Christophe Van der Beken(Associate Professor)Melaku Hailu2025-03-052025-03-052023-04https://etd.aau.edu.et/handle/123456789/4721The main objective of the study is to assess the role of indigenous conflict resolution mechanisms in the protection of human rights: A case study of Amhara-Oromo conflicts in Atay city, Eferatana Gidim Wereda, Northern Shewa(2018-2022).Because of lack ofpracticing and the concerned government bodies did not give due attention to these mechanisms, all sorts of conflicts have been resolved only by the government using legal procedures, but unfortunately, such measures become excessive and in due courses, human rights violations have also occurred. Thus, the researcher has tried to fill the gap interns of identifying their role in assessing human rights protection and ensuring the security of citizens from human rights perspectives and has used key informant interview (KII),systemic observation and snowball techniques, as alternatives, for gatherings of data from the respective area’s community members, IDPs, city administrator, zonal police command force, as well as different academicians from the nearby University, i.e.Debre Berhan Universityas well. The study has tended to be normative in its nature which distinguishes human rights research from other types of research, and are not purely and simply academic, but central to the political and social affairs, too. Finally, the researcher has stated in his findings that, although the government has a duty to safeguard the sovereignty of the country and securing its citizens, it is its responsibility to undertake any possible measures to secure peace and stability by interfering in any conflict resolution activities, but not necessarily to involve in all matters starting from establishment of members of indigenous people to resolve the conflict and in the name of peace keeping issues, rather let prepare aground for the longstanding indigenous conflict resolution mechanisms to be in practice and give all sorts of support to work in line with the usual legal procedures at least, based on the given rights stated in the 1995 constitution art.78 (5). for betterment ofthe community in general. Moreover, since these leaders for indigenous conflict resolution mechanisms have their own contribution in the process of conflict resolution, to give immediate solution, bring sustainable peace in the community, and to restore the previous friendship relation of members of the community, etc, shall be recommended to participate in the process of policy formulation ,be it at national or regional level and hence, would help to facilitate the implementation of the relatedongoing policy matters, too.en-USIndigenous conflict resolution mechanisms, peaceful dispute settlement, sustainable peace, policy formulation, policy implementation.Thesis