Protection and promotion of human rights need a far-reaching effort of all stakeholders. It isrnrather not left to states and treaty bodies only. Individuals often face financial and otherrnconstraints to bring claims to treaty bodies or domestic courts while states may not always bernable to protect and promote human rights of individuals. Regrettably, treaty bodies and otherrninternational organizations may be unable to witness and investigate human right violationsrnthat occur in different states across the globe. In such instances, NGOs play a momentousrnrole in protecting individuals from human rights abuse and violations. In the African context,rnNGOs often make concrete proposals to the African Commission on Human and Peoplesâ€™rnRights on measures it could adopt to investigate the specific country situations on humanrnrights or violations or mechanisms it could establish to deal with thematic issues.rnEthiopia, as a party to the African Charter on Human and Peoplesâ€™ Rights is expected tornimplement the Charter nationally, which entails the need for NGOs to enhance thisrnimplementation emanates. Hence, this study seeks to evaluate the human right implication ofrnthe Ethiopian NGOs laws specifically, the Charities and Societies Proclamation and itsrnimplementing directives in enhancing the domestic implementation of the Charter.rnThe thesis questions whether there is enough space for NGOs to nationally implement thernAfrican Charter in Ethiopia and argues that there is no adequate space for NGOs to do sorndue to the operational and funding impediments under the Ethiopian charities and societiesrnlaw imposed on NGOs that are working and intending to work on human rights.rnKey words: CSOs, NGOs, association, implementation.