Human Rights Commission and Vulnerable groups in Ethiopia: The case of women, children and persons with disabilities - Softcover

Degol H., Aron

Softcover

ISBN 10: 3846518042 ISBN 13: 9783846518045

Publisher: LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing, 2011

Synopsis

Ethiopian Human rights commission was established in the year 2000 (1992 E.C) by proclamation # 210/2000 for the purpose of promoting and protection the fundamental rights and freedoms recognized both in the country's constitution and by international and regional human rights instruments. Of these rights intended to be promoted and protected, the rights and freedoms of vulnerable groups especially children, women and persons with disabilities. The commission has a unit led by a a commissioner for children, women and persons with disabilities, nevertheless,The commission's hand seems to be crippled by different problems, as a result of which the promotion and protection function could not be well managed. This book is then intending to asses the nature, content and seriousness of the problems and recommend a possible lee way out.

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About the Author

Aron Degol has been teaching law for the last 6 yrs at different private Universities in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Now he is a Lecturer at St. Mary University College, Faculty of Law. He earned his diploma and LLB degree with distinction from Unity University School of Law and International Studies in 2006 G.C., and LLM in Human Rights from AAU.

Edition details

• Publisher: LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing
• Publication date: 2011
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3846518042
• ISBN 13: 9783846518045
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 144