Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION ...............................................................................................9
ETHIOPIA’S DEMOGRAPHY, GEOGRAPHY AND ADMINISTRATIVE STRUCTURE ....10
PREPARATORY PROCESS OF THE PERIODIC REPORT ....................................................12
MACRO- ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE ..................................................................................13
1. Growth and Transformation Plan (GTP) ..................................................................................13
2. Domestic Saving and Investment .............................................................................................16
3. Employment ..............................................................................................................................17
4. Wellbeing and Poverty Reduction .............................................................................................17
GENERAL MEASURES TAKEN TO PROMOTE HUMAN RIGHTS AND TO
IMPLEMENT THE AFRICAN CHARTER ON HUMAN AND PEOPLES’ RIGHTS ...........19
STRENGTHENING DEMOCRACY AND GOOD GOVERNANCE ................................................... 20
NATIONALHUMAN RIGHTS ACTION PLAN (NHRAP) ...................................................................... 21
POLICY MEASURES ........................................................................................................................................... 22
LEGISLATIVE MEASURES............................................................................................................................... 26
INSTITUTIONAL MEASURES......................................................................................................................... 28
JUDICIAL INSTITUTIONS ............................................................................................................................... 33
CHALLENGES............................................................................................................................. 35
OPPORTUNITIES ....................................................................................................................... 36
PART I CIVIL AND POLITICAL RIGHTS (Articles 2- 12) ............................ 37
RIGHT TO HUMAN DIGNITY, LIBERTY, SECURITY AND PROHIBITION OF
TORTURE AND INHUMAN TREATMENT (Article 5 and Article 6) ..................................... 47
THE RIGHT TO FAIR TRIAL (Article 7) ...................................................................................51
FREEDOM OF RELIGION AND BELIEF (Article 8) ........................................................................... 57
ACCESS TO INFORMATION AND FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION (Article 9) ......................... 59
Constitutional Guarantee........................................................................................................................................ 59
Policy Measures ........................................................................................................................................................ 60
Legislative Measures ................................................................................................................................................ 60
Institutional Measures ............................................................................................................................................. 61
Administrative Measures ........................................................................................................................................ 61
FREEDOM OF ASSOCIATION (Article 10) AND FREEDOM OF ASSEMBLY (Article 11) ... 63
Constitutional Guarantee........................................................................................................................................ 63
Policy Measures ........................................................................................................................................................ 63
Legislative Measures ................................................................................................................................................ 64
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