The Rights of Minorities and their Political Participation. The Case of Komo in Gambella-Ethiopia

Research Paper (undergraduate) from the year 2015 in the subject Didactics - Politics Political Education Addis Ababa University (Center for Federal Studies) course: Human Rights language: English abstract: It is a great opportunity for citizens of all countries to have the rights they deserve and being equal before the law. Sub nationalities and divisions in numbers do not require or increase their privileges. In many ways citizenship and public rights varies from country to country as a result of their numbers (majority) or being indigenous. In this regard the minority in the country is not given much attention to democratic rights. They do not establish their own state they may not use their language and are dependent on their political involvement.To address this problem it is a federal and regional state recognized by the constitution of FDRE and the regions that have been the most responsible for the establishment of their own state. In other words the region has assumed its constitutional right to enact these laws.In this article however the Gambela People's National state had formed with five ethnic groups and the political participation of minorities are acknowledged. Based on this knowledge the Komo people political and social involvement and the regional government accommodation will be inscribed.