they represent. Public participation in decision making has also been effected through participation in associations and by actions of individual citizens. The House of Peoples‟ Representatives regularly calls upon different stakeholders to give opinions and recommendations on draft legislations. The Government has designed several strategies to engage in public sector reform. The Federal Government has provided support to emerging regional administrations that need special attention. Training and orientation seminars were given to federal and regional civil service employees to increase efficiency and enable them to respond to the challenges they face. Between 2008/9 to 2012/13 as many as 5010 civil servants attended the Ethiopian Civil Service University to earn certification and advanced degrees. The Ministry of Civil Service has adopted measures to advance good governance and has designed and promulgated a Citizen‟s Charter to make the services provided to the public by civil servants more effective and efficient. The charter identifies the need for civil servants to provide appropriate services to the public and details the services they are expected to render to the public. The charter aims to ensure the accountability and transparency of the government and of civil servants to the public. NATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS ACTION PLAN (NHRAP) The Government of Ethiopia adopted a National Human Rights Action Plan (NHRAP) as part of the GTP in 2013 to improve the promotion and protection of fundamental human and democratic rights in a comprehensive and structural manner.13 The main objective of the NHRAP is to develop a comprehensive and structural mechanism to advance the respect, protection and fulfillment of the human and democratic rights guaranteed by the Constitution. The action plan is based on a review of the present human rights situation in the country, identification of potential problems, and the provision of feasible and practical solutions.14 The Action Plan was developed through the widespread participation of governmental and nongovernmental organizations and through the participation of the public.15 A series of consultative meetings and workshops was held on different occasions. A NHRAP Affairs Coordinating Committee was established at national level composed of six ministries at ministerial level. The NHRAP, page 5 Page 6 15NHRAP, Page 9 13 14NHRAP, 21