US Embassy in Addis Ababa organizes workshop on child rights, counter-terrorism

Addis Ababa, April 23, 2021 (FBC) – The Embassy of the U.S. in Addis Ababa held a tailored capacity building workshop for 17 high-level practitioners-prosecutors, public defenders, judges, corrections officials and others to ensure justice for children in a counter-terrorism context.

The participants said they found the training comprehensive and made substantial progress in putting together recommendations to enhance current practices in Ethiopia.

Workshop focused on the roles of these practitioners when dealing with children in terrorism cases, including specific tools to protect the best interests of the child suspect from the time of arrest, according to U.S. Embassy in Addis Ababa.