Abstract:
The act of terrorism is a serious threat to peace and security of our Country and International
Community causing serious damage to humans and property. The advent of counter-terrorism as
a major international objective and subsequent rise of new anti-terrorism laws by states brought a
new challenge to human rights, especially civil and political rights. Ethiopia has adopted
prevention and suppression of terrorism crimes proclamation to give effect to prevent and
suppress terrorist acts, enables adequately to protect rights and freedoms of individuals and
ensure accountability of law enforcement bodies enshrined under FDRE constitution as well as
regional and international human rights instruments ratified by Ethiopia.
The purpose of this study is analyzing the implication of the Ethiopian Prevention and
Suppression of Terrorism Crimes Proclamation No.1176/2020 on human rights as well as to
assess the improvement, challenges and the prospect of the proclamation. The thesis investigated
one central concern: whether the 2020 Ethiopian Prevention and Suppression of Terrorism
Crimes law poses a challenge to human rights or not? In seeking to answer these questions the
thesis undertook an in-depth analysis of Ethiopian‟s Prevention and Suppression of Terrorism
Crimes Proclamation.
To answer these concerns of the research, the researcher employs doctrinal type research
methodology. This is so such methodology serve to analyze wide range of legal instrument in
depth. The researcher synthesizes abroad set of national and international law as well as related
scholar‟s works. The researcher also appreciates best design of national laws to terrorism so to
up hold human right value in the enforcement of criminal justice.
As pursuant of the research finding, the new legislation came up with new hopes and better
prospects for prevention and suppression of terrorism crime in Ethiopia and a brighter chapter for
prevention and suppression of terrorism crime generally and human rights especially thereby
enhance promotion and protection. But still there is area that needs to develop so protect human
right in execution of criminal cases.
