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ETH-2019-L-109317
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Title_of_text
Refugees Proclamation No.1110/2019.
Main Region
First Region
Country(ies)
Ethiopia
Subjects (Classification)
Migrant workers
Adopted on (Date of text)
2019-02-27
Scope of text
National
Type of legislation (Type of text)
Law, Act
Second Region
Abstract/Citation
WHEREAS, Ethiopia is providing asylum and protection to refugees and promoting the search for durable solutions whenever conditions permit;
WHEREAS, Ethiopia has ratified International Treaties relating to Refugees and make integral part of the law of the land ; and is party to the OAU Convention Governing the Specific Aspects of Refugee Problems in Africa, done in Addis Ababa;
WHEREAS, it is necessary to have a comprehensive legal framework, in accordance with international standards, that contains rights and entitlements embodied in the aforesaid International Conventions, provides better protection to refugees and promotes sustainable solutions;
WHEREAS, the existing Refugee Proclamation No. 409/2004 is not painstaking and does not reflect the current overall developments and progresses made in refugee protection, it has become necessary to enact a new Refugees Proclamation to improve, within available means, comprehensive protection and assistance to refugees.
Repealed Text region
Repealed text(s)
2004-07-19 (ETH-2004-L-82481)
Refugee Proclamation, No. 409 of 2004.
Electronic region
Electronic source title
Legislation on-line
Author
House of People's Representatives, Ethiopia
URL
https://www.hopr.gov.et/
File
ETH109317.pdf (PDF)