Ethiopian Women Lawyers Association Explained
| Ethiopian Women Lawyers Association |
| Abbreviation: | EWLA |
| Formation: | 1995 |
| Focus: | Advancement 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]
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
- Book: An-Na'im . Abdullahi . Human Rights Under African Constitutions Realizing the Promise for Ourselves . 9 October 2013 . University of Pennsylvania Press, Incorporated . 42 . 978-0-8122-0110-9 .
- Book: Kristof . Nicholas . Half the Sky Turning Oppression Into Opportunity for Women Worldwide . June 2010 . Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group . 66 . 978-0-307-38709-7 .
- Book: Milkias . Paulos . Ethiopia . ABC-CLIO . 231 .
- Book: Cochrane . Logan . Pathways of Legal Advocacy for Change: Ethiopian Women Lawyers Association . Routledge . 2 .
- Book: 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 . Indira Gandhi National Open University . 42 .
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