Role of the Judiciary in Promoting Peace, Human Rights, Rule of Law and Good Governance was discussed at Ililly International hotel today May 29, 2026 among the judiciary functioning at different levels of Oromia Regional State.
During the opening session, Obbo Amanuel Adnew, Executive Director of the Center for Development and Governance (CDG) made an opening speech in which he highlighted the background to the discussion to sensitize issues of peace from various perspectives. He cited that the CDG has been exerting efforts in organizing forums intended to bring together opposing forces to iron out their differences to restore sustainable peace. He added that the CDG focused more on advocacy of Human Rights, Rule of Law, and Good Governance as factors that determine prevalence of peace ever since the reform that started in 2018 with coming to power of the current government.
After the speech video footages on ‘Victims Accounts, Platforms of the Elderly, Women, Youth, the Judiciary and Media Professionals and Advocacy of youth volunteers. The footages were organized in a documentary to make the issues reach the public for a better understanding of existing worrisome situation in the absence of peace.
The participants drawn from sectors of the Judiciary – the court and Attorney General are expected to discuss issues during the day to each consensus on how to move forward
