| 词条 | Atsedeweine Tekle |
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Atsedeweine Tekle Riggio is an Ethiopian lawyer and jurist who was the country's first female judge, serving on both the High Court and the Supreme Court. Early life and educationTekle was born in Asmara, Eritrea (then the Federation of Ethiopia and Eritrea) on 28 June 1952, one of six girls among seven children in the family.[1] Due to their father's encouragement, all six girls completed university, which was highly unusual at the time.[1] She graduated with an LLB from Addis Ababa University in 1978, one of the first female law graduates in Ethiopia, despite taking two years from her studies to fulfil the Derg government's national service requirement, "Zemecha".[1] CareerTekle was assigned to the Ministry of Justice supervising court administration. After three years, she was appointed as a High Court judge, then later as a presiding judge of the Supreme Court.[1] She was the first female judge in the country.[2] She resigned from the bench to practice law privately.[1] From 1992 to 1994, Tekle was one of three women members of the 1992-1994 Constitutional drafting commission for the 1995 Constitution of Ethiopia, and was responsible for the inclusion of strong language supporting the rights of women and overturning gender discrimination.[1] In 1995, she co-founded the Ethiopian Women Lawyers Association with Meaza Ashenafi.[3] She represents underprivileged women pro bono and has written and translated publications on women's rights and human rights.[1] Publications
Personal lifeTekle married shortly after completing her law degree and has four children.[1] References1. ^1 2 3 4 5 6 7 {{cite web|url=http://www.ethionation.com/sites/biography/3478-atsedeweine-tekle-riggio.html|first=Nassir|last=Mohammed|date=15 August 2013|accessdate=31 December 2017|work=Ethio Scoop|title=Atsedeweine Tekle Riggio}} {{authority control}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Tekle, Atsedeweine}}2. ^{{cite book|title=Activity Report|author=Ethiopian Women Lawyers Association|publisher=Ethiopian Women Lawyers Association|year=2001|url=https://books.google.com.au/books?id=KtycAAAAMAAJ}} 3. ^{{cite web|url=http://allafrica.com/stories/201603151738.html|title=Ethiopia: Meaza Ashenafi - Women's Rights Activist|publisher=All Africa|date=13 March 2016|work=The Ethiopian herald|accessdate=31 December 2017}} 12 : Living people|1952 births|People from Asmara|Addis Ababa University alumni|Women judges|Women lawyers|Ethiopian women|Ethiopian judges|Ethiopian women's rights activists|20th-century Ethiopian women|21st-century Ethiopian women|Ethiopian lawyers |
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