Human Rights Watch (Washington, DC)
26 June 2009
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[38] Article 19 of the Ethiopian constitution states, "Persons arrested shall not be compelled to make confessions or admissions which could be used in evidence against them. Any evidence obtained under coercion shall not be admissible."
[39] Draft Anti-Terrorism Proclamation, art. 12.
[40] Ibid., art. 11.
[41] Ibid., art. 15.2.
[42] ICCPR, art. 17.
[43] Draft Anti-Terrorism Proclamation (January 2009 draft), art. 3.
[44] Draft Anti-Terrorism Proclamation, art. 3.
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I think this draft is done to elongate their year of ruling. because they know that as they came to power by force and be removed by force. this draft also violates international human right they signed before. so it is difficult to accept it as ethiopian constitution article.