The Role of Diplomatic Missions in Ensuring the Rights of Citizens Abroad; the Case of Ethiopian Embassies at Beirut and Pretoria
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2024-06-01
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Addis Ababa University
Abstract
Ethiopians have been migrating outside of the country for centuries for various different reasons.
Millions of Ethiopians live across the globe currently and many of these reside in Lebanon and
South Africa. Most of the Ethiopians residing in Lebanon work migrated to the country illegally
and serve as domestic workers with very little safeguards to their rights while most of the
Ethiopians Residing in South Africa engage in the informal sector with recurring threats of
Xenophobic attacks. This study thus focused on what diplomatic protection is and ought to be
provided to these distressed Ethiopians through the Ethiopian Embassies in Beirut and Pretoria
by using qualitative methodology to explore the problem based on the detailed literature review
and the interviews conducted. The consular protection and assistance provided by these
embassies was found to be very little due to many factors and settling the politics within the
country, equipping the embassies with the necessary budget and well trained and diplomats with
capacity as well as having distinct attachés for compliant receiving purposes is recommended.
The Thesis also recommends the already begun citizen centered diplomacy be well developed
Key Words; Violation of Rights, Protection of Citizens Abroad, Role of Diplomatic Missions
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Violation of Rights, Protection of Citizens Abroad, Role of Diplomatic Missions