Constitution of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia 1994
National Human Rights Bodies
  • English
    1. The House of Peoples' Representatives shall have the power of legislation in all matters assigned by this Constitution to Federal jurisdiction.
    …
    14. It shall establish a Human Rights Commission and determine by law its powers and functions.
    15. It shall establish the institution of the Ombudsman, and select and appoint its members. It shall determine by law the powers and functions of the institution.
    … (Art. 55)
  • Amharic
    1. የሕዝብ ተወካዮች ምክር ቤት በዚህ ሕገ መንግሥት መሰረት ለፌዴራሉ መንግሥት በተሰጠው የሥልጣን ክልል ሕጐችን ያወጣል፡፡
    …
    14. የሰብዓዊ መብቶች ኮሚሽን ያቋቁማል፤ ሥልጣንና ተግባሩን በሕግ ይወስናል፡፡
    15. የሕዝብ እንባ ጠባቂ ተቋምን ያቋቁማል፤ ተቋሙን የሚመሩ አባላትን ይመርጣል፤ይሰይማል፡፡ ሥልጣንና ተግባሩን በሕግ ይወስናል፡፡
    … (አንቀጽ 55)
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Constitution of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia 1994 (English). According to Art. 106: “The Amharic version of this Constitution shall have final legal authority.” There are discrepancies in the content of the English and Amharic texts.

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Constitution of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia 1994 (Amharic). Copy obtained from the Ministry of Justice, Ethiopia.

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Chapter Three on Fundamental Rights and Freedoms.
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Chapter Three on Fundamental Rights and Freedoms.
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Chapter Three on Fundamental Rights and Freedoms.