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African Union Convention (Kampala Convention) for the Protection and Assistance of Internally Displaced Persons in Africa Ratification Proclamation No. 1187/2020.

Country/Territory
Ethiopia
Document type
Legislation
Date
2020
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Original source
26th Year No. 24 ADDIS ABABA, 13 rd, March, 2020.
Subject
General
Keyword
Hazards Governance International relations/cooperation Social protection
Geographical area
Africa, Eastern Africa, Landlocked Developing Nations, Least Developed Countries, Sahel
Abstract

Through this Proclamation Ethiopia ratifies the. African Union Convention for the Protection and Assistance of Internally Displaced Persons in Africa signed by the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia on 22 October 2009. The Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia entered reservations on the following provisions of the Convention: 1) Article 12 (2) of the Convention. Compensation is due when displacement results from expropriation procedures. The duty of the state in the case of displacement due to natural and man-made causes is seen within the purview of providing assistance as provided under article 89 of the Constitution and ensuring rehabilitation. 2) In the event of non- delivery of assistance to displaced populations due to the act or omission of individuals or entities that act in contravention with the law, the Government of Ethiopia understands its obligation under Article 12(3) of the Convention to be the obligation to ensure accountability of the perpetrators and resumption of assistance to the victims. 3) The Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia does not consider itself to be bound by Article 22 of the Convention on the jurisdiction of the African Court of Justice and Human Rights.

Full text
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Website
www.hopr.gov.et