Oromia national regional state constitution download. On 29 march 2020, closure of all cafes and restaurants were ordered. An ethnically heterogeneous regional state without a dominant ethnic community, gambella is host to about 253,000 people from the anywaas, nuer, mezengir, opio and komo, plus settlers from tigray, amhara, oromia and southern regional state. The tigray region is the northernmost of the nine regions kililat of ethiopia. The afar national regional state in ethiopia is located at the north eastern part of the country ethiopia, being one of the nine founding members of ethiopian federation. Tigray regional state tigray regional state topography and climate centuries of erosion, deforestation and overgrazing have left the region with dry and treeless plains, hills and plateau. Ethiopia is made to provide an overview of what state constitutions look like. Atify the mvised constitution, 20h, of the southern nations, nationalities and peoples regional state vifhereas, it is found necessary to indicate particularly the separation of povvcr, and needs to be transparent and efficient of state organs. Now you can find the laws of snnps regional state in amharic and english languages. In tigray state, northern ethiopia, where the detailed research on which this paper is based has been centered, and in the literature concerning land rights and our less indepth research in other parts of ethiopia, we have found the same to be true. Reflecting this structure, the state to be formed shall be known as the federal national state of tigray. The regional state has revised its former constitution by 2000. Ethiopia administrative regions, cities and population ethiopia is a federal democratic republic composed of 9 national regional states. The first thing that jumped out was the header the government of regional national state of tigray grnst.
This region is the only one in ethiopia where the majority of its population lives in urban area. The two had coordinated their military activities during the previous decade, but they had not formed a political unity. Any citizen of the national state of tigray, governmental bodies, political parties and other associations and their officials are bound by this constitution. Tigray being among the five regional states, is implementing the community managed project approach in seven weredas since 2004 efy by starting in two weredas. The people of tigray, shackled by a feudoimperialist order, are among the. Etenesh abera mekelleaddis abeba, march 092020 lidiya mesfine, born and raised in mekelle, the capital of tigray regional state, speaks proudly about kallamino special high school, a boarding school in the same city as her birth place. State of ethiopian affair is now clear, war is inevitable. On june 4, an attacker killed an ethnic amhara student. Indigenous versus non indigenous peoples rights in ethiopia. Member states of the federal democratic republic of ethiopia are the following. The bureau had realized various tangible achievements in strengthening the regions health system focusing on promoting community ownership, strengthening health infrastructure, improving access to health service and quality of. Ethiopia is a federal democratic republic composed of 9 national regional states. Debretison gemremichael, chairman of tplf and tigray regional state president, has been traveling to different parts of tigray and has conveyed the message he wanted, added abraha.
The constitution of the tigray peoples liberation front tplf. The protection of minority rights under regional constitutions in the. Based on the 2007 census conducted by the central statistical agency of ethiopia csa, harari has a total population of 183,415, of whom 92,316 were men and 91,099 women. Peoples region the case of ethiopias southern nations. According to the text of the constitution, the states are called. Revised amhara national regional state constitution download. Article 47 member states of the federal democratic republic 1. The oromia national regional state constitution is not visible or inaccessible. Revised constitution of afar national regional state. The revised constitution of the afar national regional. The state of the tigray people constitution amendment 1998 tigrigna and amharic version. The state shall, within available means, allocate resources to provide rehabilitation and assistance to the physically and mentally disabled, the aged, and to children who are left without parents or guardian. Xxvii the states of amhara, oromia, tigray, afar and somali each bear the name of its dominant ethnic community, but in the other states. The case of ethiopias southern nations, nationalities and.
Over the past two decades, mekelle has experienced rapid growth as the capital of the regional state of tigray. Based on the last census, tigray regional state had a total population of 4. Oct 31, 2017 in a letter sent to ethiopian broadcast authority, which is a federal government agency, tigray region public and government relation bureau requested that oromia broadcasting network obn officially ask apologies for the way they covered stories. The regional constitutions expressly state that woreda is a body subordinate to the regional government. The revised constitution of the afar national regional state. The government of tigray is composed of the executive branch, led by the president. Ethiopia, tplf and roots of the 2001 political tremor p. The national regional state of tigray bureau of justice. The writing process of this constitution was led by the three young afar law professionals ambassador hassan abdulkadir, ali hussein weissa and ahmed hussein. Debretison gemremichael, chairman of tplf and tigray regional state president, has been traveling to different parts of tigray and has conveyed the. On june 4, an attacker killed an ethnic amhara student from axum university in the tigray region in what most assumed was retaliation for the death in debre markos. Southern nations nationalities and peoples regional state constitution. All citizens, organs of state, political organizations, other associations as well as their officials have the duty to ensure observance of the constitution and to obey it. We, the nations, nationalities and peoples of ethiopia.
Due to longterm business development plans aimed at creating optimal market conditions, the city has become the home for many industries, agroprocessing companies and educational centers. This is official page of tigray regional state ethiopia communication affairs bureau. The health development army is an instrumental approach that is being applied at every level of the region to ensure sustainable growth and dynamic transformation. Please use the search box at the top of the website or found below or just click here to get the search box. The 1994 constitution assured that both the federal and the regional governments have their own legislative, judicial and executive power and the right to levy taxes and allocate budgets. Revised constitution of oromia national regional state. Pdf state constitutions in federal ethiopia researchgate.
Afar, amhara, benishangul, gambella, harar, oromia, somali, tigray, and the southern nations, nationalities and peoples regional state snnprs. The tigray regional government condemned the ethnically motivated killing and promised to do all in its capacity to bring the perpetrators to justice. In its statements of december 18, 2015 the us department of state is concerned by the clashes in. It is prohibited to assume state power in any manner other than that provided under the constitution.
Constitution of the federal democratic republic of ethiopia wipo. The federal democratic state of tigray is established as per the constitution of the. Regional states, some state constitutions including that of tigray and amhara regional states use the term. Pdf a comparative analysis of the state constitution of tigray in.
The state shall, within available means, allocate resources. And it entered into force since may of the same year2000. Public international law and human rights publish your bachelors or masters thesis, dissertation, term paper or essay. The state council which is the highest administrative body of the state is made up of 152 members, the. In practice, however, it does not exercise sufficient local autonomy on budgetary matters related to economic and social affairs and is tightly controlled by nonelected zonal administrations in the region. This provision is under economic, social, and cultural rights, which mandates, not equal rights but. Development politics publish your bachelors or masters thesis, dissertation, term paper or essay.
It is public knowledge that the above restrictive measures are being taken while the country is planning to hold its sixth national elections come august, 2020. Subnational constitutions in ethiopia african journals online. This constitution establishes a democratic federal national state of tigray. Within this framework the fdre constitution has mandated the hpr to establish a human rights commission and the ombudsman and appoint its members. Article 2 territorial jurisdiction and boundary of the regional state of tigray. Strongly committed, in full and free exercise of our right to selfdetermination, to building a political community founded on the rule of law and capable of ensuring a lasting peace, guaranteeing a democratic order, and advancing our economic and social development. Us department of state s responses the us department of state has expressed concern about oromia regional state three times since the peaceful demonstration started in ethiopia in midnovember 2015.
Users can search cases by volume, case file number or subject matter of the case for instance by typing any legal topic or combination of keywords. What is the reasoning behind combining the words government, regional, national and state. Based on this, the study explores the status of minority rights in tigray regional state. It encompasses most of the territories of tigrinyaspeakers and a few minority groups closely linked with them in ethiopia. Revised constitutions of regional states ethiopian legal. The constitution of the tigray peoples liberation front. The main discussion among students of the ethiopian past is whether the country is an ancient, unified entity created through incorporation and assimilation or a relatively young state made by conquest and internal colonisation. The state of tigray consists of 4 administrative zones, one special zone, 35 woredas and 74 towns. District level decentralization and public service delivery. Constitution of the federal democratic republic of ethiopia. And the federal government may, when necessary, delegate to the states the powers and functions granted to it by art 51 of the constitution, 2 leaving residual power to regional states apparently. Most of the cultivated land had been redistributed for the last time in tigray regional state between 1989 and 1991 although exact dates vary a bit from place to place. Supervises the implementation ofthe programmes ofthe. An assessment of indigenous conflict resolution mechanism of mezard in rural alamata woreda, tigray national regional state, ethiopia yonas berhe masters thesis politics international politics topic.
On 26 march 2020, tigray region declared a 15day regionwide state of emergency, banning all travel and public activities within the region to prevent the spread of the virus. Tigray is the 6th largest by area, the 5th most populous, and the 5th most densely populated of the 9 regional states. The oromia, tigray, southern, somali, harar and amhara regional constitutions were adopted in 1995. Tigray is the homeland of the tigrayan, irob and kunama peoples. The imperial period 1974 ethiopia is the only african state never colonised by a. Constitution of the regional state of tigray ethiopian. Revised constitutions of regional states ethiopian legal brief. As far as the regional institutional structure is concerned, the federal constitution limits itself to stating that there. The government of national regional state of tigray, bureau. Any law, customary practice, an act of an agency of government of official that contravenes the constitution is invalid.
The government of national regional state of tigray. Harari national regional state constitution download. Tigray is also known as region 1 according to the federal constitution. Tigray regional governments condemned the killing and pledged to bring all the perpetrators to justice. Revised constitution of the afar national regional state of ethiopia. The constitution is the supreme law of the national state of tigray. Tigray regional state tigray regional state the state of tigray consists of 4 administrative zones, one special zone, 35 woredas and 74 towns. Tigray regional state five years 201011 201415 growth. This idea constitutes the background to the constitutional establishment of nine regional states. Download this pdf file african journals online mafiadoc. Federal democratic republic of ethiopia environmental and.
Duties and responsibilities of the office of the regional central committee 1. States shall be delimited on the basis of the settlement patterns, language, identity and consent of the peoples concerned. War is inevitable,says a journalist originally from tigray. Tigray regional states letter to ethiopian broadcast authority. The greatest part of the population are agriculturalists, contributing 46% to the regional gross domestic product. Pdf a comparative analysis of the state constitution of.
The government of regional national state of tigray grnst. The politics of subnational constitutions and local. The federal government with a bicameral parliament and a constitutional president was assigned the. The following responsibilities are included under the residual powers of the component states. Todays announcement comes a day after the regional state council meet yesterday and passed the decision to declare a state of emergency. Ethiopian constitution protects diversity forum of federations. Finally, the study suggests that tigray national regional state should open legal and institutional rooms for the protection of minority rights that enables them to enjoy their rights and play roles in the existing federal system. Ethiopias 1995 constitution formalised the division of the country into nine regional states.
Tigray is one of in the horn of africa, they divided eritrea, tigray and ethiopia in them map. An assessment of indigenous conflict resolution mechanism of. Political participation of non indigenous people in bambasi woreda gizachew wondie masters thesis politics international politics topic. Milkias 2 of amharas from gondar, wallo, and northern showa. Amhara regional state amhara regional state the state of amhara consists of 10 administrative zones, one special zone, 105 woredas, and 78 urban centres. The tigray regional health bureau has been consistently working on development of the health sector of our region. Federalism in a context of extreme ethnic pluralism. Somali national regional state constitution download. Save for tigray regional state, all these restrictive measures are being taken without declaring a soe, making such measures constitutionally problematic. Tigray is separated from the northern tigrinya territories by the river mereb, now serving as the state border to eritrea.
However, since the regional constitution states that the indigenous ethnic. The powers of the federal state are limited to matters expressly enumerated under article 51 and article 55 of the constitution while the powers of the regional states include all matters not assigned expressly or concurrently to the federal state. A proclamation issued to approve the first amendment of. Federalism, local government and minority protection in. The tigray region of ethiopia the tigray regional state is the northernmost of ethiopias nine regional states.
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