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    Compensating Victims of Torture in Ethiopia: The Case of Bodily Injury in Anti-Terrorism Prosecution
    (AAU, 2019-12) Tamiru , Seblewongel; Abate, Mizanie (Associate Professor)
    Freedom from torture is an absolute right and is guaranteed under the FDRE constitution as well as international human rights instruments ratified by Ethiopia. Despite its absolute nature, it is one among the rights repeatedly violated throughout the country and the coming of the anti-terrorism law of Ethiopia increases the magnitude. One of the impacts of torture is it can bring bodily injury to victims. And such an injury can mess up their life. This makes it necessary to have an avenue for a legal remedy. Despite the extent of the problem, the practice of compensation claims in our country doesn’t offer much prospect. Based on the collected data, the study finds out that there is a lack of practical applicability of this right in our court as a result of different challenges starting from lack of financial capacity of victims up to the weakness of the judiciary.
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    The Ethiopian Human Rights Commission’s Power of Investigation of Human Rights Violations and its Application during State of Emergencies
    (AAU, 2019-12) Berhanu Workneh, Soreti; Abate, Mizanie (Associate Professor)
    This study assessed the legal and practical challenges the Ethiopian Human Rights Commission has faced in the application of the agreeable exercise of its mandate of investigation of human rights violation during state of emergency. By employing a qualitative approach that used both primary and secondary data, the research examined the international and national legal frameworks pertaining to the EHRC power of investigation of human rights violations during SOE emergency; EHRC‟s achievement, and challenges in the investigation of human right violations during the last SOEs. The study‟s key finding is that, although EHRC has the mandate to investigate human rights violations, it was not able to exercise its mandate on any of the appalling human rights violations committed during the last SOEs and has not performed at expected standard. Nonetheless, the study also found that lack of independence was the central problem for EHRC.
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    Implementation of the Right to Housing of Persons with Disabilities in Addis Ababa
    (2018-06) Kenea, Fasika; Abate, Mizanie (Associate Professor)