Local Integration of Refugees in Ethiopian: The Law and Practice
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2020
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Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
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Refugee protection is all about Human Rights protection. Because of the prevalence of pushing
and pulling factors people may flee from their place of origin and cross the boards of foreign
states. Refugees need special protection in the country of asylum since they are out of state
protections. Although different effort has been made by the international community so as to
solve the problem of refugees, until the adoption of the Refugee Convention, there were no
international standards that determine the right and duties of refugees in the world. Local
integration is one of the three durable solutions for refugees who had stayed for a protracted
period of time in the country of asylum available to refugees in the Refugee Convention but it’s
really found in many domestics’ laws. Even if Ethiopia had a good track record of receiving
refugees from different countries, but there was no compressive law that governs the issue until
recent time. The current Refugee Proclamation is one of the progressive refugee laws which
allow local integration for refugee. However, the law is not compatible with international
standards. Accordingly, the definition is circular and is not clear as to the application and
implementation of local integration though the country has a robust tradition of receiving
refugees in the country.
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Local Integration in Ethiopia: the Law and Practice