Addis ababa emerged as the capital city of the abyssinian empire, ethiopia, in the heart of oromia. Oromia region constitutional interpretation commission and determine its power and duties whereas rights and freedom of people are respected based on the provisions of constitution of oromia region. Land rights and land grabbing in oromia, ethiopia sciencedirect. South sudan, gambela region, and southern nations, nationalities, and peoples region to the west. Profile of the region the regional state of oromia lies in the central part of the federal democratic republic of ethiopia, with larger projection towards the south and west.
Furthermore, the regional laws and policies demand all organizations in the region to include gender issues in their development plans. It explores seven ways in which the law and the practice legalise and institutionalise dispossession and economic marginalisation of the poor without a sufficient due process of law. Leaked draft law of oromias special interest in addis ababa. Pdf state of oromias interest in addis ababa finfinnee. Pdf state constitutions in federal ethiopia researchgate. Xxvii the states of amhara, oromia, tigray, afar and somali each bear.
The regions flag shall have the colors red at the top, white at the middle and black at the bot tom with the sign of oda in the middle. The most well known hominid discovery is australopithecus afarensis. 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. Amhara, while islam is most prevalent in the afar, oromia, and somali regions.
The purpose of this brief article is to explain the elements of economic revolution in oromia for pseudo oromo activists. I need to get the oromia regional stste constitutions. The federal democratic state of tigray is established as per the constitution of the federal democratic republic of ethiopia. Coordinates and administers the branches ofthe organisationintheregion. Ethiopia is a federal democratic republic composed of 9 national regional states. Whereas it is found necessary to esnsure that government organs who are authoriied by laws and constitution are respecting the constitution, laws. Land rights and land grabbing in oromia, ethiopia request pdf. Thus, it is bounded by eritrea in the north, afar region region 2 in the east, amhara region region 3 in the south and south west and sudan in the west.
Peoples region the case of ethiopias southern nations. With an area of 353,690 km2 about 32% of the total area of the country, it is. This article consists of four sections including introduction. The revised snnprs constitution of 2001 states that nnps can exercise their right to their own state, region, zone, and special woreda, and provides for flexible restructuring. Oromia national regional state constitution on the issues of constitutional adjudication error.
The flag and the emblem of the oromia regional state shall symbolize and reflect the identity, sovereignty, unity, national pride, patriotism, owning history and the economic tie. Bmno oromia president office, addis ababa, ethiopia. The draft proclamation to determine oromias special interest in addis ababa was reportedly developed and tabled by oromia regional state about two months ago. Accordingly, oromia became one of the 14 selfgoverning states.
Federalism, local government and minority protection in. Besides awasa, the region s major cities and towns. Groups that together constitute less than 5 percent of the population include eastern rite and. Pdf on jan 1, 2004, tsegaye regassa and others published state constitutions in federal. A leaked legislative document shows oromia region is pushing for extensive rights in the capital city addis ababa. The oromia regional constitution has a total of 1 articles, organized in 12 chapters. Receives reports of activities of the region, digests and maintains records. The constitution of the international oromo youth association 3 page article v. It shares borders with the sudan and kenya in the west and southwest and with all regions of ethiopia except tigray. Established protestant churches are strongest in the southern nations, nationalities, and peoples region, gambela, and parts of oromia. Constitution of teh regional state of oromia revised. The oromia national regional state has made a number of efforts towards effective and smooth implementation of political, social and economic as well as legal related empowerment of women. It iscomposed ofthe chairperson ofthe committee and staffmembers. Measures have to be taken by relevant government authorities to check the suffering of people living in the akaki and mojjo rivers basin taking the right to a clean and healthy environment, arts.
The harar region was the last to revise its regional constitution in 2004. Thepercentage share of males and females is about 50% each. The third section identifies the elements of economic revolution in the region. The constitution recognizes the oromias special interest in addis ababa.
Jul 01, 2017 moreover, the lackluster proclamation attempts to pass off rights guaranteed to all citizens by the countrys constitution as oromias special interests. Ethiopias ancient system of feudal government experienced significant changes under haile selassie i reigned 193074, who carefully grafted onto the traditional governing institutions a weak parliament of appointed and elected legislators, a judiciary with modernized civil and criminal codes and a hierarchy of courts, and an executive. As far as the regional executive institutions are concerned, neither of the two constitutions provides for a guaranteed representation of ethnic groups. Nevertheless, article 34 of the transitional law reserved the special interest and political right of the oromo over region harari and region 14 addis ababa since both are located within the state of oromia. First it is better to compare article 84 2 of the fdre constitution with article 69 2 of the oromia national regional state constitution. Its history, implications and limitations in africa in. The constitution of international oromo youth association. One ofthe staff members willberesponsible forru,ininq theoffice.
The revised constitution of the afar national regional. Southern nations, nationalities, and peoples region wikipedia. Oromia is one of the 9 national regional states and two city administrations of ethiopia, its average estimated area is about 363,375km2, accounting for about 34. A similar provision is included in art 2 of the somali constitution. Now, therefore, in accordance with the revised constitution of oromia regional state no. Constitutional special interest of the state of oromia in. That is why the constitution mentions, the special interest of oromia statearising from the location of aa within state of oromiawould be respected written in bold for emphasis. Constitutional space for the regional state constitutions under the. Several important finds have propelled ethiopia and the surrounding region to the forefront of palaeontology. The draft legislation is intended to determine the application of article 49 5 of the constitution. Known locally as dinkinesh, the specimen was found in the. Leaked draft law of oromias special interest in addis. Established protestant churches are strongest in the southern nations, nationalities, and peoples region, gambella, and parts of oromia. Addis abeba, like the city of harar, was also a region in its own right.
These regions, which also had the right to self determination. The politics of subnational constitutions and local government in. The draft legislation is intended to determine the application of article 49 5 of the. Download oromia national regional state constitution. This paper examines the ethiopias law and practice pertinent to land rights with a particular emphasis on the oromia regional state. The revised constitution of the state of oromia, 2001 as amended in 2005. Groups together constituting less than 5 percent of the population include eastern rite and roman catholics, members of the church of jesus christ of. Somali region timeline 18501920 19201977 1955 1964 19721974 19771978 19771991 19841985 1991 1994 1995 1998 1999 19992000 2005 ethiopia under imperial rule ethiopia under rule of haile selassie revised constitution dispossesses pastoralists of their land by making it state land war between ethiopia and somalia partially over somali region. Constitution of the regional state of oromia 2nd amendement. The state of oromia sprawls over the largest part of the country and at present consists of 12 administrative zones and 180 woredas. The oromia region oromiyaa is one of the nine regional states of ethiopia, the homeland of the oromo. The oromia constitution pays no attention to the representation of minority groups. Coronavirus counter with new cases, historical data, and info.
The council of the state of oromia is the highest body of its administration. The second section presents the recent economic development in oromia. Federal democratic republic of ethiopia fdre constitution, negarit gazetta, proclamation no. The state of harari people is located in the eastern part of ethiopia,surrounded by the state of oromia. Constitution of the federal democratic republic of ethiopia. The harari peoples national regional state the harari. The four core regions of the federation adopted their revised constitution around the same time at the end of 2001. The snnpr borders kenya to the south including a small part of lake turkana, the ilemi triangle a region claimed by kenya and south sudan to the southwest, south sudan to the west, the ethiopian region of gambela to the northwest, and the ethiopian region of oromia to the north and east. Ethiopia administrative regions, cities and population. Oromia is the largest national regional state in ethiopia in terms of population size and areal coverage. A new constitution was adopted in 1994 that divided ethiopia into regions drawn roughly along ethnic lines.
Oromia national regional state constitution free download as pdf file. Caffee3 oromia institutionalizing a regional state legislature. Political competition in oromia human rights watch. Coronavirus live update live statistics and coronavirus news tracking the number of confirmed cases, recovered patients, and death toll by country due to the covid 19 coronavirus from wuhan, china. To benefit the people of the region by supervising, supporting and executing the implementations of policies and strategies of. Oromia the peaceful protests against the so called the addis ababa integrated master plan in mid november 2015 in oromia regional state escalated into a political crisis as the government of ethiopia continued its indiscriminate killings and arbitrary detentions in the region. First, the oromia regional state constitution has failed to establish government structure responsive to the oromo people recognizing the local reality and adds. Nov 28, 2018 the revised snnprs constitution of 2001 states that nnps can exercise their right to their own state, region, zone, and special woreda, and provides for flexible restructuring. The federal constitution of ethiopia provides the regional states the. National anthem of ethiopia the national anthem of ethiopia, to be determined by law, shall reflect the ideals of the constitution, the commitment of the peoples of ethiopia to live together in a democratic order and of their common destiny.
Oromias special interest over both cities was first recognized in this piece of legislation 1. As southern nations break free, pressure mounts on eprdf. To use these words, location and within, are the geographical reaffirmation. Human rights abuses and political repression in ethiopias. Oromiyaa is one of the nine regional states of ethiopia, the homeland of the oromo. Constitution and the 2001oromia regional state revised constitution with its amendmentsoromia. The oldest hominid discovered to date in ethiopia is the 4. The states size is estimated at 340 square kilometres. The region occupies central position of the country. Central control and regional states autonomy in ethiopia. Although all regional constitutions have a similar structure, they vary quite significantly in length. According to the 1994 census result the population is 1,9.
In general, the expropriation of rural land without just compensation in oromia violates article 4045 of the fdre constitution and article 40 45 of the oromia regional state constitution, which recognise the rights of farmers and pastoralists to obtain land free of charge and protect them from evictions from their lands. Enforcement proclamation of the revised constitution of 2001 of the oromia region, proclamation no. The ethiopian constitution is not mute on this fact and allows. Per article 49 of the oromia regions revised constitution, the caffee has the mandate to enact. For greater understanding, it is important to revisit the genesis of article 49 5 that set in motion the oromia special interest. Southern nations, nationalities, and peoples region. A better protection of human rights, fdre constitution, oromia. May 01, 2017 the draft proclamation to determine oromias special interest in addis ababa was reportedly developed and tabled by oromia regional state about two months ago. The constitution of the state of oromia, magalata oromiya labsii lakk. It is prohibited to assume state power in any manner other than that provided under the constitution. Scribd is the worlds largest social reading and publishing site. To benefit the people of the region by supervising, supporting and executing the.
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