations to our alumna - @khuraisha_patel (class of 2015) who has been named by @mailandguardian among the #MG200Young for 2018. We are not surprised at this remarkable recognition. Khuraisha stays winning & we are super proud 🙌🏾👏🏽
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