Politics
Ethiopia Must Act Now on Transitional Justice, Experts Warn
The Reporter · last week · Read the Full Story on The Reporter
AI SUMMARY
With the conclusion of the national dialogue, experts urge the Ethiopian government to move past procedural delays and immediately implement its transitional justice policy.
- In 2024, the Ethiopian government adopted a National Transitional Justice Policy along with an implementation roadmap.
- The government previously delayed the justice process by insisting it had to await the conclusion of the national dialogue.
- The national dialogue concluded in late August, removing the final stated procedural barrier to beginning the transitional justice process.
- The Ethiopian Human Rights Commission Chief Commissioner recently urged international stakeholders in Switzerland that sustainable peace requires immediate action.
- Delaying transitional justice until a post-conflict phase is a strategic mistake, as transitional justice serves as a conflict-transformation tool.
- Effective implementation requires radical transparency, independence from the political executive, and oversight from international experts and civil society.
- The legal framework must explicitly address gross human rights violations such as war crimes, crimes against humanity, and genocide without blanket amnesties.
- Institutional reforms and the vetting of security and judicial bodies are necessary to ensure the principle of non-recurrence.
- The justice process must be survivor-centered, prioritizing victim protection, trauma support, and material reparations for affected communities.
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