Ethiopian Women Lawyers Association
 Ethiopian Women Lawyers Association | |
| Abbreviation | EWLA |
|---|---|
| Formation | 1995 |
| Headquarters | Addis Ababa, Ethiopia |
| Website | www.ewla-et.org |
Ethiopian Women Lawyers Association (EWLA) is a women's public association.[1] The organization has up to 12,000 annually volunteering women.[2]
History
[edit]EWLA was established in 1995 by Ethiopian women lawyers which included Maria Yusuf, Atsedeweine Tekle and Meaza Ashenafi.[3][4] One of its main objectives is to tackle prejudice against women.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ An-Na'im, Abdullahi. Human Rights Under African Constitutions Realizing the Promise for Ourselves. University of Pennsylvania Press, Incorporated. p. 42.
- ^ Kristof, Nicholas. Half the Sky Turning Oppression Into Opportunity for Women Worldwide. Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group. p. 66.
- ^ Milkias, Paulos. Ethiopia. ABC-CLIO. p. 231.
- ^ Cochrane, Logan. Pathways of Legal Advocacy for Change: Ethiopian Women Lawyers Association (PDF). Routledge. p. 2.
- ^ Girma, Meron. THE ROLE OF ETHIOPIAN WOMEN LAWYER’S ASSOCIATION (EWLA) IN THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE REVISED FAMILY LAW, AND PROTECTION OF THE RIGHTS OF WOMEN AND CHILDREN (PDF). Indrah Ghandi National Open University. p. 42.