Prosecution of Atrocious Crimes in Ethiopia: The Practice of Federal Prosecution in Metekel and Kamashe Zone of BGRS
| dc.contributor.advisor | Simeneh Kiros (PhD) | |
| dc.contributor.author | Yayehyenealem Admas | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2025-03-05T13:22:10Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2025-03-05T13:22:10Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2023-08 | |
| dc.description.abstract | There were large-scale, deliberate attacks against members of ethnic groups in Ethiopia. These attacks may constitute atrocious crimes, i.e. crimes against humanity, crimes of genocide and war crimes. Since the government’s reform in 2018, there were ethnic-based attacks in Benishangul Gumuz Regional State; Metekel and Kamashe zone. The perpetrators of the atrocities were prosecuted for crimes against the national state. However, the acts of the perpetrators may constitute crimes against humanity. Therefore, they should be prosecuted for crimes against humanity. On the other hand, though perpetrators were prosecuted for ordinary crimes, the prosecution was not effective. Most of the defendants did not appear before the court and the charge of some of the defendants were withdrawn by the Ministry of Justice on the ground of public interest. However, there is no guideline to determine which factors are to be considered as a public interest to decide the withdrawal of the charge. As a result, most of the defendants were not made accountable to their wrongdoing. It hurts the public trust in the criminal justice system. This thesis examines the prosecution of atrocious crimes in this mentioned regional state and the gaps and impacts of the gaps on the criminal justice system. | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://etd.aau.edu.et/handle/123456789/4753 | |
| dc.language.iso | en_US | |
| dc.publisher | Addis Ababa University | |
| dc.title | Prosecution of Atrocious Crimes in Ethiopia: The Practice of Federal Prosecution in Metekel and Kamashe Zone of BGRS | |
| dc.type | Thesis |