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ISS: Ethiopia’s Transitional Justice Should Resume With Key Adjustments
Institute for Security Studies · 5 hours ago · Read the Full Story on Institute for Security Studies
AI SUMMARY
Public consultations on Ethiopia's transitional justice laws should only resume after incorporating National Dialogue recommendations, addressing policy gaps, and updating the implementation roadmap.
- Ethiopia’s Ministry of Justice launched a government-civil society platform on transitional justice on 23 October, signaling the resumption of the process that stalled in April 2025.
- Four main priorities should guide the resumed transitional justice process: National Dialogue recommendations, existing policy gaps, outstanding commitments, and developments during the pause.
- The National Dialogue Commission submitted its recommendations to Parliament on 3 October, and the Ministry of Justice must review their implications for the Transitional Justice Policy and draft legislation.
- Unresolved policy weaknesses include determining which institution can resolve legal disputes, addressing crimes allegedly committed by foreign actors during the Tigray war, and properly integrating mental health support.
- Procedural gaps from earlier phases must be corrected by ensuring dedicated consultations with youth, diaspora communities, and conflict-excluded groups.
- The interim, multi-stakeholder coordination mechanism called for in the 2024 implementation roadmap is urgently needed to monitor progress and coordinate reforms.
- The national transitional justice framework must clarify its relationship with regional initiatives, such as the Somali Region's reconciliation commission and Commission of Inquiry on Tigray Genocide findings, as well as traditional customary courts.
- Independent legal experts should participate alongside Ministry of Justice experts in the drafting and consultation process to ensure independent scrutiny.
- Civil society must retain the space to organize independently, contribute to implementation, and exercise critical oversight without being restricted to government-led structures.
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