Abstract
Development induced displacement is an ever rising global phenomena which displaced people from their homes, home lands and place of usual residence. This study examines human rights impacts of development-induced displacement in Addis Ababa, kirkos sub city woreda 11. The study employed qualitative research approach. Data was collected from both primary and secondary sources. Primary sources of data were collected through key informant in-depth interview and observation. Purposive and snowballing sampling techniques were employed to select informants from target population. The secondary source of data was collected from books, journal articles, government reports, newspaper and published and unpublished materials to substantiate the data collected from primary sources. The finding of the study revealed that development-induced displacement amounted to the violation of human rights of displaced persons because the displaced people weren’t compensated and remedied adequately, and consulted and participated in the development project. Moreover, the study also uncovered that people have evicted arbitrarily from their homes without due process of law and the majority of displaced people have not yet access to social services for their human wellbeing after resettlement. The finding of the study suggested that, the displaced people by development project should be informed before displacement, participate and contributed to the development project which displaced them. The displaced people should be compensated and remedied adequately and take rehabilitation assistances after their resettlement. Keywords : Development-induced displacement, human rights, Addis Ababa, kirkos sub city DOI: 10.7176/JPID/57-01 Publication date: December 31 st 2020
Highlights
IntroductionIt was to that end that, the world nation states and developing countries have begun to undertake different large-scale development projects such as irrigation schemes, dam constructions, natural resource extraction, construction of roads, creation of industrial and national parks, expansion of agricultural investment, urban expansions, urban renewal programme and slum clearances which serve as a vehicles for development
Economic growth is believed to be the most powerful instrument to address poverty and improve the living standards of the people
In Ethiopia, poverty reduction and ensuring economic development became the prior policy of the country after demise Derg regime because EPRDF considered economic development the best tool of legitimacy construction for the party and portrays poverty and underdevelopment as existential threats to the state and its people
Summary
It was to that end that, the world nation states and developing countries have begun to undertake different large-scale development projects such as irrigation schemes, dam constructions, natural resource extraction, construction of roads, creation of industrial and national parks, expansion of agricultural investment, urban expansions, urban renewal programme and slum clearances which serve as a vehicles for development. It amounted to displacement and upheaval of people from their homes, homelands, and place of their usual residence and lead to grave humanitarian and human rights crisis especially in the developing countries (Shivani, 2010)
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