Ethiopian Women Lawyers Association

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Ethiopian Women Lawyers Association
AbbreviationEWLA
Formation1995
PurposeAdvancement of women
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]

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History

EWLA was established in 1995 by Ethiopian women lawyers which included Maria Yusuf, Atsedeweine Tekle and Meaza Ashenafi among others. [3] [4] One of its main objectives is to tackle prejudice against women. [5]

References

  1. ↑ An-Na'im, Abdullahi (9 October 2013). Human Rights Under African Constitutions Realizing the Promise for Ourselves. University of Pennsylvania Press, Incorporated. p. 42. ISBN   978-0-8122-0110-9.
  2. ↑ Kristof, Nicholas (June 2010). Half the Sky Turning Oppression Into Opportunity for Women Worldwide. Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group. p. 66. ISBN   978-0-307-38709-7.
  3. ↑ Milkias, Paulos. Ethiopia. ABC-CLIO. p. 231.
  4. ↑ Cochrane, Logan. Pathways of Legal Advocacy for Change: Ethiopian Women Lawyers Association (PDF). Routledge. p. 2.
  5. ↑ 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). Indira Gandhi National Open University. p. 42.
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