Center for Justice (CJ) - Ethiopia jobs and careers

About Center for Justice (CJ) - Ethiopia

The Centre for Justice (CJ) is an independent civil society organization dedicated to the advancement of Human Rights, Rule of Law & Governance and Peace & Dialogue in Ethiopia through a mix of research, advocacy & Lobbying and practical programmes. It advocates for human rights and works to protect and realize them through systemic and service-level improvements. In the effort to tackle structural/systemic factor limiting the respect and protection of right, prevalence of rule of law, the organization put in place on going advocacy and lobbing for policy improvement, issuance and amendment of laws and procedures, and the establishment of institutions that help improve human rights, rule of law and peace building process in Ethiopia. CJ's primary task is to effect progressive change in the Ethiopian Criminal Justice System, focusing on vulnerable individuals like women prisoners, children living with incarcerated parents, persons with disabilities, and juveniles. CJ campaigns and works for change with its practitioners who influence policy and practice around the Ethiopian Criminal Justice System and implement interventions to improve conditions for inmates and those who go through the system, support peace building and promote people’s involvement in democratic processes. CJ promotes and enforces international human rights standards to protect the rights of people through the Ethiopian Criminal Justice System. It acknowledges intersectionality and focuses on specific population groups, such as women, children, young adults, persons with disabilities, and foreign nationals