A/HRC/4/9/Add.3 page 4 Annex REPORT OF THE INDEPENDENT EXPERT ON MINORITY ISSUES: MISSION TO ETHIOPIA (28 November-12 December 2006) CONTENTS Paragraphs Introduction .............................................................................................. Page 1-4 5 I. RECOGNITION OF MINORITIES IN ETHIOPIA ................... 5-9 6 II. LEGAL AND POLITICAL CONTEXT ..................................... 10 - 18 6 III. ENSURING GROUP SURVIVAL ............................................. 19 - 46 8 Case study of Gambella State ...................................................... 26 - 46 10 LANGUAGE AND CULTURE .................................................. 47 - 58 14 V. NON-DISCRIMINATION AND EQUALITY ........................... 59 - 73 17 IV. VI. POLITICAL PARTICIPATION OF MINORITIES ................... 74 - 87 20 VII. POVERTY ................................................................................... 88 - 91 24 VIII. CONCLUSIONS ......................................................................... 92 - 97 25 IX. RECOMMENDATIONS ............................................................. 98 - 99 26

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