{"id":697,"date":"2018-10-10T12:43:21","date_gmt":"2018-10-10T12:43:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tokicha.com\/?p=697"},"modified":"2018-10-10T12:43:55","modified_gmt":"2018-10-10T12:43:55","slug":"ethiopia-to-reform-judicial-system-amend-repressive-laws","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tokicha.com\/ethiopia-to-reform-judicial-system-amend-repressive-laws\/","title":{"rendered":"Ethiopia to reform judicial system, amend repressive laws"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><strong>AfricaNews:-<\/strong><\/em> Fitsum Arega, the chief of staff in the prime minister\u2019s office said the president tasked the country\u2019s lawmakers as he outlined government\u2019s plans for the next fiscal year on Monday.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018\u2018The government will reform the Anti-Terrorism Proclamation, the Charities and Societies Proclamation as well as various legislation having to do with the regulation of the media,\u2019\u2018 Arega quoted the president on Twitter.<\/p>\n<p>Discussions between government and opposition parties to amend provisions the controversial anti-terrorism law in May.<\/p>\n<p>Human rights group have previously accused the state of using the law\u2019s broad definitions against anyone who opposes government policies.<\/p>\n<p>Human Rights Watch has previously said the law \u201cgrants authorities the power to prosecute journalists who publish articles about protest movements, armed opposition groups, or any other individuals deemed as terrorist or anti-peace\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Reforms in Ethiopia<br \/>\nEthiopia\u2019s government led by prime minister Abiy Ahmed has been championing political reforms including releasing political reforms and reaching out to opposition parties.<\/p>\n<p>Abiy has said his ultimate ambition is to organise democratic elections and pledged to conduct a smooth transition if the ruling coalition loses in 2020.<\/p>\n<p>President Mulatu told legislators to work towards reforming the justice and legal system in order to consolidate democratic gains made in recent months.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018\u2018The overriding objective is to ensure that the norms and institutions established in these legislations are compatible with relevant international human rights standards,\u2019\u2018 said Mulatu.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>AfricaNews:- Fitsum Arega, the chief of staff in the prime minister\u2019s office said the president tasked the country\u2019s lawmakers as he outlined government\u2019s plans for the next fiscal year on Monday. \u2018\u2018The government will reform the Anti-Terrorism Proclamation, the Charities and Societies Proclamation as well as various legislation having to do with the regulation of [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":698,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[35,34],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v22.7 - 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