Refugees Proclamation No. 1110/2019.
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Type of law
Legislation
Abstract
This Proclamation has been enacted with the objective to improve, within available means, comprehensive protection and assistance to refugees. Provisions of this Proclamation are applicable to any person who: is a refuge apply for recognition or is a recognized refugee in Ethiopia; and has a right or is subjected to obligations arising from this Proclamation; or participates in the implementation of this Proclamation. Part 2 provides for general principles and criteria, these include refugee criteria, cancellation, revocation, cessation of refugee status, detention, expulsion, etc. The Refugee criteria under this Part states: is a refugee any person: a) owing to a well-founded fear of being persecuted for reasons of race, religion, nationality, membership of a particular social group or political opinion he is outside his country of nationality and is unable or, owing to such fear, is unwilling, to avail himself of the protection of that country; b) not having a nationality and being outside the country of his former habitual residence, he is unable, or owing to a well founded fear of being persecuted for reasons of race, religion, membership of a particular social group or political opinion, he is unwilling to return to it; or c) owing to external aggression, occupation, foreign domination or events seriously disturbing public order in either part or the whole of his country of origin or nationality, he is compelled to leave his place of habitual residence in order to seek refuge in another place outside his country of origin or nationality.
Part 3 contains procedures for determination of refugee status; application and decision. It also provides for the establishment of the Appeal Hearing Council that reviews the decision of the Agency in relation to recognition of refugee. I assume this includes food aid, health issues...If you look at articles 25, 2, the right to health services and right to property are recognized. As to gender, see art. 39.
Part 4 disciplines rights and obligations of asylum-seekers and recognized refugees. The Part states that every recognized refugee and asylum-seeker: is entitled to the rights and be subjected to the obligations contained in the Refugee Convention, the OAU Refugee Convention and applicable international laws and shall be subject to the laws and Provisions in force in Ethiopia. The Proclamation then lists a series of rights, these include: right to stay in Ethiopia, access to health, right to work, right to acquisition and transfer of property; right to access justice; etc. Moreover the Proclamation recognizes special Protection to persons who are vulnerable, such as: recognized refugee and asylum-seeker women shall enjoy the rights and protections enshrined under relevant laws in particular, specific measures are taken to protect them from gender based violence; recognized refugee and asylum-seeker children shall enjoy the rights and protections enshrined under relevant laws in particular; specific measures are taken to protect them from abuse, neglect, exploitation and trafficking; special protection and assistance to other refugees and asylum-seekers with specific needs is provided commensurate with their needs.
Part 3 contains procedures for determination of refugee status; application and decision. It also provides for the establishment of the Appeal Hearing Council that reviews the decision of the Agency in relation to recognition of refugee. I assume this includes food aid, health issues...If you look at articles 25, 2, the right to health services and right to property are recognized. As to gender, see art. 39.
Part 4 disciplines rights and obligations of asylum-seekers and recognized refugees. The Part states that every recognized refugee and asylum-seeker: is entitled to the rights and be subjected to the obligations contained in the Refugee Convention, the OAU Refugee Convention and applicable international laws and shall be subject to the laws and Provisions in force in Ethiopia. The Proclamation then lists a series of rights, these include: right to stay in Ethiopia, access to health, right to work, right to acquisition and transfer of property; right to access justice; etc. Moreover the Proclamation recognizes special Protection to persons who are vulnerable, such as: recognized refugee and asylum-seeker women shall enjoy the rights and protections enshrined under relevant laws in particular, specific measures are taken to protect them from gender based violence; recognized refugee and asylum-seeker children shall enjoy the rights and protections enshrined under relevant laws in particular; specific measures are taken to protect them from abuse, neglect, exploitation and trafficking; special protection and assistance to other refugees and asylum-seekers with specific needs is provided commensurate with their needs.
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Date of text
Repealed
No
Serial Imprint
25th Year No.38 ADDIS ABABA 27th February, 2019.
Source language
English
Legislation Amendment
No