This is a proclamation to amend the electoral law of Ethiopia. This is essential to enable the “nations, nationalities and peoples of Ethiopia exercise their right to self-administration without any discrimination through their representatives elected in a direct and free election”.

This proclamation is applicable to; all general elections conducted in Ethiopia as well as local elections, by-elections, re-elections, and referendums; and citizens who have formed a political party to contest in elections; political parties along with their leaders, chairpersons, members, supporters, representatives, party or individual candidates; fronts, coalitions, alliances and mergers.

This proclamation specifies the provision of rights and duties of citizens when forming political parties and acting as members of political parties. It seeks to provide basic principles to be followed by political parties to enable them to act upon having legal personality.

This 2008 proclamation, numbered 613, ratifies the African Charter on democracy, election, and governance. This is in line with the adoption of the charter at the 8th Ordinary Session of the Assembly of Heads of States and Governments of the African Union at its Session held in Addis Ababa on 30 January 2007″.”””

“The 662nd proclamation of 2009 highlights the drive to provide an electoral code of conduct for political parties, candidates, members and supporters of political parties. This is to ensure that subsequent elections, which draw lessons from previous elections, are transparent, free, legitimate, fair, peaceful, democratic and acceptable by the people”.

This document contains two parts: articles on the application and issuance of transit, tourist and entry visas and application, issuance and validity of travel documents.

This proclamation applies to overseas employment relations of Ethiopians conducted by public employment organs, through agencies or on direct employment and Ethiopians travelling abroad to engage in overseas contracts of housemaid service for non-profit making purposes.

This document discusses the crimes of trafficking in persons and smuggling of migrants; prevention, investigation and other procedural provisions; and protection, rehabilitation and compensation for victims. It also establishes a fund to prevent, control and rehabilitate victims of the crime of trafficking in humans and smuggling of migrants.

This proclamation applies to any person who is a refuge applying for recognition or is a recognized refugee in Ethiopia and has a right or is subjected to obligations arising from this Proclamation or participates in the implementation of this proclamation. It discusses the procedures for the determination of refugee status rights and obligations of asylum-seekers and recognized refugees.

A proclamation to establish the office of the president of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia.

This proclamation regulates the issuance of travel documents and registration of foreigners in Ethiopia.

A proclamation to provide for the establishment of the security, immigration and refugee affairs authority.

The objective of this directive is to provide the means to any person of Eritrean origin who was a resident in Ethiopia when Eritrea became an independent state and has continued maintaining a permanent residence in Ethiopia up until this directive is issued to confirm whether he or she has acquired Eritrean nationality, and to determine his or her status of residence in Ethiopia.

This proclamation provides the requirement for entry into Ethiopia, a departure from Ethiopia and deportation of foreigners from Ethiopia. It also provides a guide for the registration of foreigners and residence permits.

A proclamation to provide foreign nationals of Ethiopian origin with certain rights to be exercised in their country of origin.

This proclamation repeals The relief and rehabilitation commission order 93 of 1974 and the settlement authority establishment proclamation 78 of 1976. it subsequently establishes the relief and rehabilitation commission as an autonomous public authority to be accountable to the chairman of the council of ministers. It transfers all rights, liabilities, and assets of the repealed organs to the commission. It sets out the purposes of the commission, powers and duties, organization and composition, and other miscellaneous provisions.

A proclamation to amend the authentication and registration of documents proclamation of 2003, as a matter of necessity.

This serves as the proclamation to ratify the protocol to the African Charter on human and peoples’ rights on the rights of women in Africa. The protocol was adopted in Maputo, Mozambique on 11 July 2003. The Ministry of Women and Children Affairs of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia is given the responsibility to cooperate with other relevant organs to implement and follow-up the Protocol. It contains several reservations and declarations on the protocol.

The proclamation is to amend the Definition of Powers and Duties of the Executive Organs of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia Proclamation of 2015.

A proclamation to provide for the definition of powers and duties of the executive organs of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia.