Ethiopia : compilation of information : [Universal Periodic Review] / prepared by the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights

Table of Contents

• Ethiopia 1
• Compilation of information prepared by the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights 1
• I. Background 1
• II. Scope of international obligations and cooperation with human rights mechanisms 1
• III. National human rights framework 1
• 1. Constitutional and legislative framework 1
• 2. Institutional infrastructure and policy measures 2
• IV. Promotion and protection of human rights 2
• A. Implementation of international human rights obligations, taking into account applicable international humanitarian law 2
• 1. Equality and non-discrimination 2
• 2. Right to life, liberty and security of person, and freedom from torture 3
• 3. International humanitarian law 4
• 4. Human rights and counter-terrorism 4
• 5. Administration of justice, including impunity, and the rule of law 5
• 6. Fundamental freedoms and the right to participate in public and political life 6
• 7. Right to privacy 7
• 8. Right to marriage and family life 7
• 9. Prohibition of all forms of slavery, including trafficking in persons 7
• 10. Right to work and to just and favourable conditions of work 7
• 11. Right to social security 7
• 12. Right to an adequate standard of living 7
• 13. Right to health 8
• 14. Right to education 8
• 15. Development, the environment, and business and human rights 8
• B. Rights of specific persons or groups 8
• 1. Women 8
• 2. Children 9
• 3. Persons with disabilities 9
• 4. Indigenous Peoples and minorities 9
• 5. Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex persons 10
• 6. Migrants, refugees and asylum-seekers 10
• 7. Internally displaced persons 10
• 8. Stateless persons 11
• Notes 11