Ethiopia - Child Law Resources


Constitution of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, 1995
Crminal Code, 2004
Revised Family Code, 2000
Civil Code, 1962
Nationality Proclamation, 2003
The Criminal Procedure Code, 1962
Registration of Vital Events and National Identity Card Proclmation, 2012
A Proclamation to Establish the National Human Rights Commission, 2000
Institution of the Ombdusman Establishment Proclamation, 2000
Refugee Proclamation, 2004
Computer Crime, 2016
Prevention and Suppression of Trafficking in Persons Proclamation, 2015


Draft National Plan of Action to Combat Trafficking in Persons in and from Ethiopia, 2015
Alternative Child Care Guidelines, 2009
National Strategy and Action Plan on Harmful Traditional Practices against women and children in Ethiopia, 2013
National Human Rights Action Plan 2013-2015
Orphans and Vulnurable Children National Plan of Action, 2004-2006
Policy on HIV/AIDS, 1998
Growth and Transformation Plan, 2010-2015
Education Policy, 1994
Education Sector Development Programme, 2006-2011
Education Sector Development Programme, 2011-2015
Health Policy, 1993
Health Sector Development Programme IV, 2010/11 – 2014/15
Criminal Justice Policy, 2011 *
National Strategy for Child Survival, 2005
National Hygiene and Sanitation Strategy, 2005
Developmental Social Welfare Policy, 1996
National Strategic Plan on Food Security, 1996
Nutrition Extension Package, 2003
National Strategic Plan on Infant and Young Child Feeding, 2004
Cultural Policy, 1997
A Plan for Accelerated and Sustained Development to End Poverty, 2006
The Education Sector Policy and Strategy on HIV&AIDS, 2009
Adult Education Policy, 2000*
Pastoralit Education Policy, 2009*
Youth Policy, 2004
Alternative Child Care Guidelines, 2009
Draft Education Road Map, 2018
Education Sector Development Program 2015-2020, 2015
Growth and Transformational Plan II, 2016
Policy on HIV AIDS, 1998
National Human Rights Action Plan 2013-2015, 2013
Health Sector Transformation Plan, 2015
National Strategy and Action Plan on Harmful Traditional Practices (HTPs) against Women and Children in Ethiopia, 2013
Orphans and Vulnerable Children National Plan of Action 2004-2006, 2004
Trafficking in persons, 2015

African Committee of Experts on the Rights and Welfare of the Child

State Party Reports
combined Initial, First, Second and Third state party report on the African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child, 2013

Concluding Recommendations
Concluding Observations to the Intital, First, Second and Third state party report on the African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child, 2014

United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child

State Party Reports
Initial	10 Aug 1995
Second	28 Sept 1998
Third	27 Apr 2005
Fourth and Fifth	2012
Fourth and Fifth Periodic State Party Report on the Convention on the Rights of the Child,	2012

Concluding Observations
For Initial Report	24 Jan 1997
For Second Report	21 Feb 2001
For Third Report	1 Nov 2006
Concluding Observation to the Fourth and Fifth state party report on the Convention on the Rights of the Child	2015