Republic of ethiopia, it is hereby proclaimed as follows. In 2016, ethiopia was the top recipient of oda in africamore than four billion usd. International treaties to which ethiopia is a party and accepted in particular treaties and resolutions adopted by the united nations and african union. You can use the tools in paint to add something to a different document. If your scanner saves files as pdf portbale document format files, the potential exists to merge the individual files into one doc. Adobe systems is a software manufacturer that has created many document and multimedia editing programs. Publisher, national legislative bodies national authorities. Part one general part two terrorism and related crimes part three preventive and investigative measures part four evidentiary and procedural rules part five measures to control terrorist organizations and property. Pdf the impact of ethiopias antiterrorism law on freedom. Ethiopia human rights report 28 june18 laramie, wyoming.
Ethiopian federal high court convicted two swedish journalists on. The government of ethiopia retains the death penalty for nonviolent crimes, including, inter alia, terrorism causing serious to historical or cultural heritages and acting as an accessory to an offense that causes severe bodily injury. Jun 14, 20 the restrictive anti terrorism proclamation adopted in 2009 has been used to justify arrests of both journalists and members of the political opposition. A tool to stifle dissent, authored by lawyers from leading international law firms, provides an indepth and damning analysis of ethiopia s anti terrorism proclamation. Furthermore, ethiopia has established a national committee on nonproliferation of weapons of mass destruction which consists of key stakeholders and reports to the prime minister articles 4 and 5 of proclamation no. Oct 28, 2014 of the anti terrorism proclamation of ethiopia llm thesis, university of pretoria, 29 october 2010. The thesis then proceeds to critically analyse how the ethiopian anti terrorism legislation has defined acts of terrorism in light of criminal law elements, i.
Making a pdf file of a logo is surprisingly easy and is essential for most web designers. Todays sentencing brings to an end a trial that began in dec. The paint program can help you make new image files, but it cannot open document or pdf file. Download ethiopian anti terrorism proclamation pdf. Access to information proclamation3, the 2009 proclamation to provide for the registration and regulation of charities and societies4 and the 2009 anti terrorism proclamation5, was particularly responsible for the rapid shrinking of the civic space in the country, leaving scars still visible in the current process of reform. The enactment results from an acknowledgment that terrorism is a threat to human rights, peace and security of not only the people in ethiopia, but to the rest of the world preamble of ethiopia anti terrorism proclamation, 2009. Article 19 has extensive experience of working on freedom of expression and information issues in ethiopia. Ethiopias compliance with the international covenant on civil and.
The stories also affirm ethiopia s governments politicized use of the ominous anti terrorism proclamation, and the inability of the justice system to protect the safety of prisoners. The anti terrorism proclamation, 2009 of ethiopia defines terrorism very broadly in its article 3 and in article 6 defines encouragement to terrorism as. Since 2019, ethiopia has made no official statement suggesting it intends to formally abolish. Contingency plan of prohibited places and locations of the involvement with eritrea, pass a government. Freedom of expression and association since 2009, when the anti terrorism proclamation and the charities and societies proclamation cso law were passed, freedoms of expression and association have been severely restricted in ethiopia. This is the conclusion reached by the united nations, the worlds leading democracies, international. Whereas, money laundering and financing of terrorism not only threaten security but also compromise the stability, transparency soundness and efficiency of the financial system. Anti terrorism proclamation 6522009 under article 20 declared that the court before which an arrested person is presented in accordance with article 19 of the proclamation, may give an order to remand the suspect for investigation or trial. The report examines how the law, enacted in 2009, is a tool of repression, designed and used by the ethiopian government to silence its critics. In july, ethiopia charged 10 bloggers and journalists known as the zone 9 collective under the anti terrorism proclamation after they spent over 80 days in precharge detention. Proclamation 5902008 and the anti terrorism proclamation no.
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The information has been carefully selected and compiled from unhcrs global network of field. Ethiopias antiterrorism proclamation and the right to. Luckily, there are lots of free and paid tools that can compress a pdf file in just a few easy steps. Mar 15, 2021 they were initially charged with various articles of ethiopia s infamous anti terrorism proclamation atp including but not limited to, alleged membership of the banned oromo liberation front olf, public incitement, encouraging violence, as well as causing the death of innocent civilians and property destruction in cities such as ambo and. Read on to find out just how to combine multiple pdf files on macos and windows 10. Ethiopian parliament ethiopia pdf consulted on 20101104 abstractcitation. Download ethiopian anti terrorism proclamation doc. Ethiopias highly controversial anti terrorism law, proclamation no. This article explains what pdfs are, how to open one, all the different ways. The ethiopian government has used the anti terrorism proclamation to jail journalists and opposition party members for peacefully exercising their freedoms of expression and association. Ethiopia s antiterrorism law the oakland institute. The proclamation was adopted on 7 july 2009 and came into force upon its publication in the federal negarit gazeta of the federal democratic republic of ethiopia official gazette 15th year no. Members of parliament endorsed the bill, named proclamation to provide for prevention and suppression terrorism crimes, in majority vote with one abstention. Sep 04, 2014 addis ababa by ethiopian authorities, despite having received prior authorization.
Ethiopian lawmakers have replaced anti terrorism legislation that had drawn criticism from rights activists, although amnesty international said the new version still had the potential to be used. End use of counter terrorism law to persecute dissenters and opposition members. Sep 25, 2011 a proclamation on anti terrorism whereas, the right of the people to live in peace, freedom and security has to be protected, at all times, from the threat of terrorism. An oversized pdf file can be hard to send through email and may not upload onto certain file managers. This practice raises serious concerns about the extent to which ethiopians can rely upon their constitutionally guaranteed rights to afford the protection that. Attempts to adopt a universal definition of terrorism are generally unsuccessful.
Whosoever publishes or causes the publication of a statement that is likely to be understood by some or all of the members of the public to whom it is published as a. Proclamation on anti terrorism, published in the federal negarit gazeta of the federal republic of ethiopia on 28 august 2009 proclamation against international standards on freedom of expression. The right to privacy in the age of surveillance to counter. Implications of the anti terrorism law of ethiopia on freedom of expression and the media. The government of ethiopia retains the death penalty for nonviolent crimes, including. In august 2009, ethiopia enacted legislation to counter terrorism anti terrorism proclamation no. The 20 were charged with terrorism for contravening article 71 of the anti terrorism proclamation 6522009 and criminal charges for violating articles 321 a and 381 of the fdre penal code of 2004. In 2018, his government freed thousands of political prisoners, lifted the state of emergency, ended the eritrean ethiopian war, selected a new cabinet among which half the ministers were women, and appointed a woman judge, birtukan mideksa, as the head of the national election board of ethiopia nebe. Ethiopian lawmakers ratify revised antiterrorism bill. Pdf is a hugely popular format for documents simply because it is independent of the hardware or application used to create that file. Tadeg, freedom of expression a nd the media landscape in ethiopia. Antimoney laundering and counterterrorist financing measures.
This means it can be viewed across multiple devices, regardless of the underlying operating system. An examination of ethiopias anti terrorism proclamation on. The accused under the file name of the first defendant kedir moahmmed yusuf were charged with several articles of ethiopia s 2009 infamous anti terrorism proclamation and the 2004 penal code. In june 2011 the ethiopian house of federations officially proscribed two armed groupsthe ogaden national liberation front onlf and the oromo liberation front olf and one opposition. Joint contribution on ethiopia to the 19th session of the. The governments of france, germany, norway and australia. Oda to ethiopia dipped during the 19982000 conflict between ethiopia and eritrea but has exceeded two billion usd per year since 2004. Corruption offences means corruption offences provided in the fdre penal code. The government of ethiopia routinely uses its vague and overly broad anti terrorism law to stifle freedom of expression and political opposition. After the adoption of the infamous anti terrorism proclamation in 2009, ethiopian authorities have charged hundreds of citizens with terrorism by criminalising and politicizing dissident acts. Once youve done it, youll be able to easily send the logos you create to clients, make them available for download, or attach them to emails in a fo. Expressed grave concern over the ethiopian governments application of anti terrorism proclamation 6522009 to arrest and prosecute protesters, labelling them as terrorists without substantiated evidence expressed their concern that ethiopia s use of terrorism laws to criminalize peaceful dissent is a. Mar 18, 2015 since 2009, the anti terrorism proclamation has been used to target political opponents, stifle dissent, and silence journalists. Pdf file or convert a pdf file to docx, jpg, or other file format.
One of the fun things about computers is playing with programs like paint. In terms of article 6, some of the responsibilities of the committee are to provide direction. Jan 02, 2020 addis abeba ethiopian lawmakers have ratified the revised the anti terrorism bill during their regular session today. Searching for a specific type of document on the internet is sometimes like looking for a needle in a haystack. Gripped the terrorism proclamation, and arrested on the united states and gives the ethiopian government.
Whereas, terrorism is a danger to the peace, security and development of the country and a serious threat to the peace and security of the world at large. The proclamation also extends aspects of the anti terrorism proclamation and the criminal code to electronic communications. Analysis of ethiopias draft antiterrorism law human. The compatibility of the crime of encouraging terrorism and. Ethiopian political prisoners and their accounts of torture. Pdf amnesty international, death sentences and executions 2018, act. Ethiopia supreme court reduces jail terms of ethiopian.
A pdf portable document format is a widely popular type of document format created by adobe. Depending on the type of scanner you have, you might only be able to scan one page of a document at a time. The thesis underscores that article 3 of the anti terrorism proclamation, which defines acts. Refworld is the leading source of information necessary for taking quality decisions on refugee status. Part six institutions that followup cases of terrorism part seven.
Doc implications of the antiterrorism law of ethiopia on. Ethiopias compliance with the international covenant on. Ethiopia adopts new version of muchcriticized terrorism law. By michelle rae uy 24 january 2020 knowing how to combine pdf files isnt reserved. Silencing dissent and dismantling civil society anti terrorism proclamation. I paid for a pro membership specifically to enable this feature. Ethiopia, one of the key political players in africa and in the world, has for long maintained a poor record of human rights. Threats to civil society and human rights defenders worldwide. During this 10month period of state of emergency, amnesty international documented widespread human rights violations, including.
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