the State Councils. A total of 547 constituencies and approximately 43,500 polling stations have been created to conduct elections. 3. The Ethiopian Human Rights Commission The Ethiopian Human Rights Commission was established by Proclamation No. 210/2002 pursuant to Article 55(14) of the FDRE Constitution with the objective of educating the public in awareness of human rights and to ensure human rights are protected, respected and fully enforced as well as taking the necessary corrective measures where they are found to have been violated. The Ethiopian Human Rights Commission has undertaken numerous activities that have brought about changes in the human rights field. It has translated basic human rights instruments into several of the most widely-spoken languages in the nation, including Amharic, Oromiffa, Tigrigna, Somali and Afar. It has opened branch offices in the regional States of Amhara, Oromia, Gambella, Somali, Tigray and Southern Nations Nationalities and Peoples Regional States. It has responded to thousands of enquiries and most recently has been deeply involved in the organisation of the National Human Rights Action Plan. 4. The Ethiopian Ombudsman The Institution of the Ombudsman was established by Proclamation No. 211/2002 pursuant to Article 55(14) of the FDRE Constitution with the objective of ensuring that citizens‟ rights and benefits, provided for by law, are respected by the organs of the executive. The institution has made enormous contributions to the strengthening of good governance, for example, by inquiring into claims of abuse of power by the executive branch of the government. The office of the Ombudsman has been able to build up its institutional capacity through arranging training in different areas and topics for its staff. Awareness creation campaigns and a rigorous use of the media to raise public awareness has been a major focus of its activities. It has been receiving a growing number of administrative complaints from the public, a sign of the growing confidence of citizens in its operation. 5. Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission The Federal Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (FEACC) has been working on the prevention, investigation, and prosecution of crimes of corruption. In the year 2009/10 the FEACC 29