Human Rights Officer 82 views

Our Profile

Center for Justice (CJ) is an independent Ethiopian civil society organization re-registered on May 29, 2019 at Federal Civil Societies Organizations Authorities under registration number #0865 in accordance with Proclamation No. 1113/2019. The objectives of the organization  includes  promotion  and protection of human rights in Ethiopia  through strengthening  the rule of law , human rights education , documentation  and reporting of human rights violations, increasing access to justice  , advocating  for a national penal policy that promotes effective non-custodial responses to crime, and uses prison as a last resort , promoting humane conditions of detention and social rehabilitation and re-integration of prisoners and  promoting peaceful and inclusive societies (Goal 16 of the UN Sustainable Development Agenda).

The Center for Justice organization was established by a group of people who were passed through the traumatic experiences of prison life.. It gradually became established as a professional human rights organization striving for rule of law, human rights, access to justice , humane treatment of prisoners and democratic governance

We are part of Consortium of Ethiopian Human Rights Organizations/CEHRO/ , a strategic network of 17  Ethiopian Human Rights  organizations engaged in human rights, rule of law, access to justice, peace building and democratic governance projects.

Purpose of the Job

To coordinate the day to day implementation of research, advocacy and campaign plans to enhance the promotion and protection of prisoners’ rights in criminal justice system

Main Duties and Responsibilities

• Develop plan of the function on promotion and protection of prisoners’ rights
• Conduct awareness raising and campaigns on prisoners’ rights to ensure adherence to national and international protection standards and guidelines
• Conduct  or support  the undertaking of research and analysis to formulate advocacy briefs  and calls for the promotion and protection of the prisoners’ rights
• Actively contribute to the execution of legislative and policy initiatives regarding prisoners’ rights
• Conduct legal review in relation to prisoners’ rights to write advocacy and campaign messages and materials for amendment or enactment of laws that afford better protection to the rights of prisoners as well as to ensure their compliance with constitutional, international and regional human rights standards
• Organize and manage advocacy and campaign events
• Support the initiation of nationwide movements to advocate and campaign for the promotion and protection of prisoners’ rights , including the ratification and implementation of relevant international and regional human rights standards
• Undertake other duties and tasks deemed necessary

Duration:  1 year with the possibility of extension depends on performance

Qualification and Experience

• MA in Human Rights Law, LLM  in Human Rights , LLM in international law, LLM in Law , LLB in Law
• 2 years of relevant experience