Acknowledgements

The Justice Snapshot of Ethiopia was produced by the Governance and Justice Group (GJG) and Justice Mapping working with and through the University Law Schools of Ethiopia in association with the Bluhm Legal Clinic, Northwestern Pritzker School of Law, Chicago (USA).

The regional data were collected under the auspices of a Justice Snapshot Steering Committee (JSSC) established in each region. These committees contained representatives of the justice institutions, nominated by their principals. The Regional JSSCs approved the workplan presented by the research team for each region. They facilitated the data collection. They validated the cleaned data for publication and they commented on and approved the final Justice Snapshot.

At the Regional level, the Justice Snapshot Steering Committee members are:

AFAR

  • Muhammed Akader Forensic Director, Police
  • Alamayehu Mekonnen Commander, Afar Prison Commission
  • Muhammed Ahmed Judge, Courts

They guided the work of SEMERA Law School under the supervision of:

  • Usman Ahmed

Assisted by:

  • Ahmed Mahmud
  • Darsa Muhammed

GAMBELA

  • Tut Ngut Tual Crime Investigation Police
  • Philiph Pidack Commander, Prisons
  • Chang Teny Senior Judge, Courts
  • Wondimu Lemma Senior Prosecutor, Office of the Attorney-General
  • Teshome Mekonnen Public Defender, Office of the Public Defender

They guided the work of GAMBELA Law School under the supervision of:

  • Gatkek Kuajien Chuol

Assisted by

  • Habtamu Amare
  • Biniyam Zerfu Basha

SIDAAMA

(Please note the spelling of SIDAAMA follows the spelling provided in the maps and hereafter is spelled as SIDAMA)

  • Bekele Bekuka Kata Regional Supreme Court
  • Kadi Dereje President, Sharia Court
  • Eshetu Argeta Chief Inspector, Sidaama Police Commission
  • Tadele Tibebu Vice Attorney-General
  • Asdesach Tumicha Office of the Public Defender
  • Yonas Yoye Commissioner, Sidaama Prison Commission

They guided the work of HAWASSA Law School under its Head, Ato Behailu Eshetu, and under the direct supervision of:

  • Hunegnaw Tesfaye

Assisted by

  • Bernebas Dessenow
  • Tinsae Alemu

SNNPR

  • Abraham Bruk Commander, SNNPR Police Commission
  • Zewde Dinaro Ass. Inspector, SNNPR Prisons
  • Fikadu Cofore Commander, SNNPR Prison Commission
  • Aklilu Kebede Regional Supreme Court
  • Sheikh Abrar President, Sharia Court
  • Kasahun Filfilu Vice Attorney-General
  • Seifu Kiniso Director, Office of the Attorney-General
  • Alazar Kuma Head, Administration, Office of the Public Defender

They guided the work of HAWASSA Law School under the supervision of:

  • Hunegnaw Tesfaye

Assisted by

  • Biniyam Zerfu Basha Law student
  • Belayneh Arimo Public Prosecutor
  • Yoftahe Tekalign Mizan Young Lawyers Centre
  • W/ro Romanwork Arega South Ethiopia Young Lawyers Association

BENISHANGUL-GUMUZ

  • K/R Nega Jara Human Resources Directorate, Police
  • Mr. Fikadu Merga Officer, Prisons
  • Mr. Kebede Gudaya Head, JAC Office, Courts
  • Mr. Semeneh Tasew Public Prosecutor, Office of the Attorney-General

They guided the work of ASSOSA Law School under the supervision of:

  • Yared Tessema

With the support of

  • Mekonen Yimer AU School of Law Community Service Coordinator
  • Tariqua Demissaw EWLA Assosa Branch Office Head.

Assisted by

  • Eyosiyas Dereje
  • Ayechewu Werku

HARARI

  • Nesri Zakaria Commissioner, Police
  • Leta Bedada Commissioner, Prisons
  • Ferhan Mahammed Head, JAC Secretaria
  • Ayub Ahmed Chief Head, Office of the Attorney-General
  • Mahir Abdu Semad Office of the Public Defender

They guided the work of HARAMAYA Law School under the supervision of:

  • Firew Kasaye

Assisted by

  • Mulugeta Bariso Kula
  • Fufa Birhanu Kabata

OROMIA

  • Habtamu Tesfaye Commander, Report and Evaluation Team

Coordinator, Prisons

  • Senbeta Abdeta Negasa Director, Office of the Public Defender
  • Geleta Akkuma Sori Coordinator, Legislative Drafting Team, State

Justice Bureau

  • Techan Marga Director, Research, Regional Supreme Court
  • Commander Dalassa Director of Planning, Oromia Police Commission
  • Hayiliyye Beyene Office of the Attorney-General.

They guided the work of ARSI Law School under the supervision of:

  • Angatu Ejeta Gelasa

Assisted by

  • Tsegaye Mideksa Chaka
  • Mustefa Defo Komicho

SOMALI

  • Ahmed Mohamed Head, Commissioner’s Office, Police
  • Elias Ali Commander, Prisons
  • A/wahab Hussein Jigre Head of Reform, Courts
  • Abdullahi Hussein Head, Planning, M&E section, OAG

They guided the work of JIJIGA Law School under the supervision of:

  • Salahadin Towfik

Assisted by

  • Mohammed Mukhtar
  • Hana Ahmed Ziyad

AMHARA

  • Abiye Kassahun President, Amhara Supreme Court
  • Haileyessus Tesfamariam Vice-president, Amhara Supreme Court
  • Firew Tadesse Planning & Budget Preparation Office, Courts
  • Abraraw Miheret Planning and Statistics Officer, Office of the Attorney-General
  • Geremew Gebretsadik Head, Office of the Attorney-General
  • Zemene Yohannis Inspector, Police
  • Yimer Seid Inspector, Police
  • Yedineke Wondimagne Inspector, Prisons
  • Commander Asrat Amhara Prison Commission, Health
  • Mr Ayenew Prisons Planning officer

They guided the work of BAHIR DAR Law School under the supervision of:

  • Asnakech Getnet Ayele

Assisted by

  • Tewachew Molla
  • Tillahun Yaze

ADDIS ABABA (FEDERAL AND CHARTERED CITY)
Addis Ababa University Law School under

  • Yenehun Birile

Assisted by:

  • Awoke Mitku Tamrat
  • Getachew Bezu

DIRE DAWA (FEDERAL AND CHARTERED CITY)
Dire Dawa University Law School under:

  • Amenti Abera

Assisted by:

  • Fetya Miftah
  • Gamada Jirata

IN ADDITION, teams from university law schools surveyed Practitioners and Court Users and observed court proceedings in Zonal and Woreda Courts in Oromia and Amhara.

The teams for Oromia are:

Haramaya University

The survey team was supervised by:

  • Zekeria Abda Junda

With Team leader

  • Tura Kedir

Assisted by:

  • Tofik Fuad
  • Amin Kemal
  • Bilisa Geremu
  • Dabele Shiferaw
  • Remedan Shame
  • Teshome Chala
  • Meserat Tamesgen
  • Iskel Fekede
  • Gemechis Degefa

Jimma University

The survey team was supervised by:

  • Gebre Negash

With Team Leader: 

  • Firaol Tafese

Assisted by:

  • Obsinan Girmaye
  • Yosef Alemayehu
  • Ashenafi Belete
  • Tadele Geremew
  • Martha Shewul
  • Delil Ahmed
  • Beki Haile
  • Fasil Gisila
  • Wagari Negassa

The teams for Amhara are:

Bahir Dar University

The survey team was supervised by:

  • Zewdu Mengesha

With Team Leader:

  • Fikereabinet Fikadu

Assisted by:

  • Kalkidan Molla
  • Kumlachew Getahun
  • Yeshiwas Mesfin
  • Achamyeleh Girma
  • Dessale Chanie
  • Haile Asmamaw
  • Desalegn Ademe

Debre Birhan University

The survey team was supervised by:

  • Damtew Admasu

With Team Leader:

  • Eyerusalem Bersoma

Assisted by:

  • Abraham Rega
  • Muluken Yitayih
  • Animaw Demis
  • Tsigereda Kemal
  • Etalem Minda
  • Afewerk Tadese
  • Kidanekal Engdashet
  • Habtamu Ambaw

The GJG and Justice Mapping would like to thank all the above.

FURTHER, the GJG would like to thank the various members of the UN family who provided valuable input into the design and content of this Rapid Justice Sector Assessment and members of the UN Technical Working Group.


They include:

The joint Chairpersons of the TWG:

  • Charles Majinge, UNDP and
  • Abraham Liyew, UNODC

UNDP

  • Cleophas Torori
  • Shimels Assefa
  • Donna Bugby-Smith
  • Tsige Alemayehu
  • Iman Zaidy
  • Zeki Abdulkafur
  • Fana Tesfaye

UNODC

  • Charity Kadwi-Ndungu
  • Benjamin Mirichi

UN Women

  • Tsega Gebremeskel
  • Luwam Zenebe Weldu

UNICEF

  • Adele Khodr
  • Fasika Hailu

UNHCR

  • Kasahun Beyene
  • Kylie Pearce

UNOHCHR

  • Marcel Akpovo
  • Mitiku Mekonnen Chere

UNOCHA

  • Zelealem Letyibelu
  • Willem Muhren

THE JUSTICE SNAPSHOT TEAM

The Justice Snapshot team is headed up by Justice (retired) Johann Kriegler (founding Justice of the Constitutional Court of South Africa) and is managed by Radha Nair, Co-director, The Governance and Justice Group (GJG).

The GJG works in partnership with Justice Mapping (USA), directed by Eric Cadora. 

The GJG Team

Given the COVID pandemic and other considerations, the GJG team was dislocated by geography and worked from bases in Addis Ababa, Chicago, London, Monchique (Portugal), Nairobi and Thimphu (Bhutan).

ADDIS ABABA: The team was led by Dr Alemu M. Negash and managed by Lidya Girma. They were supported in Addis by Rihana Jemal and Amanuel Girma.

CHICAGO: Prof Tom Geraghty, Bluhm Legal Clinic, Northwestern University; and Dr Mizanie Abate, Addis Ababa University, Faculty of Law in residence as a Fulbright Scholar at Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law – advised on content and approach. In addition, Prof Geraghty supervised a team of students who conducted the literature review and library research. They are: Lauren Stapleton, Regan Seckel and Riley O’Farrell. They were assisted by Louis Stapleton English who curated the library.

LONDON: Radha Nair managed the project. Fergal Stapleton English developed the framework and models for analysing the institutional data in Justice Services and survey data in Justice in Practice. Finneas Stapleton English researched Justice in Law and drafted the manuals guiding the work of the university law students in the field as they collected institutional and survey data and supported the data collection and analysis.

MONCHIQUE: Adam Stapleton coordinated the research and worked closely with the teams in their various bases. He was supported by Kathryn English.

NAIROBI: Meskerem Geset also advised on content and approach, especially as concerns gender and child justice.

THIMPHU: Marcus Baltzer joined the team to support data cleaning and analysis.

The Justice Mapping team

The information technology and data design team is directed by Eric Cadora, founder and director, Justice Mapping (USA). He is supported by: Charles Swartz, IT Manager, Andrii Ielbaiev, Computer Programming Engineer and Alexandra Dubow, Data Visualization Designer.