Speaker of Parliament Tagesse Chafo bids farewell to Daniel Bekele (PhD), Chief Commissioner of the Ethiopian Human Rights Commission (EHRC) on account of the โcompletion of his tenure.โย
The Parliament approved Danielโs appointment on 02 July 2019.
A lawyer and human rights advocate with experience as Africa Director at Human Rights Watch (HRW), Daniel holds a doctorate in international law from Oxford University, along with masterโs degrees in international law and human rights from Oxford, and in social and environmental development from Addis Abeba University.
Active in civic organizations during Ethiopiaโs 2005 contested elections, his appointment to the stateโs human rights commission was hailed as a step in the right direction.
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