Government, Politics, Law: Ethiopia

Addis Ababa in Action (http://www.telecom.net.et/%7Eaamp/)
This is the web site of The Office for the Revision of the Addis Ababa Master Plan (ORAAMP). "The latest Master Plan for Addis Ababa, meant to serve the city for 20 years, was prepared by the Addis Ababa Master Plan Project through Ethio-Italian technical cooperation during 1984-86 ... Although the technical aspects of this master plan were properly worked out, its inability to function as an effective development guide in the currently socio-economic order has necessitated a comprehensive revision study of it. The Office for the Revision of the Addis Ababa Master Plan was set up by the City Government to undertake this task."

Amnesty International (http://www.amnesty.org/)
"Amnesty International is a worldwide campaigning movement that works to promote all the human rights enshrined in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and other international standards." The English language homepage provides articles on human rights questions and abuses in countries around the globe.

AsylumLaw.org (http://www.asylumlaw.org)
"Run by an international consortium of agencies that help asylum seekers in Australia, Canada, the United States, and several countries in Europe. Over 95% of the content on this site is open to the public, including asylum seekers from any country and the lawyers or advocates who represent them."

CIA -- The World Factbook (https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/et.html)
An annual publication of the CIA, contains up-to-date information on all aspects of the political, social and military history of a particular country.

Center for Strategic and International Studies (http://www.csis.org/)
A Washington, DC based think-tank which sponsors seminars and conferences and issues reports on terrorism, United States foreign policy, and several regions of the world including the Middle East and Africa.

Chiefs of State and Cabinet Ministers of Foreign Governments (http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/chiefs/chiefs61.html)
Constantly updated lists of important governmental officers and their position of all the world's countries is published by the CIA as a part of its website.

Clandestine Radio Intel Web (http://www.clandestineradio.com/intel/intel.php?id=65)
Includes essays as well as very specific information about non-government sponsored radio stations, and related web sites.

Crown Council of Ethiopia (http://www.imperialethiopia.org/)
"Welcome to the official site of the Imperial Crown Council of Ethiopia, the governing body of the Imperial Family of Ethiopia, Africa's oldest royal dynasty. This site presents the history of Ethiopia and its kings and queens, as well as information on the Imperial Family's various cultural and humanitarian activities, the Ethiopian aristocracy and Ethiopia's religions. Since the death of Emperor Ahma Selassie, son and successor of Emperor Haile Selassie, the Crown Council has embodied the leadership of the Imperial Family, and the history, hopes and dreams of a nation."

Derechos Cafe - A Human Rights Hangout (http://www.derechos.net)
Offers documents, web links arranged by region and country, news reports as well as a directory of human rights organizations.

Embassy of Ethiopia (Washington D.C.) (http://www.ethiopianembassy.org/)
Articles in English and Amharic offering a wealth of information including a section called "Ask the Ambassador."

Embassy of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, United Kingdom (http://www.ethioembassy.org.uk)
In addition to the routine information offered by embassy sites, this site has information difficult to locate elsewhere, such as a list of 72 political parties and similar organizations active in Ethiopia.

Encyclopedia.com (http://www.encyclopedia.com/html/E/Ethiopia.asp)
From the Electronic Library, searching the Encyclopedia.com by country provides numerous narrative articles on its history, culture, politics.

Eritrea-Ethiopia Boundary Commission (http://www.un.org/NewLinks/eebcarbitration/)
Found on the web site of the Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) which "... was established by the Convention for the Pacific Settlement of International Disputes, concluded at The Hague in 1899 during the first Hague Peace Conference." The PCA site may be viewed in English, French, or Spanish.

Eritrea-Ethiopia Claims Commission (http://www.pca-cpa.org/ENGLISH/RPC/EECC/Decision%201.pdf)
Found on the web site of the Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) which "... was established by the Convention for the Pacific Settlement of International Disputes, concluded at The Hague in 1899 during the first Hague Peace Conference." The PCA site may be viewed in English, French, or Spanish.

EthioMarket (http://www.ethiomarket.com)
In addition to a directory of import/export companies, offers links to information sources for marketing and investing in Ethiopia.

Ethiopia-Eritrea Conflict (http://www.geocities.com/Eureka/Park/5875/Eritrea-Ethiopia.html)
"The Eritrea-Ethiopia Conflict Webpage is maintained using publicly available information obtained from newswires, scholarly journals, official press releases, and through independent library research. This website is a personal, independent, noncommercial website run by an Ethiopian, and is not affiliated with any private or public organization."

Ethiopia Constitution (http://www.ethiopar.net/English/cnstiotn/consttn.htm)
In addition to the constitution itself, offers background information about the Ethiopian government.

Ethiopia Parliament (http://www.ethiopar.net/)
This official site of the Parliament of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia may be accessed in Amharic or in English. "This will give you access to information regarding the structures, powers and functions of the two Houses, i.e. The House of Peoples' Representatives and The House of the Federation and their respective committees. There will also be information regarding the joint session of the Parliament and the legislative process in the House of Peoples' Representatives. Most of all, draft bills presented to and bills adopted by The House of Peoples' Representatives will also be exhibited for public consumption. Further more, you will have access to the list of members of the Houses, Committees, rules of procedures of both Houses and their Committees and other relevant information."

Ethiopian Human Rights Council (EHRCO) (http://www.EHRCO.net)
"The Ethiopian Human Rights Council (EHRCO) is an independent, non-governmental, non-profit making, non-partisan and non-political organization established on October 10, 1991. The founding members are Ethiopians from all walks of life academics, professional, and businesspersons who are committed to the cause of human rights, the rule of law and democracy. EHRCO has several members and support committees in the major cities of Europe, United States and Canada."

Ethiopian Legal Information Website (http://mail.mu.edu.et/~ethiopialaws/)
This site is developed by the Mekelle University Law Faculty of Ethiopia in cooperation with the Non-Western Law Department of Ghent University of Belgium. The site enables users access to the basic laws of the Federal Government of Ethiopia with plans to include regional laws and other substantive and procedural laws of the Federal Government.

Ethiopian Medhin Democratic Party (http://www.medhin.org)
Press releases, statements of policies, objectives and some news articles are presented.mostly in English although some are in Amharic.

Ethiopian Peoples' Revolutionary Party (EPRP) (http://www.eprp.com/)
"EPRP: Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Party (Yethiopia Hizbawi Abyotawi Party in Amharic and "Ihapa" in abbreviation) Established in April 1972 ... as the first modern political party in the country. Its first political program called for the overthrow of the monarchy, the removal of the feudal system and the setting of a popular democratic republic."

Global IDP Project (http://www.reliefweb.int/idp/partners/global.htm)
"Raising awareness on the plight of people internally displaced by conflict."

Haile Selassie (http://web.syr.edu/~affellem/raslinx.html)
A brief biography of His Imperial Majesty Haile Selassie, Emperor of Ethiopia, who died in 1975 written by Mike Cutri.

Human Rights Watch (http://www.hrw.org/doc?t=africa&c=ethiop)
"Human Rights Watch is an independent, nongovernmental organization, supported by contributions from private individuals and foundations worldwide." Search its records for reports on the human rights records, abuses, etc. of any given country.

INCORE: Conflict Data Service: Regional Internet Guides (http://www.incore.ulst.ac.uk/cds/countries/index.html)
Founded in 1993, INCORE (Initiative in Conflict Resolution and Ethnicity) offers a number of publications and services, including internet guides to particular countries involved in conflict. "Each guide lists sources which have unique, relevant and preferably substantive content relating to ethnicity and/or conflict in the country/region concerned."

Nations of the world (http://www.loc.gov/law/guide/ethiopia.html)
Guide to legal materials of all types gathered by the Law Library of the U.S. Congress. Searchable by country name.

Oromo Liberation Front (http://www.oromoliberationfront.org/)
"The Oromo Liberation Front (OLF) is a political organization established in 1973 by Oromo nationalists to lead the national liberation struggle of the Oromo people against the Abyssinian colonial rule. The emergence of the OLF was a culmination of a century old yearn of the Oromo people to have a strong and unified national organization to lead the struggle."

Permanent Missions To The United Nations (http://www.un.int/)
This English language home page offers statements of mission, policy, articles, and other vital information relating to individual countries' missions to the United Nations.

Political Resources on the Net (http://www.politicalresources.net/ethiopia.htm)
Website covers all aspects of government, the ministries, the political parties, elections, as well as the news media.

Quality and Standards Authority of Ethiopia (http://www.qsae.org/)
"The Quality and Standards Authority of Ethiopia (QSAE) is the National Standards Body of Ethiopia established in 1970 and became fully operational in 1972. It has undergone several restructuring, of which the latest was in February 1998,... organizing the Authority to effectively promote quality management practices as one of its central objectives in addition to Standards Development, Certification, Metrology and Testing. The Authority is a nonprofit government organ reporting to the Ministry of Tradeand Industry. Its policy-making and governing body is the Board of Management whose members are appointed by the Government selected from various industry and science and technology organizations."

SALIGAD (Small Arms and Light Weapons in the IGAD Countries) (http://www.saligad.org)
This project "Capacity Building for Tackling the Misuse of Small Arms and Light Weapons in the IGAD Countries" promotes and facilitates dialogue programs and build capacity for peace in the IGAD countries and the region as a whole by bringing together representatives from NGOs, the academic community and governments. It reinforces humanitarian approaches to development and emphasizes the central importance of creating an environment which is conducive to crisis prevention . It also encourages non-violent approaches to solving conflicts in the region."

Solidarity Committee for Ethiopian Political Prisoners (SOCEPP) (http://www.Socepp.de)
"SOCEPP is a non sectarian, non-political, non profit humanitarian organization established by concerned people to publicize the plight of Ethiopian political prisoners and to solicit support from international public opinion in calling for the respect of hman [sic] rights and due process of law in Ethiopia."

Tigrean International Solidarity For Justice and Democracy (TISJD) (http://www.tisjd.net/)
"The TISJD is a non- profit organization, based in Washington DC with over 15 Chapters throughout the World. TISJD believes firmly that a democratic and representative form of government is the best guarantee for peace and stability in Ethiopia. TISJD strives to propagate and publicize the democratic principles and ideals, and encourage all Ethiopians to play constructive role in creating a democratic system of government in Ethiopia by promoting, encouraging democratic reforms and the strict observance of human rights in Ethiopia. ... TISJD is not a mouthpiece for any group or party or individual and is independently managed by the Executive Committee and a Board of Directors elected by its members."

UNRISD On-Line (U.N. Research Institute for Social Development) (http://www.unrisd.org/)
"UNRISD carries out research on the social dimensions of contemporary problems affecting development. Through its research, UNRISD stimulates dialogue and contributes to policy debates within and outside the United Nations system.

United Nations (http://www.un.org)
The official site of the United Nations provides articles, reports, etc. in several languages on all aspects of the initiatives and mission of that organization as well as on the contemporary life, culture, society, international relations, etc. of all the countriesand peoples of the world.

United Nations Mission in Ethiopia and Eritrea (UNMEE) (http://www.un.org/depts/dpko/missions/unmee/index.html)
"In June 2000, after two years of fighting in a border dispute, Ethiopia and Eritrea sign a cessation of hostilities agreement following proximity talks led by Algeria and the Organization of African Unity. In July, the Security Council sets up UNMEE to maintain liaison with the parties and establish the mechanism for verifying the ceasefire. In September, the Council authorizes deployment within UNMEE of up to 4,200 military personnel to monitor the cessation of hostilities and assist in ensuring observance of security commitments."

United States Committee for Refugees (USCR) (http://www.refugees.org/)

United States. Department of State (http://www.state.gov/p/af/ci/et/)
Numerous documents concerning diplomatic and international relations, travel advice and warnings relating to the countries of the world are available on the State Department's official site by searching under a particular country's name.

United States. Department of State Report on Human Rights Practices (http://www.state.gov/g/drl/rls/hrrpt/)
This web site lists the reports for 1999-2001

United States. Library of Congress Country Studies (http://lcweb2.loc.gov/frd/cs/ettoc.html)
A series published by the Federal Research Division of the Library of Congress under the Country Studies/Area Studies Handbook Program sponsored by the Department of the Army.

Wolisso Multipurpose Community Telecentre (WMCT) (http://www.telecom.net.et/%7Ewolisso/)
"Welcome to the first Multipurpose Community Telecentre in Ethiopia an initiative of the British Council Ethiopia in collaboration with the Ethiopian Science and Technology Commission and Wolisso City Council with funding from the British Embassy in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. ...The Wolisso City Council maintains a modern public library which provides basic library services for the community in Wolisso. This Library was chosen as the Telecentre site because of its background in information use and exchange."

The World Bank Group (http://www.worldbank.org)
A search by country yields numerous English language reports on the economic development of regions of the world and the World Bank Groups' advice, initiatives and warnings concerning them.

World Statesmen (http://www.worldstatesmen.org/Ethiopia.html)
"World Statesmen is an attempt at a comprehensive and accurate list of the heads of state and heads of government (and, in certain cases, de facto leaders occupying neither of those formal positions) for all countries and territories, going back to about 1700 or in some cases earlier. Some go further back, some only from their creation. Some subdivisions of some countries are present including native or traditional polities, provinces, or states. This sight also lists the leaders of international, religious, and governmental organizations." Searchable by leader or by nation, offers a map of the country, audio and text versions of the national anthem, and text of the national constitution for most countries.

World Trade Organization (http://www.wto.org/)
Headquartered in Switzerland the WTO, made up of member governments from around the globe, is dedicated to topics concerning international trade and development. Its English language "website contains material for a range of users, from the general public to students, academics and trade specialists. It includes introductions to WTO activities and a large database of official documents."

Worldwide Governments on the WWW (http://www.gksoft.com/govt/en/et.html)
Provides links to governmental institutions and political parties around the world.